The Asia Cup begins on Wednesday with Pakistan opening their campaign against Nepal in Multan . Fiery rivals India and Pakistan could clash as many as three times if they go all the way in the sixnation continental championship . Pakistan and Sri Lanka are cohosts a hybrid model agreed after World Cup hosts India refused to tour Pakistan with the final on September in Colombo .
Pakistan will fly to Sri Lanka to play India in Pallekele on September before playing a Super Four match in Lahore and then returning to Sri Lankan for the remaining matches . Nepal qualified for the Asia Cup after winning the Asian Cricket Council Premier Cup in April at home beating Oman and the United Arab Emirates .
The top two teams from each group will qualify for the Super Four stages . Defending champions Sri Lanka Bangladesh and Afghanistan form Group B . Bangladesh are in Group A while defending champions are in group B and Afghanistan are also in Group B with their opening match against Bangladesh in Kandy on Thursday .
Pakistan are on a high having whitewashed Afghanistan in Sri Lanka last week to rise to the top of the Oneday International rankings last week . The Hashmatullah Shahidiled unit open their campaign with their Group B match against Pakistan on Sunday at the Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday .
Afghanistan will open their opening ODI series against Bangladesh on Sunday with their first ODI match against their first match against Haris Rahman Gurbaz Gurbahullah Gurbazar Gurbaza . The World Cup in their first international match of the ODI against Bangladesh at the ICC.
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