Delayed by political tensions between cricket rivals Pakistan and India, the Asia Cup’s long-awaited schedule has been introduced, with Multan internet hosting the opening recreation between Pakistan and Nepal on August 30.
The Asian Cricket Council accepted the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) hybrid mannequin for the occasion after India refused to journey to Pakistan.
Sri Lanka was chosen as joint host with Pakistan for the August 30-September 17 match.
After their residence opener towards Nepal, Pakistan will journey to Sri Lanka the place they’ll tackle India in Kandy on September 2.
If each international locations qualify for the Super 4s, they’ll play within the Sri Lankan capital Colombo.
The schedule of the match went by a number of iterations earlier than being agreed.
In the unique draft, Pakistan have been scheduled to host 4 video games in Lahore however after Zaka Ashraf changed Najam Sethi as the pinnacle of the PCB administration committee, Multan was added into the plans.
Sri Lanka will host 9 matches.
Pakistan, India and Nepal are in Group A, whereas Group B contains Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
Other than Nepal, all of the competing nations have certified for the Cricket World Cup in India, which begins in October.
The prime two groups from each Asia Cup teams qualify for the Super 4s, from the place they’ll compete for a spot within the September 17 closing in Colombo.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
