The Asia Cup 2025 is officially coming to Abu Dhabi
Following a meeting in Dhaka on Thursday July 24, ACC president Mohsin Naqvi confirmed that the tournament will officially be held in the UAE.
The biennial cricket tournament will be played between Tuesday September 9 and Sunday September 28.
While venues have not officially been confirmed, it's likely that the Abu Dhabi Zayed Cricket Stadium will host some of the biggest matches, which could include Pakistan vs India.
Old rivals India and Pakistan have been drawn in the same group, which means that we'll likely get another showdown between the two in Abu Dhabi and Dubai following the ICC Champions Trophy event in February.
Similar to the ICC Champions Trophy, India was originally slated to host the competition, but a dispute between the cricket boards of India and Pakistan has meant the tournament had to be moved.
Unlike the ICC Champions Trophy, which saw matches played in both Pakistan and Dubai, the Asia Cup 2025 will be played entirely in the UAE.
Asia Cup 2025 teams and schedule
Virat Kohli celebrates India's victory over Pakistan in Dubai (Credit: ICC)
Fixture dates have been confirmed but venues have not yet been revealed for any of the matches.
India and Pakistan are joined in Group A by Oman and the tournament hosts United Arab Emirates.
Asia Cup Group A fixtures
India vs UAE, Wed Sep 10
Pakistan vs Oman, Fri Sep 12
India vs Pakistan, Sun Sep 14
UAE vs Oman, Mon Sep 15
Pakistan vs UAE, Wed Sep 17
India vs Oman, Fri Sep 19
Group B will feature Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Hong Kong.
Asia Cup Group B fixtures
Afghanistan vs Hong Kong, Tue Sep 9
Bangladesh vs Hong Kong, Thu Sep 11
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, Sat Sep 13
Sri Lanka vs Hong Kong, Mon Sep 19
Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, Tue Sep 16
Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, Thu Sep 18
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Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka all qualified automatically as full members of the Asia Cricket Council, while Hong Kong, Oman and the UAE qualified via the ACC Men's Premier Cup.
Each nation will play a single T20 group stage match against those they've been drawn with and the two teams with the most points after the groups will advance to the Super Four stage.
The Super Four stage will then see the top two teams from each group advance to another four team group and the top two from that will then play in the grand final on Sunday September 29.
As the two biggest teams in the tournament, there's a strong possibility that we could then get a second and third India vs Pakistan match in the Super Four stage and then the Asia Cup final if both teams make it that far.
If India and Pakistan are ranked in the top two in their group then they'll meet each other again on Sunday September 21 in the Super Four stage
Asia Cup 2025 Super Four and final dates
Group B winner vs Group B runner-up, Sat Sep 20
Group A winner vs Group A runner-up, Sun Sep 21
Group A runner-up vs Group B winner, Tue Sep 23
Group A winner vs Group B runner-up, Wed Sep 24
Group A runner-up vs Group B runner-up, Thu Sep 25
Group A winner vs Group B runner-up, Fri Sep 26
Final, Sun Sep 28
Asia Cup 2025 in Abu Dhabi tickets
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Tickets will go on sale in the near future, once venues have been finalised.
Prices should be fairly accessible if the ICC Champions Trophy can be considered a guide. However, the India vs Pakistan match did experience a price hike.
For the latest ACC Asia Cup ticket news, check back with Time Out Abu Dhabi.
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