Asia Cup 2025: The tournament that Asian cricket enthusiasts have been eagerly waiting for, with some high-voltage matches that keep the fans’ excitement alive and provide value-for-money entertainment, is Asia Cup 2025.
The tournament will be played in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from September 9 to September 28, 2025 in T20 format. A total of 8 teams will participate in this 17th edition: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Hong Kong, UAE and Oman.
The tournament is also an important step in preparing for the 2026 T20 World Cup. In this article, we will take a detailed look at the schedule, squad and probable playing XI of each team.
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Asia Cup 2025 Tournament Format
• Group Stage: 8 teams are divided into two groups (Group A and Group B). Each team will play one match each against the other teams in its group.
• Super Four: The top 2 teams from each group will advance to the Super Four, where they will play against each other.
• Final: The top 2 teams from the Super Four will clash in the final on 28 September 2025.
• A total of 19 matches will be played, including high-voltage matches like India vs Pakistan.
Asia Cup 2025 Groups and teams
• Group A: India, Pakistan, UAE, Oman
• Group B: Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Hong Kong
Asia Cup 2025 Schedule
Below is the schedule of group stage matches of all the teams (all dates are from September 2025):
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India
| Date | Match Details | Venue | Time (GMT) |
| Sep 10, Wed | India vs UAE, 2nd Match, Group A | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | 02:00 PM GMT |
| Sep 14, Sun | India vs Pakistan, 6th Match, Group A | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | 02:00 PM GMT |
| Sep 19, Fri | India vs Oman, 12th Match, Group A | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 02:00 PM GMT |
Pakistan
| Date | Match Details | Venue | Time (GMT) |
| Sep 12, Fri | Pakistan vs Oman, 4th Match, Group A | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | 02:00 PM GMT |
| Sep 14, Sun | India vs Pakistan, 6th Match, Group A | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | 02:00 PM GMT |
| Sep 17, Wed | Pakistan vs UAE, 10th Match, Group A | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | 02:00 PM GMT |
Afghanistan
| Date | Match Details | Venue | Time (GMT) |
| Sep 09, Tue | Afghanistan vs Hong Kong, 1st Match, Group B | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 02:00 PM GMT |
| Sep 16, Tue | Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, 9th Match, Group B | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 02:00 PM GMT |
| Sep 18, Thu | Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, 11th Match, Group B | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 02:00 PM GMT |
Hong Kong
| Date | Match Details | Venue | Time (GMT) |
| Sep 09, Tue | Afghanistan vs Hong Kong, 1st Match, Group B | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 02:00 PM GMT |
| Sep 11, Thu | Bangladesh vs Hong Kong, 3rd Match, Group B | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 02:00 PM GMT |
| Sep 15, Mon | Sri Lanka vs Hong Kong, 8th Match, Group B | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | 02:00 PM GMT |
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
| Date | Match Details | Venue | Time (GMT) |
| Sep 10, Wed | India vs UAE, 2nd Match, Group A | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | 02:00 PM GMT |
| Sep 15, Mon | UAE vs Oman, 7th Match, Group A | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 12:00 PM GMT |
| Sep 17, Wed | Pakistan vs UAE, 10th Match, Group A | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | 02:00 PM GMT |
Bangladesh
| Date | Match Details | Venue | Time (GMT) |
| Sep 11, Thu | Bangladesh vs Hong Kong, 3rd Match, Group B | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 02:00 PM GMT |
| Sep 13, Sat | Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, 5th Match, Group B | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 02:00 PM GMT |
| Sep 16, Tue | Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, 9th Match, Group B | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 02:00 PM GMT |
Oman
| Date | Match Details | Venue | Time (GMT) |
| Sep 12, Fri | Pakistan vs Oman, 4th Match, Group A | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | 02:00 PM GMT |
| Sep 15, Mon | UAE vs Oman, 7th Match, Group A | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 12:00 PM GMT |
| Sep 19, Fri | India vs Oman, 12th Match, Group A | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 02:00 PM GMT |
Sri Lanka
| Date | Match Details | Venue | Time (GMT) |
| Sep 13, Sat | Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, 5th Match, Group B | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 02:00 PM GMT |
| Sep 15, Mon | Sri Lanka vs Hong Kong, 8th Match, Group B | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | 02:00 PM GMT |
| Sep 18, Thu | Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, 11th Match, Group B | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 02:00 PM GMT |
Asia Cup 2025 Super Four and Final
- Super Four: September 21-25 (Dubai and Abu Dhabi)
- Final: September 28 (Dubai)
Asia Cup 2025 Squads and Probable Playing 11
1. India
- Captain: Suryakumar Yadav (probable)
- Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhishek Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Shreyas Iyer, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube (reserve), Prasidh Krishna (reserve).
- Probable Playing XI: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh.
- Key players: Jasprit Bumrah (fast bowler), Virat Kohli (batsman), Suryakumar Yadav (captain and middle order).
