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The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has officially announced the schedule for the upcoming ACC Men's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024, set to be held in Oman.

This will be the sixth edition of the tournament, featuring eight teams: Sri Lanka A, Bangladesh A, Afghanistan A, Hong Kong, Pakistan A, India A, UAE, and hosts Oman.

Bangladesh will take on Hong Kong on the opening day (18^th October) of the tournament as their second match is against Afghanistan on October 20.

The Bangladesh team will play the last match of the group stage against the Sri Lanka 'A' team on October 22.

Group A: Sri Lanka A, Bangladesh A, Afghanistan A, and Hong Kong

Group B: India A, Pakistan A, UAE, and Oman

The top two teams from each group will advance to the semi-finals, with all eyes on Pakistan A as they aim for a hat trick of titles, having won the last two editions. India A, on the other hand, will be eager to reclaim the trophy they last won in 2013.

The previous edition of the Emerging Teams Asia Cup took place in 2023 in Sri Lanka, where Pakistan A emerged victorious by defeating India A in the final.

Full schedule:

18th OCT - BAN A vs HKC

18th OCT - SL A vs AFG A

19th OCT - UAE vs OMA

19th OCT - IND A vs PAK A

20th OCT - SL A vs HKC

20th OCT - BAN A vs AFG A

21st OCT - PAK A vs OMA

21st OCT - IND A vs UAE

22nd OCT - AFG A vs HKC

22nd OCT - SLA vs BAN A

23rd OCT - PAK A vs UAE

23rd OCT - IND A vs OMA

25th OCT - SEMI-FINAL 1

25th OCT - SEMI-FINAL 2

27th OCT - Final