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Full Schedule For Asia Cup Cricket 2022 Released, India To Face Pakistan On August 28

Mumbai: The entire schedule for Asia Cup 2022 has been released. India and Pakistan have been placed in the same group. India will kick off their campaign with a match against Pakistan on August 28 in Dubai. The final of the Asia Cup 2022 will take place on September 11.

While Sri Lanka was the original host, the Jinxed Asia Cup 2022 was moved to the UAE due to the political turmoil in the island nation. After a long wait and deliberation, the United Arab Emirates has declared the host due to the monsoon in the subcontinent.

The six-team tournament will begin in Dubai on August 27 and the final will be held in Dubai on September 11. But all Asian nations are expected to send teams in full force as it will be a great testing ground ahead of the T20 World Cup. , In October.

India is in Group A with Pakistan and has one qualifier. Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Bangladesh are in Group B. Group A will consist of India and Pakistan, one each from UAE, Kuwait, Hong Kong and Singapore.

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India and Pakistan have met only once in the Asia Cup T20, in which India won the match in 2016. Overall, in the Asia Cup tournament, India has an 8-6 lead over Pakistan.

This is the second time after 2016 that the Asia Cup will be played in the T20 format. India defeated Pakistan by five wickets in the group stage before winning the tournament over Bangladesh in 2016 final.

It is also the defending champion, having won the tournament in the UAE in 2018 in the ODI format under Rohit Sharma.

India has won seven out of nine matches in T20Is against Pakistan. It is also the most successful team in the Asia Cup since 1984 with six titles in 12 editions.

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