Asia Cup 2025 full schedule: India vs Pakistan on September 14, final on 28

India and Pakistan are set to clash in the Asia Cup 2025 on 14 September, according to the proposed schedule accessed by India Today. The continental tournament, which will be played in the T20 format, is scheduled to take place from 9 to 28 September.

On Saturday, Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chief Mohsin Naqvi officially confirmed the tournament dates.

A total of 19 matches will be contested in this edition of the Asia Cup, featuring six teams. India and Pakistan have been drawn in the same group, while Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan have been placed in the other group.

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The competition will be hosted across two venues — Abu Dhabi and Dubai — in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Although the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) holds the hosting rights, the tournament will be staged at a neutral venue due to ongoing cross-border tensions involving India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.

The specific venues for individual matches are yet to be finalised. Notably, the previous edition of the Asia Cup was held in a hybrid model after India refused to travel to Pakistan, the hosts of the 2023 tournament. Sri Lanka hosted nine matches, including the final, while Pakistan hosted four.

Earlier this year, the Champions Trophy was also held in a hybrid model after India refused to travel to Pakistan. India's matches were played in the UAE after the International Cricket Council announced that tournaments hosted by India or Pakistan will be held in a hybrid model until 2028.

Asia Cup 2025 Groups

Group A: India, Pakistan, UAE, Oman Group B: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Hong Kong

Asia Cup 2025 Format

Two teams from each group will qualify for the Super Four stage. In the Super Fours, each team will face the other three once. Two teams from the Super Four stage will play the final.

India and Pakistan can meet as many as three times in the Asia Cup. While their group stage meeting is scheduled for 14 September, they can meet once again on 22 September if they qualify together for the Super Four stage. The broadcasters will be hoping for an India vs Pakistan final, which has never happened before in the history of the tournament.

Asia Cup 2025 Full Schedule

Group Stage

9 September (Tuesday): Afghanistan vs Hong Kong

10 September (Wednesday): India vs UAE

11 September (Thursday): Bangladesh vs Hong Kong

12 September (Friday): Pakistan vs Oman

13 September (Saturday): Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka

14 September (Sunday): India vs Pakistan

15 September (Monday): Sri Lanka vs Hong Kong

16 September (Tuesday): Bangladesh vs Afghanistan

17 September (Wednesday): Pakistan vs UAE

18 September (Thursday): Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan

19 September (Friday): India vs Oman

Super 4

20 September (Saturday): Group B Qualifier 1 vs Group B Qualifier 2

21 September (Sunday): Group A Qualifier 1 vs Group A Qualifier 2

22 September (Monday): Rest Day

23 September (Tuesday): Group A Qualifier 1 vs Group B Qualifier 2

24 September (Wednesday): Group B Qualifier 1 vs Group A Qualifier 2

25 September (Thursday): Group A Qualifier 2 vs Group B Qualifier 2

26 September (Friday): Group A Qualifier 1 vs Group B Qualifier 1

27 September (Saturday): Break Day

Final

28 September (Sunday): Final Match

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Teams are scheduled to arrive in the UAE on September 7, and it remains to be seen if warm-up matches will be scheduled.

India are the defending champions of Asia Cup 2023. A team, led by Rohit Sharma, won the tournament, beating Sri Lanka in the final in the lead-up to the 2023 ODI World Cup. The previous edition of the Asia Cup was held in a 50-over format.

The BCCI has the hosting rights for the eight-team Asia Cup. Sources had told this publication in May that India won't participate in or host the Asia Cup in the aftermath of the terrorist attack that killed tourists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam. However, the BCCI's stance changed and the tournament has been moved to a neutral venue.

Had India pulled out of the Asia Cup, the tournament's future would have been in doubt.

A large chunk of the tournament’s financial backing comes from Indian sponsors and broadcasters. Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) acquired the media rights to Asia Cup events in 2024 for a reported USD 170 million over eight years.

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Published By: Rishabh Beniwal Published On: Jul 26, 2025

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