Asia Cup 2018: No rest for India before Pakistan face-off

NEW DELHI: Defending champions India will face arch-rivals Pakistan on September 19 the day after their opening sport in opposition to the yet to be showed qualifier.

The time table for Asia Cup 2018 has been launched via the ICC on Tuesday with India set to play two ODIs on consecutive days.

The biennial event, scheduled to happen in the UAE from September 15 to September 28, sees Bangladesh and Sri Lanka face each and every other in the opening sport in Dubai.

India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan are all showed individuals, with the rest spot still up for grabs among UAE, Singapore, Oman, Nepal, Malaysia and Hong Kong.

Group A consists of India, Pakistan and the qualifier whilst Group B incorporates Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

The top two groups from each and every group will qualify for the Super 4 and two groups will then play the overall on September 28 in Dubai.

Asia Cup 2018 complete time table

Group Stage

September 15 - Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka (Dubai)
September 16 - Pakistan vs Qualifier (Dubai)
September 17 - Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan (Abu Dhabi)
September 18 - India vs Qualifier (Dubai)
September 19 - India vs Pakistan (Dubai)
September 20 - Bangladesh vs Afghanistan (Abu Dhabi)

Super Four

September 21 - Group A Winner vs Group B Runner-up (Dubai)
September 21 - Group B Winner vs Group A Runner-up (Abu Dhabi)

September 23 - Group A Winner vs Group A Runner-up (Dubai)

September 23 - Group B Winner vs Group B Runner-up (Abu Dhabi)

September 25 - Group A Winner vs Group B Winner (Dubai)

September 26 - Group A Runner-up vs Group B Runner-up (Abu Dhabi)

Final

September 28 - Asia Cup 2018 Final (Dubai)