IND vs PAK: India-Pakistan will clash even before the Champions Trophy, there will be a dash of thrill here, see the schedule of this tournament

Cricket News Desk. Before the Champions Trophy, cricket fans are going to see the thrill of the cricket match between India and Pakistan. However, this will be seen not in men's cricket but in women's cricket. In fact, India has been placed along with Pakistan and Nepal in Group A of the first Women's Under-19 Asia Cup to be played in the 20-over format at the Bumas Cricket Oval in Malaysia from 15 to 22 December. Group B includes hosts Malaysia, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

Pakistan-India match on this day

The Women's Under-19 Asia Cup 2025 will serve as an important preparation tournament for all Asian teams ahead of the ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup 2025, which will be hosted by Malaysia from January 18 to February 2. India are the defending champions of the Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup, having won the inaugural season in South Africa in 2023. They will play their first Women's Under-19 Asia Cup match on December 15 at 2 pm local time against Pakistan, followed by Nepal on December 17.

The winner was decided on this day

The top-2 teams from both the groups will enter the Super-4 stage, whose matches will be held on 19 and 20 December. The top two teams from the Super-4 stage will advance to the final on December 22, which will decide the first champion of the Women's Under-19 Asia Cup. The decision to launch the Women's Under-19 Asia Cup was taken by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) during its executive board meeting held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on September 11.

Their vision of launching the tournament will give emerging women cricketers in Asia the opportunity to compete on the international stage and help them gain vital experience and preparation and ultimately help Asian teams perform better on the world stage.

The ACC has been organizing the Men's Under-19 Asia Cup since 1989, the next season of which will be played in Dubai from November 29 to December 8. But hosting the women's season of age-group tournaments will further strengthen Asia's efforts to achieve gender parity at all levels and promote cricket talent.