India, Pakistan Once Again In Same 'Asia Cup' Group; Set For Heated Clash On November 16

The Indian and Pakistan cricket team will once again play each other in an Asian Cricket Council (ACC) events despite teh dramatic events of the men's Asia Cup T20 2025, where the Suryakumar Yadav-led side were not handed the trophy post their win over the Men in Green in the summit clash with Pakistan's interiror minister Mohsin Naqvi, who is also the chief of the ACC refusing to hand over India's deserved prize to them. However, while that issue remains unresolved with India yet to be handed the trophy, the arch-rivals are set to play each other in the newly rebranded 2025 Asia Cup Rising Stars, which was previously known as the Emerging Asia Cup. The schedule for the latest edition was announced on Friday (October 31), with the tournament set to take place from 14th to 23rd November. All games will take place at the West End International Stadium in Doha, Qatar. India-Pakistan Set For Face-Off The tournament will see a total of eight teams participating, with the 'A' teams of the Test-playing nations, while senior teams of the associate nations will take part. India A and Pakistan A are in the same group and will go head-to-head on 16th November. The two sides are in Group B with the UAE and Oman. Meanwhile, Bangladesh A, Sri Lanka A, and Afghanistan A are in Group A with Hong Kong China. While the groups are exactly the same as last month's senior Asia Cup, the format is different. Unlike a Super four stage, the top teams in the group stage will play a semi-final The matches will be played in the T20 format. This will mean that the India-A team will have two assignments simultaneously, with three games in the 50-over format against South Africa-A scheduled from November 13 to 19 in Rajkot. The senior Indian team will be playing a two-match Test series against South Africa from November 14 too. Get Latest News Live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from Sports, Cricket and around the world.