The final ODI between the 2 Asian rivals was performed within the 2019 World Cup in England
By:
Chandrashekar Bhat
FIERCE rivals Pakistan and India will meet in Sri Lanka on September 2 for his or her first one-day worldwide conflict in 4 years, in line with the Asia Cup schedule introduced Wednesday (19).
The six-nation event begins on August 30 with 4 matches in Pakistan and the remaining 9 in Sri Lanka – together with the extremely anticipated Indo-Pakistan match in Kandy.
Colombo will host 5 Tremendous 4 stage video games, in addition to the ultimate on September 19.
Pakistan, India and Nepal are in Group Some time Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan are in Group B.
The highest two groups from every group will qualify for the Tremendous 4 stage, and if each Pakistan and India qualify, they’ll meet once more in Colombo on September 10.
The highest two groups from Tremendous 4 stage will play the ultimate.
The Asia Cup might be performed to 50-overs to permit 5 of the six groups – excluding Nepal – to tune up for the ODI World Cup from October 5 to November 19.
The Asia Cup fixture announcement ends a year-long stand-off after India refused to tour the host nation Pakistan due to political tensions, elevating doubts over the holding of the occasion.
Earlier this month, a hybrid mannequin was agreed upon, with 4 matches in Pakistan and the remaining 9 in Sri Lanka.
India stalled all bilateral cricket ties with Pakistan within the wake of 2008 Mumbai assaults which New Delhi blamed on Islamabad-backed militants.
The Asia Cup, first performed in 1984, was additionally sufferer to strained relations after India withdrew from the occasion in 1986, and Pakistan didn’t take part 4 years later.
The South Asian rivals solely play in multi-national occasions with their final bilateral sequence in 2012.
Their final ODI was within the 2019 World Cup in England.
The schedule
30 Aug – Pakistan v Nepal, Multan
31 Aug – Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, Kandy
2 Sep – Pakistan v India, Kandy
3 Sep – Bangladesh v Afghanistan, Lahore
4 Sep – India v Nepal, Kandy
5 Sep – Afghanistan v Sri Lanka, Lahore
6 Sep – A1 v B2 (Tremendous-4), Lahore
9 Sep – B1 v B2 (Tremendous-4), Colombo
10 Sep – A1 v A2 (Tremendous-4), Colombo
12 Sep – A2 v B1 (Tremendous-4), Colombo
14 Sep – A1 v B1 (Tremendous-4), Colombo
15 Sep – A2 v B2, (Tremendous-4), Colombo
17 Sep – Ultimate – 1 v 2, Colombo
18 Sep – Reserve day for the ultimate
(AFP)
