KT News Desk. India has planned two big tournaments. On the one hand, the T20 World Cup is to be held in 2026. On the other hand, the Asia Cup will be played early this year. 8 teams from Asia will participate in this tournament, for which Oman has created history by qualifying.
In fact, this is the first time that this country with a population of 5.4 million has qualified for any format of the Asia Cup. Oman has achieved this feat by being included in the list of top 2 teams in the ACC Men’s Premier Cup 2024. Now he can be seen challenging India in Asia Cup 2025.
Made a place by defeating these teams
In the ACC Men’s Premier Cup 2024, the Oman team was placed in Group B along with teams like UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain and Cambodia. It was in the top-2 in the group stage and qualified for the semi-finals. Then it entered the final by defeating Hong Kong in a one-sided match. However, they lost to the United Arab Emirates by 55 runs in the title match. Despite this, it remained in the top 3 teams in the tournament along with UAE and Hong Kong and qualified for Asia Cup 2025. Now Oman has created history by entering this tournament for the first time.
Oman will challenge in the group stage
8 teams will participate in Asia Cup 2025, which will be divided into two groups of 4 each. During this time there can be a match between Oman and India. At the same time, according to a report by Cricbuzz, this time also India and Pakistan will be together. After this, matches of the Super-4 stage will be played. If both the teams qualify for this round, then they can face each other once again. The teams coming first and second in this round will qualify for the final.
will qualify. If India and Pakistan manage to finish in the top two in the Super 4, they could also clash in the final.
Where will the tournament be held?
India will host the tournament, but it will be held at a neutral venue. Due to the ongoing dispute between India and Pakistan, it has been agreed to play the match at a neutral venue, but the hosting rights will remain with the BCCI. Similarly, the next time it is India or Pakistan’s turn to host a tournament, it will be held in a third country. Once again, either the United Arab Emirates or Sri Lanka will be selected for this.
