Overview

• India and Pakistan play their Asia Cup Super Four match on September 21 at Dubai International Stadium, eight days after India's seven-wicket win in the group stage.
• Pakistan cancelled its scheduled pre-match press conference for the second time this tournament, a move the ACC confirmed and former captain Sunil Gavaskar criticised as unprofessional with talk of possible ACC sanctions.
• Match referee Andy Pycroft will oversee the rematch, with the ICC rejecting Pakistan’s bid to remove him and disputing PCB claims that he apologised over the September 14 handshake episode.
• Pakistan had threatened to withdraw earlier in the week, and their UAE game was delayed about an hour for ICC–team talks before proceeding and securing Super Four qualification.
• PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi visited the nets and the team introduced psychological support, including motivational speaker Dr Raheel Ahmed, while India’s camp urged players to shut out off-field noise.