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