Asia Cup: India to open campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan on September 2

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India will open their Asia Cup campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan in Kandy on September 2 while meeting the neighbours in a Super 4 clash in Colombo on September 10, as per schedule released by Asian Cricket Council on Wednesday.

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The six-team ODI tournament, which is a pre-cursor to the ICC World Cup will start on August 30 in Multan where hosts Pakistan takes on Nepal. The final will be held at the Premadasa Stadium on September 17.

The Asia Cup is being played in Hybrid Model with four matches in Pakistan and nine matches in Sri Lanka.

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