Asia Cup Qualifiers 2018: Fixture | Teams | Venue; all you need to know

3 matches will be played each day and the top two teams will meet in the finals on September 6

The Asia Cup 2018 qualifier is set to begin in Malaysia from Wednesday. A total of 6 teams will contest to fix their berth in the main event starting from September 15 in the UAE. It will be a six ay competition where three matches will be played each day. The top two teams will meet in the finals on September 6.

Teams participating in the qualifiers: UAE, Hong Kong, Nepal, Malaysia, Oman, Singapore

Host: Malaysia

Qualifier Fixture:

Wednesday, August 29 – Malaysia v Hong Kong, Nepal v Oman, UAE v Singapore

Thursday, August 30 - UAE v Nepal, Hong Kong v Singapore, Malaysia v Oman

Saturday, September 1 - UAE v Hong Kong, Oman v Singapore, Malaysia v Nepal

Sunday, September 2 – Hong Kong v Oman, Malaysia v UAE, Nepal v Singapore

Tuesday, September 4 - Malaysia v Singapore, UAE v Oman, Nepal v Hong Kong

Thursday, September 6 – Final

(NOTE: The fixture between the UAE and Nepal on 30 August 2018 will be a One Day International (ODI) match)

The Asia Cup 2018 will kickstart September 15. Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will play series opener at Dubai International Stadium. The event was originally scheduled in India with BCCI playing the hosts but Pakistan's participation was an issue considering the prevailing political situation between the neighbouring countries.

The much-awaited match of the tournament between arch-rivals India and Pakistan will be played on September 19.

Asia Cup 2018 fixture:

September 15 – Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, Dubai

September 16 – Pakistan v Qualifier, Dubai

September 17 – Sri Lanka v Afghanistan, Abu Dhabi

September 18 – India v Qualifier, Dubai

September 19 – India v Pakistan, Dubai

September 20 – Bangladesh v Afghanistan, Abu Dhabi

September 21 – Super Four matches, Dubai and Abu Dhabi

September 23 – Super Four matches, Dubai and Abu Dhabi

September 25 – Super Four, Dubai

September 26 – Super Four, Abu Dhabi

September 28 – Final, Dubai