India will kick off their Asia Cup campaign against Pakistan.
The match will be played in Dambulla on Friday, July 19.
The two teams have faced in 14 T20Is, with India emerging victorious 11 times.
India will enter the competition having performed well against South Africa in the bilateral series.
India’s three-match T20I series against South Africa ended 1-1.
Their batting will heavily rely on Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur.
In bowling, all eyes will be on Pooja Vastrakar and Radha Yadav.
For Pakistan, a lot will depend on their captain Nida Dar’s all-round prowess.
Batter Sidra Amin has been in fine form for Pakistan in recent times.
In their last T20I series, Pakistan were beaten by England 3-0.