In the United Arab Emirates these days, the battle is going on between 6 teams to become the Asian champion. While the fans are enjoying the best cricket, they were also eagerly waiting for the India-Pakistan match in this tournament.
However, in the group match of the Asia Cup on Sunday, the Indian team defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets in the last over after a sensational match.
Now the question arises whether the fans will get to see India and Pakistan again in this tournament or not. So the answer is yes and the interesting thing is that not once but 2 more times in Asia Cup 2022. There can be matches between Pakistan and India.
How are 2 more matches possible between Pakistan and India in the Asia Cup?
In the Asia Cup, the 6 best teams from the region are divided into 2 groups, Pakistan in Group A along with India and Hong Kong while Group B includes teams from Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
India defeated Pakistan in their first group match, but if they beat Hong Kong in their second match, the Indian team will come first in Group A.
On the other hand, after losing the first match, if the Pakistan team defeats Hong Kong in their second match on Friday, they will finish second in Group A. Hong Kong will finish last in the group if they lose the matches. will stay on
The top two teams from both groups will qualify for the Super Four stage, which will begin on September 3.
According to the schedule of the Asia Cup, the match between the first and second teams of Group A in the Super Four stage will be held on Sunday, September 4.
If Pakistan and India win their next two group matches, fans will be able to see Pakistan and India face off again on Sunday, September 4.
On the other hand, the top two teams of the Super Four will qualify for the finals.
If Pakistan and India manage to win at least 2 of their 3 matches (with a good run rate) in the Super Four round, they can potentially finish first and second.
Run-rate will likely become important if the third team in the Super Four stage also manages to win 2 out of 3 matches.
If Pakistan and India manage to finish first and second in the Super Four stage, fans are likely to see Pakistan and India clash for the third time in the Asia Cup 2022 final on September 11.
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