Asia Cup 2023 schedule decoding: India likely to play Pakistan thrice in the tournament

After a long wait, the Asia Cup 2023 schedule was announced on 19 July.

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After the release of the schedule, it came to know that India will not play any match on the soil of Pakistan.

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The match between India and Pakistan will be played at Caddy on 2nd September.

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India are hopeful of qualifying for the Super 4 as they have two matches against Pakistan and Nepal.

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India and Pakistan are expected to finish as the top teams and will be seen playing each other again in the Super 4.

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India and Pakistan can face each other not once, not twice but thrice in the tournament.

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If India and Pakistan finish as the best two teams in the tournament, they will play the final on 17 September.

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All the teams except India will go to Pakistan to play one match each.

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