India is likely to begin their campaign of the much anticipated Asia Cup 2023 against the arch-rivals Pakistan on September 2 in the first round of the group stage in Kandy, Sri Lanka. The opening game is set to be played between the hosts Pakistan and Nepal on August 30.
As of now, all the bilateral relations between India and Pakistan are suspended due to political and security reasons. The arch-rivals do not play any bilateral series against each other and only take on each other during ICC events or Asia Cup.
The event would be conducted under the hybrid concept, as suggested by the PCB. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) suggested the hybrid concept, where they intended to host the competition together with a neutral venue after the BCCI indicated that India would not travel to Pakistan for the competition.
According to reports, Lahore & Multan will likely host matches in Pakistan whereas Kandy and Dambulla will get matches in Sri Lanka.
The tournament shall be played between August 30 and September 17 in Pakistan and Sri Lanka as the Asia Cup 2023 joint. The announcement was delayed for various reasons with the venue being the biggest concern after BCCI announced that Team India will not visit Pakistan for the tournament citing security reasons.
The two giants of Asian cricket are set to clash in the ODI formats in the forthcoming Asia Cup 2023 and ODI World Cup 2023 later this year in India. The India-Pakistan games in cricket are one of the most anticipated matches in the cricket team across any format of the game, as it offers many memories for fans worldwide.
India and Pakistan are set to play against each other in the Asia Cup as well as the World Cup. In the Asia Cup, they are in the same group and are set to play at least once against each other. In the Asia Cup, if both teams advance to the Super 4, they will play against each other once. In case they make it to the final, it will be the third meeting between the two teams this year.
The continental would be an engaging encounter this year as teams will be fighting out hard to win the championship in Asia Cup 2023, as this tournament will act as a preparation for the Asian teams ahead of the all-important ODI World Cup later this year.
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