Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan (left) and India’s Hardik Pandya work together throughout their ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2024 match on the Nassau County Worldwide Cricket Floor in New York on June 9, 2024. — ICC
The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) on Saturday revised the timings of Asia Cup 2025 matches to supply smoother circumstances for gamers and followers, citing doable climate disruptions as a key issue.
Based on the ACC, the matches will now start at 6:30pm UAE time, which corresponds to 7:30pm Pakistan time. This marked a shift from the sooner schedule, the place video games have been set to start out at 6:00pm native time.
September 15 will function a doubleheader. The primary match between UAE and Oman in Abu Dhabi is scheduled for 4:30pm native time, whereas the second match, that includes Sri Lanka and Hong Kong in Dubai, will start at 6:30pm native time.
The ACC acknowledged that the revised timings goal to make sure smoother circumstances for each gamers and followers, particularly in mild of potential climate disruptions.
Organisers additionally highlighted that the adjustment would make it extra handy for spectators to observe a number of matches in a single day.
It’s pertinent to say that the fifteenth version of the boys’s Asia Cup can be performed within the T20I format, that includes eight groups — Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Oman, UAE and Hong Kong — divided into two teams.
Group A options fierce rivals Pakistan and India, alongside hosts UAE and Oman, whereas Group B is comprised of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Hong Kong.
The eight-team match will get underway on September 9, with Afghanistan taking over Hong Kong on the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
Full schedule of ACC Males’s Asia Cup9 September: Afghanistan vs Hong Kong10 September: India vs UAE11 September: Bangladesh vs Hong Kong12 September: Pakistan vs Oman13 September: Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka14 September: India vs Pakistan15 September: UAE vs Oman15 September: Sri Lanka vs Hong Kong16 September: Bangladesh vs Afghanistan17 September: Pakistan vs UAE18 September: Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan19 September: India vs OmanSuper 4 StageSeptember 20: B1 vs B2September 21: A1 vs A2September 23: A2 vs B1September 24: A1 vs B2September 25: A2 vs B2September 26: A1 vs B1September 28: Ultimate
