ISLAMABAD – In a unique scenario for the Asia Cup 2018 Pakistan,arch-rivals Pakistan and India can possibly face each other for three times.
The first encounter of the tournament between India-Pakistan is all set tocommence on 19th September.
The 14th edition of the tournament will kick-off from 15th September, whichwill be played in its old form owing to the 50-over format.
Both India and Pakistan are placed in the same group along with the yet tobe decided qualifier. However, after the first face-off on September 19 ingroup A fixture, if India and Pakistan qualify for the Super Four round,then according to their group standings both teams will clash for thesecond time.
As per ICC release, Group A winner will clash against Group A runner-up inthe third match of super Four round on Sunday, September 23.
The possible scenarios of the third face-off between India and Pakistan, ifboth the teams will manage to make it to top two teams, they would fightfor the title on 28th September.