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Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Bangladesh to meet Pakistan in Asia Cup opener



DHAKA : Bangladesh will meet Pakistan in the opening match of the four-nation Asia Cup cricket tournament starting in Dhaka in March, an official said Monday.

The Sher-e-Bangla National stadium will host all the matches, including the inaugural tie on March 12 and the final on March 22, Asian Cricket Council chief executive Syed Ashraful Huq said.

"All teams including India and Pakistan have confirmed their participation," he told AFP.

India won the last edition of the tournament in Dambulla in Sri Lanka in June 2010.

Asia Cup schedule:
March 12: Bangladesh v Pakistan
March 13: India v Sri Lanka
March 15: Pakistan v Sri Lanka
March 16: India v Bangladesh
March 18: India v Pakistan
March 20: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh
March 22: Final
March 23: Reserve day
(AFP)