Tentative dates for 2025 Asia Cup revealed

WEB DESK: Indian media reports claimed on Wednesday that this year’s Asia Cup would be held between September 5 and September 21.

Hostilities between Pakistan and India put the 2025 edition of the Asia Cup in question, but recent foreign media reports claim that the tournament will in fact take place later this year.

The T20 tournament is set to take place in the United Arab Emirates, with the host country joining the likes of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and of course, India and Pakistan, to round out the six competing teams. Following the group stage, the top four teams will compete in the super fours. The top two teams of the second stage will then face off in the final in either Dubai or Abu Dhabi.

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The contest between India and Pakistan will reportedly take place on September 7. Depending on their performances in the group stage, a second meeting between the rival nations could take place on September 14, during the super four stage.

India have won the previous two Asia Cups, held in 2023 and 2018, which were both contested in the 50 over format. They have won the tournament a total of seven times since the inaugural edition in 1984. Sri Lanka have won the tournament the second most amount of times with five. Pakistan have won the cup twice, in 2000 and in 2012.

An official schedule is expected to be released in the second week of July.

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