Asia Cup 2025 will be played between September 9 to 28 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has confirmed on Saturday.

Eight teams, including India and Pakistan, are set to participate in the tournament, which will be held in a T20 format

The fate of the marquee clash between India and Pakistan has been in contention since India’s Operation Sindoor in May, in retaliation to the terror attacks in Jammu & Kashmir. 

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India is the defending champion after having beaten Sri Lanka in the final in 2023.