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JE Sports Desk: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) acting chairman Zaka Ashraf met in Durban on Tuesday and finalised the schedule for the upcoming Asia Cup 2023. Both board members also agreed on the hybrid model of the continental cup.

As per the Asian Cricket Council release, Asia Cup will be staged in a hybrid model - which includes four matches in Pakistan and the remaining nine games in Sri Lanka - from August 31 to September 17.

"It's a good beginning and there will be more meetings like this. We have agreed to have more meetings and improve relations. It's a good beginning," Cricbuzz quoted Ashraf as saying to Pakistan media.

IPL chairman Arun Dhumal also confirmed the development ahead of the ICC board meeting in which the hybrid model was finalised.

"Our secretary met PCB head Zaka Ashraf and the Asia Cup schedule was finalised and it is on course as it was discussed earlier. There will be four games of league stage in Pakistan, followed by 9 games in Sri Lanka including both India versus Pakistan games and in case a third game if both teams play final," Dhumal told PTI from Durban.

Refuting reports of Jay Shah's travel to Pakistan, Dhumal said it is not going to happen and neither Indian team is travelling to the neighbouring country.

"There was no such discussion held. Neither India is travelling to Pakistan nor our secretary will be travelling contrary to reports that have surfaced. Only the schedule was finalised," Dhumal said.

Asia Cup 2023 Schedule

Pakistan will host four matches will include - Pakistan vs Nepal, Afghanistan vs Bangladesh, Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan. The remaining matches will be played in Sri Lanka and India are slated to start their campaign in the six-team competition in the Island nation. India will play all their matches in Sri Lanka including the final if applicable.