{"id":107842,"date":"2025-08-31T01:56:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T01:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/107842\/"},"modified":"2025-08-31T01:56:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T01:56:10","slug":"big-change-to-asia-cup-2025-schedule-announced-ahead-of-september-tournament-firstpost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/107842\/","title":{"rendered":"Big change to Asia Cup 2025 schedule announced ahead of September tournament \u2013 Firstpost"},"content":{"rendered":"

A major update has been announced in the Asia Cup 2025 schedule just days before the start of the tournament in the UAE. Check all revised details for the T20 event, slated to kick off on September 9.<\/p>\n

The Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) on Saturday, August 30, announced an important change in the
\nAsia Cup 2025<\/a> match timings. They have confirmed that 18 out of the 19 matches in the tournament, including the final, have now been pushed a little further. These matches will now start at 6.30 PM local time (8 PM IST), half an hour later than originally planned.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe start time for 18 out of the 19 DP World Asia Cup 2025 matches has been updated. These matches will now begin at 6:30pm local time (Gulf Standard Time). The Monday, 15 September match between UAE and Oman will start at 4:00pm local time at the Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi \u2013 the only day game of the tournament,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n

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According to Cricbuzz, the change could be due to the rising temperatures in the UAE, where the tournament is slated to be held from September 9 to 28. Cricket boards reportedly asked broadcasters to push the matches back a bit to avoid exposing their players to harsh summer conditions.<\/p>\n

The Asia Cup 2025 will start with Afghanistan facing Hong Kong in Abu Dhabi on September 9. Eight teams will compete in the T20 event, including India and Pakistan. India will begin their campaign against the hosts UAE on September 10. The
\nblockbuster clash between the arch-rivals India and Pakistan<\/a> will take place on September 14 in Dubai.<\/p>\n

Asia Cup 2025: Full schedule<\/p>\n

Tuesday, 9 September \u2013 Afghanistan vs Hong Kong, Abu Dhabi \u2013 6:30pm<\/p>\n

Wednesday, 10 September \u2013 India vs United Arab Emirates, Dubai \u2013 6:30pm<\/p>\n

Thursday, 11 September \u2013 Bangladesh vs Hong Kong, Abu Dhabi \u2013 6:30pm<\/p>\n

Friday, 12 September \u2013 Pakistan vs Oman, Dubai \u2013 6:30pm<\/p>\n

Saturday, 13 September \u2013 Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, Abu Dhabi \u2013 6:30pm<\/p>\n

Sunday, 14 September \u2013 India vs Pakistan, Dubai \u2013 6:30pm<\/p>\n

Monday, 15 September \u2013 UAE vs Oman, Abu Dhabi \u2013 4:00pm<\/p>\n

Monday, 15 September \u2013 Sri Lanka vs Hong Kong, Dubai \u2013 6:30pm<\/p>\n

Tuesday, 16 September \u2013 Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, Abu Dhabi \u2013 6:30pm<\/p>\n

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Wednesday, 17 September \u2013 Pakistan vs UAE, Dubai \u2013 6:30pm<\/p>\n

Thursday, 18 September \u2013 Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, Abu Dhabi \u2013 6:30pm<\/p>\n

Friday, 19 September \u2013 India vs Oman, Abu Dhabi \u2013 6:30pm<\/p>\n

Saturday, 20 September \u2013 B1 vs B2, Dubai \u2013 6:30pm<\/p>\n

Sunday, 21 September \u2013 A1 vs A2, Dubai \u2013 6:30pm<\/p>\n

Monday, 22 September \u2013 Rest Day<\/p>\n

Tuesday, 23 September \u2013 A2 vs B1, Abu Dhabi \u2013 6:30pm<\/p>\n

Wednesday, 24 September \u2013 A1 vs B2, Dubai \u2013 6:30pm<\/p>\n

Thursday, 25 September \u2013 A2 vs B2, Dubai \u2013 6:30pm<\/p>\n

Friday, 26 September \u2013 A1 vs B1, Dubai \u2013 6:30pm<\/p>\n

Saturday, 27 September \u2013 Rest Day<\/p>\n

Sunday, 28 September \u2013 Final, Dubai \u2013 6:30pm<\/p>\n

Monday, 29 September \u2013 Reserve Day<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A major update has been announced in the Asia Cup 2025 schedule just days before the start of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":107843,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[564],"tags":[77289,77286,21425,19763,77282,77281,77280,64,63,740,1950,77287,77288,7880,77284,85,77285,77283],"class_list":["post-107842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket","tag-abu-dhabi-cricket-stadium","tag-afghanistan-vs-hong-kong","tag-asia-cup","tag-asia-cup-2025","tag-asia-cup-2025-schedule","tag-asia-cup-match-timings","tag-asia-cup-schedule","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-cricket","tag-cricket-news","tag-day-night-matches","tag-dubai-cricket-stadium","tag-india-vs-pakistan","tag-india-vs-pakistan-asia-cup","tag-sports","tag-t20-asia-cup-2025","tag-uae-cricket"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107842"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107842\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107843"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}