2. Pakistan
Captain: Mohammad Rizwan (probable)
Squad: Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Nawaz, Iftikhar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Mohammad Haris, Usama Mir, Tayyab Tahir, Saud Shakeel, Faheem Ashraf.
Possible XI: Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Usama Mir
Key players: Shaheen Afridi (fast bowler), Babar Azam (batsman), Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper).
3. Sri Lanka
Captain: Dasun Shanaka (probable)
Probable squad: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka, Kusal Perera, Mahesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Dunith Velalage, Binura Fernando, Kasun Rajitha, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Dimuth Karunaratne, Dushan Hemantha.
Probable Playing XI: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Mahesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Dunith Velalage, Binura Fernando, Kasun Rajitha.
Key players: Mathisha Pathirana (fast bowler), Kusal Mendis (wicketkeeper-batsman).
4. Bangladesh
Captain: Nazmul Hossain Shanto (probable)
Squad: Najmul Hossain Shanto, Liton Das, Shakib Al Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Shoriful Islam, Zaker Ali, Rishad Hossain.
Probable Playing XI: Liton Das, Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Rishad Hossain.
Key players: Shakib Al Hasan (all-rounder), Mustafizur Rahman (bowler).
5. Afghanistan
Captain: Rashid Khan (probable)
Rashid Khan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Umarzai, Noor Ahmed, Mujeeb your Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Gulbadin Naib, Najibullah Zadran.
Probable XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Umarzai, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmed, Mujeeb your Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen-ul-Haq.
Key players: Rashid Khan (spinner), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper-batsman).
6. UAE
Captain: Mohammad Wasim (probable)
Squad: Mohammad Wasim, Vritya Aravind, Chirag Suri, Asif Khan, Ali Nasir, Basil Hameed, Junaid Siddique, Zahoor Khan, Ayaan Afzal Khan, Mohammad Farid, Aryan Lakra.
Probable XI: Mohammad Wasim, Vritya Aravind, Chirag Suri, Asif Khan, Ali Nasir, Basil Hameed, Junaid Siddique, Zahoor Khan, Ayaan Afzal Khan, Mohammad Farid, Aryan Lakra.
Key players: Mohammad Wasim (batsman), Junaid Siddiqui (bowler).
7. Oman
Captain: Zeeshan Maqsood (probable)
Possible squad: Zeeshan Maqsood, Kashyap Prajapati, Aaqib Ilyas, Prateek Athawale, Ayan Khan, Shoaib Khan, Mohammad Nadeem, Bilal Khan, Fayyaz Butt, Jay Odedra, Samaya Srivastava.
Probable XI: Zeeshan Maqsood, Kashyap Prajapati, Aqib Ilyas, Prateek Athawale, Ayaan Khan, Shoaib Khan, Mohammad Nadeem, Bilal Khan, Fayyaz Butt, Jay Odedra, Samayee Srivastava.
Key players: Bilal Khan (bowler), Zeeshan Maqsood (all-rounder).
8. Hong Kong
Captain: Nizakat Khan (probable)
Possible squad: Nizakat Khan, Anshuman Rath, Babar Hayat, Yasim Mortaza, Ekki Chand, Zia-ul-Haq, Ayush Shukla, Nasrullah Rana, Ihsan Khan, Daniel Pascoe, Adit Gorawara.
Probable Playing XI: Nizakat Khan, Anshuman Rath, Babar Hayat, Yasim Mortaza, AKY Chand, Zia-ul-Haq, Ayush Shukla, Nasrullah Rana, Ihasan Khan, Daniel Pascoe, Adit Gowara.
Key players: Babar Hayat (batsman), Yassim Mortaza (all-rounder).
India-Pakistan Match: Highlights
- Draw Date: 14 September 2025 (Group Stage)
- Location: Dubai
- This match between India and Pakistan will be the most discussed. If both teams reach the Super Four and the final, then there can be a clash three times
Tickets & Live Streaming
Tickets: Tickets for the Asia Cup 2025 will be available on online platforms such as Paytm, BookMyShow, and Insider. Offline tickets will be available at retail outlets in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
Live Streaming: Live streaming will take place on Star Sports and Disney+ Hotstar in India. In other countries, matches can be watched on local sports channels and streaming platforms.
Highlights of the Asia Cup 2025
Defending Champion: India (defeated Sri Lanka in 2023 to become champions for the 8th time).
India has won the Asia Cup 8 times, Sri Lanka 6 times, and Pakistan 2 times.
Significance: This tournament is crucial for the preparation for the 2026 T20 World Cup.
conclusion
The Asia Cup 2025 will be an exciting tournament for cricket fans, with high-voltage matches like India-Pakistan and emerging teams like Afghanistan and UAE showcasing them.
Looking at each team’s squad and the probable playing 11, it is clear that the competition will be a tight one. Will India be able to defend its title, or will a new champion emerge? Share your opinion in the comments!
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