The World Health Organization (WHO)

 

 The Asia Cup is a prestigious six-team cricket tournament that is being held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) between August 27 and September 11.

 The Asia Cup is back in its sensational format this year with a total of six teams including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Hong Kong participating in the 15th edition of the tournament.

 It will be played in a double round robin format followed by a final, which means each team will face the rest of their group once with two matches per side, followed by the top team from each group.  The top two teams advance to the Super Four stage, where all teams will play each other once in a round-robin format.  The top two teams from the Super Four stage will then face off in the final to determine the winner of the tournament.

 India faced arch-rivals Pakistan in their opening match of the Asia Cup and won the match by five wickets.  These two teams may face each other not once or twice but possibly thrice in this tournament.

 This tournament can be taken as a dress rehearsal for the top cricketing nations of Asia ahead of the T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia in October-November.

 India enter the tournament as the defending champions and are the most successful team in Asia Cup history with seven titles (1984, 1988, 1990-91, 1995, 2010, 2016, 2018).

 Group A includes India, Pakistan and Hong Kong while Group B includes teams from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

  All match times are given according to Pakistan Standard Time (PST).

 

  Schedule of Matches:

  On August 27 at 7 pm in Dubai, Group B teams Sri Lanka and Afghanistan played a match in which Afghanistan won.

  On August 28, Group A India and Pakistan met in Dubai at 7 pm, in which India won by five wickets.

 On August 30, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, who are in Group B, will meet in Sharjah at 7 pm.

 India and Hong Kong, who are in Group A, will clash in Dubai on August 31 at 7 pm.

  Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, included in Group B, will face each other in Dubai on September 1 at 7 pm.

 Pakistan and Hong Kong, included in Group A, will play a match in Sharjah on September 2 at 7 pm.

 The Superfour phase of the Isha Cup will begin on September 3, with the first match between B1 and B2 at 7 pm in Sharjah.

 Similarly, on September 4, the second match of the Superfour stage will be played between A1 and A2 in Dubai at 7 pm.

 The next Superfour match will be on September 6 between A One and B One at 7 pm in Dubai.

 The next match of the Superfour stage will be held on September 7 between A2 and B2 at 7 pm in Dubai.

 The fourth match of Superfour will be played on September 8 between A1 and B2 at 7 pm in Dubai.

 The next Superfour match will be on September 9 between B1 and A2 at 7 pm in Dubai.

 The final between the first and second placed teams in the Super Four will be played on September 11 at 7 pm in Dubai.