The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) on Saturday revised the timings of Asia Cup 2025 matches to offer 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 begin at 6:00pm native time.
September 15 will characteristic 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 comply with a number of matches in a single day.
It’s pertinent to say that the fifteenth version of the boys’s Asia Cup shall 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 event 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 Cup
- 9 September: Afghanistan vs Hong Kong
- 10 September: India vs UAE
- 11 September: Bangladesh vs Hong Kong
- 12 September: Pakistan vs Oman
- 13 September: Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka
- 14 September: India vs Pakistan
- 15 September: UAE vs Oman
- 15 September: Sri Lanka vs Hong Kong
- 16 September: Bangladesh vs Afghanistan
- 17 September: Pakistan vs UAE
- 18 September: Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan
- 19 September: India vs Oman
Tremendous 4 Stage
- September 20: B1 vs B2
- September 21: A1 vs A2
- September 23: A2 vs B1
- September 24: A1 vs B2
- September 25: A2 vs B2
- September 26: A1 vs B1
- September 28: Closing
