India to face Pakistan on February 27

 

The Asia Cup will be played in Twenty20 format this year between February 24 and March 6 in Bangladesh.

India and Bangladesh will kickstart this year's Asia Cup at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on February 24. The tournament will be played in Twenty20 format for the first time.
The big ticket clash would be between arch rivals India and Pakistan on February 27. The two teams last met in the group stages of the 2015 Cricket World Cup. There will be plenty of India-Pakistan action in the coming months as the two teams will again meet on March 19 in the World T20 and there is a possibility of the Asian giants meeting in the final of the Asia Cup on March 6.
India will be playing their third game against Sri Lanka, who are the most successful team in the 50-over format of the Asia Cup.
Apart from the four Test playing countries, Afghanistan, Oman, Hong Kong and UAE will play the qualifying rounds starting February 19. One of the four will join the others in the main round of the tournament.
A total of 11 matches will be played in the tournament and all of them including the final will be played in Mirpur.

Schedule

Feb 24 India v Bangladesh
Feb 25 Sri Lanka v TBD
Feb 26 Bangladesh v TBD
Feb 27 India v Pakistan
Feb 28 Bangladesh v Sri Lanka
Feb 29 Pakistan v TBD
Mar 1 India v Sri Lanka
Mar 2 Bangladesh v Pakistan
Mar 3 India v TBD
Mar 4 Pakistan v Sri Lanka
Mar 6 Final

Source : IndiaToday