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The 2018 Asia Cup (also called Unimoni Asia Cup) may be a One-Day International (ODI) cricket tournament that's presently being control within the United Arab Emirates in Sept 2018. it's the ordinal edition of the Asia Cup and therefore the third time the tournament is being contend within the United Arab Emirates, when the 1984 and 1995 tournaments. India area unit the defensive champions.

The 5 full members of the Asian Cricket Council area unit participating within the tournament: Islamic State of {afghanistan|Asian country|Asian nation}, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and land. They were joined by metropolis, WHO won the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament.[4] metropolis had lost their ODI standing when finishing tenth within the 2018 Cricket tourney Qualifier in March. However, on nine Sept 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) awarded ODI standing to any or all matches within the tournament.

The schedule and format of the tournament was proclaimed on twenty four July 2018, with the six groups split into 2 teams of 3.[14] the highest 2 groups from every of the teams can then reach the Super Four section of the tournament.[14] From there, the highest 2 groups of the Super Four section can then play one another within the final.[14] Asian nation two-faced land within the gap game of the tournament at the Dubai International Cricket structure.[15] it had been Bangladesh's initial match within the United Arab Emirates since Apr 1995, after they two-faced Pakistan within the 1995 Asia Cup.[16]

Teams

 Afghanistan, Interstate Commerce Commission Full Member

 Bangladesh, Interstate Commerce Commission Full Member

 India, Interstate Commerce Commission Full Member

 Pakistan, Interstate Commerce Commission Full Member

 Sri Lanka, Interstate Commerce Commission Full Member

 Hong Kong, 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier