Sharjah gears up to host Pakistan and Afghanistan in T20 Tri-Series

UAE will host Pakistan and Afghanistan in a seven-match T20I Tri-Series at the historic Sharjah Cricket Stadium from Aug. 29. The three teams will play each other twice in the six-match group stage. The top two teams will then compete in the Sept. 7 final.

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Afghanistan will take on Pakistan in the tournament opener Aug.29). UAE will play Pakistan on Aug. 30 followed by Afghanistan's clash against UAE on Sept. I and their second group-stage match against Pakistan on Sept. 2.

Pakistan and UAE's second group-stage match will be played on Sept. 4 followed by the Afghanistan-UAE match on Sept. 5.

The tournament will provide the ideal preparation opportunity to the three teams ahead of the eight-team ACC Asia Cup 2025 which will be played in the UAE from Sept. 9.

India and Pakistan are set to meet in the marquee 2025 Men's Asia Cup group stage clash on Sept.14. In the detailed fixtures announced by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) recently, India will also face UAE and Oman on Sept.10 and 19 respectively.

In the tournament happening from Sept.9-28, with Dubai and Abu Dhabi as the likely venues, India, Pakistan, UAE and Oman are placed in Group A, while Group B comprises of Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Hong Kong.

After the group stage clash between India and Pakistan on Sept.14, both the teams might take on each other in the Super Fours and potentially the final to be held on Sept.28.