The junior teams of Pakistan and India will lock horns on December 25 in the ACC U19 Asia Cup.

According to details, the ninth edition of the event will be held in United Arab Emirates (UAE) where eight teams are participating. The matches will be held at ICC Academy Grounds and Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

Pakistan are placed with India, UAE and Afghanistan in Group A while Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Kuwait are slotted in Group B.

Pakistan will play first match on December 23 while they will face arch-rivals India on December 25. They will play the last group match on December 27.

The semi-finals are scheduled for December 30 while the final is scheduled for December 31. India are the defending champions of the event.