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Asia Cup 2025 schedule announced: India vs Pakistan to be played on September 14; full match fixture, dates revealed

After a cloud of uncertainty hanging over the tournament, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) finally cleared the decks for the 2025 Asia Cup 2025 as the official schedule for the event was unveiled on Saturday. After the recent geopolitical tensions between Pakistan and India, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had threatened to pull out of the ACC general body meeting that was slated to be held in Dhaka on Wednesday, chaired by ACC president and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Mohsin Naqvi. However, with the BCCI and Sri Lanka Cricket chiefs attending the meeting through video conferencing, the schedule for the September event was finalised. With only seven months left until the next T20 World Cup iteration to be played in India and Sri Lanka, the continental tournament will return to the T20 format. The previous edition of the Asia Cup was played in the ODI format on the road to the 2023 Cricket World Cup, where India demolished hosts Sri Lanka to lift the title. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤! 🏏 The ACC Men's T20I Asia Cup kicks off from 9th to 28th September in the UAE! 🤩 Get ready for thrilling matchups as the top 8 teams in Asia face off for continental glory! 👊#ACCMensAsiaCup2025 #ACC — AsianCricketCouncil (@ACCMedia1) July 26, 2025 While the BCCI are the designated host, the tournament will be played in a neutral setting in the United Arab Emirates with eight teams in contention. Besides India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh the competition will comprise Hong Kong, UAE and Oman. India and Pakistan are slated to clash on September 14. The teams last met in an ODI during the Champions Trophy at the same venue, with India beating Pakistan by six wickets on the back of Virat Kohli's century. Their last T20 meeting came during the 2024 T20 World Cup in New York with a Rohit Sharma-led Indian side edging their rivals by six runs. Sep 9: AFG vs HK Sep 10: IND vs UAE Sep 11: BAN vs HK Sep 12: PAK vs OMAN Sep 13: BAN vs SL Sep 14: IND vs PAK Sep 15: UAE vs OMAN Sep 16: SL vs HK Sep 17: BAN vs AFG Sep 17: PAK vs UAE Sep 18: SL vs AFG Sep 19: IND vs OMAN Super 4: September 20: B1 vs B2 September 21: A1 vs A2 September 23: A2 vs B1 September 24: A1 vs B2 September 25: A2 vs B2 September 26: A1 vs B1 September 28: Final