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In the opening match, Pakistan will face last year's T20 World Cup semi-finalist Afghanistan. In T20 Internationals, Pakistan and Afghanistan have so far clashed five times at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, in which Pakistan has won three times, while Afghanistan has been victorious twice. This triangular series will be played in a round-robin format, in which each team will face each other twice. The top two teams will then face each other in the final. All matches will be played in Sharjah at 7 pm local time (8:30 pm Indian time).
Pakistan is currently playing a three-match T20 series against the West Indies, while in its previous assignment, it lost to Bangladesh 2-1. Afghanistan, on the other hand, last played in this format in December, winning a three-match T20 series against Zimbabwe 2-1. UAE is also entering this tournament after a memorable T20 series win against Bangladesh in May.
These three teams will face each other in six matches of the group stage. The final match will be played between the top two teams of the group stage. The T20I tri-series will start from August 29 and the final match will be played on September 7, 2025. This series will help the three teams in preparing for the Asia Cup, which will be played in the UAE from September 9.
All the matches of this T20I tri-series will be played in Sharjah. All three teams have geared up for this. Let us tell you that currently Pakistan is on a tour of the West Indies. Where it will play a series of three T20I matches. Pakistan has taken a 1-0 lead in the series by winning the first match.
Asia Cup will be played from 9 September
It is worth noting that the Asia Cup will be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 9 to 28 September. 8 teams will clash for the title. In this tournament hosted by India, a match between India and Pakistan can be seen on 14 September.
The Pakistan cricket team had earlier played only one T20I match with the UAE team in the year 2016, in which Pakistan won by 7 wickets. Now after 9 years, the Pakistan team will play a T20I match with UAE in the tri-series. In the intervening 9 years, no match was played between the two teams in any format. So far, three ODI matches and one T20 International match have been played between Pakistan and UAE. The Pakistani team has won all these four matches.
In the Asia Cup, the Indian and Pakistani cricket teams may clash on 14th September. A large section of the people in India is demanding a boycott of this match. Should India play the match with Pakistan or should it boycott? For the first time, the government's stand has come to the fore on this question. Government sources say that if Pakistan is boycotted, it will get a chance to win without playing. Doing so will benefit Pakistan. Therefore, boycotting will not be right.
The Asia Cup cricket tournament is to be played in September under the hosting of India. After the Pahalgam terrorist attack, the tension between India and Pakistan is at its peak. It has also affected sports. Due to this tension, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to hold the Asia Cup 2025 matches in the UAE. In the recent meeting of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), a consensus has been reached on the schedule of the tournament. It is reported that the Indian and Pakistani teams have been placed in the same group. This means that if India and Pakistan reach the final, three matches can be played between the two.
Many former cricketers, leaders and a large section of the general public do not want the Indian team to play matches with Pakistan, which promotes terrorism. However, the government's stand on the demand for boycott is clear that doing so would benefit Pakistan. A government source said on Wednesday, 'This (Asia Cup) is not a bilateral series in which we have to play matches among ourselves. This is a tournament of many teams, in which refusing to play matches with Pakistan would benefit it. It would be like giving it a walkover.
The source also cited the Olympics. He said, 'If there is a Pakistani athlete against an Indian team or player in the Olympics, then why should we not play. How can we let Pakistan win easily? India should play and defeat them.
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