Asia Cup 2025 will commence from September 9 onwards, with Afghanistan taking on Hong Kong in the tournament opener. The 8-nation tournament will be played in the T20I format this time around, with the teams in fray including – India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, UAE, Oman, Hong Kong and Afghanistan. Defending champions India will begin their campaign by taking on UAE on September 10 in their first group stage game.
Asia Cup 2025 Groups
- Group A: India, Pakistan, UAE and Oman
- Group B: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Hong Kong
Asia Cup 2025 full schedule
| Date | Day | Match | Group | Venue | Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 9 | Tuesday | Afghanistan vs Hong Kong | B | Abu Dhabi | 8:00 PM |
| Sept 10 | Wednesday | India vs UAE | A | Dubai | 8:00 PM |
| Sept 11 | Thursday | Bangladesh vs Hong Kong | B | Abu Dhabi | 8:00 PM |
| Sept 12 | Friday | Pakistan vs Oman | A | Dubai | 8:00 PM |
| Sept 13 | Saturday | Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka | B | Abu Dhabi | 8:00 PM |
| Sept 14 | Sunday | India vs Pakistan | A | Dubai | 8:00 PM |
| Sept 15 | Monday | UAE vs Oman | A | Abu Dhabi | 5:30 PM |
| Sept 15 | Monday | Sri Lanka vs Hong Kong | B | Dubai | 8:00 PM |
| Sept 16 | Tuesday | Bangladesh vs Afghanistan | B | Abu Dhabi | 8:00 PM |
| Sept 17 | Wednesday | Pakistan vs UAE | A | Dubai | 8:00 PM |
| Sept 18 | Thursday | Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan | B | Abu Dhabi | 8:00 PM |
| Sept 19 | Friday | India vs Oman | A | Abu Dhabi | 8:00 PM |
| Sept 20 | Saturday | B1 vs B2 | Super 4 | Dubai | 8:00 PM |
| Sept 21 | Sunday | A1 vs A2 | Super 4 | Dubai | 8:00 PM |
| Sept 22 | Monday | Rest Day | |||
| Sept 23 | Tuesday | A2 vs B1 | Super 4 | Abu Dhabi | 8:00 PM |
| Sept 24 | Wednesday | A1 vs B2 | Super 4 | Dubai | 8:00 PM |
| Sept 25 | Thursday | A2 vs B2 | Super 4 | Dubai | 8:00 PM |
| Sept 26 | Friday | A1 vs B1 | Super 4 | Dubai | 8:00 PM |
| Sept 28 | Sunday | Final | Dubai | 8:00 PM |
Asia Cup live streaming details
Fans in India can watch the Asia Cup matches on television on the Sony Sports Network. The matches will be live streamed on the SonyLIV website and the mobile application.
Asia Cup 2025 Squads
India
Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shubman Gill (vc), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson (wk), Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh
- Reserves: Prasidh Krishna, Washington Sundar, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Yashasvi Jaiswal
Pakistan
Salman Agha (c), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem
Bangladesh
Litton Kumer Das (Captain), Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Saif Hassan, Tawhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali Anik, Shamim Hossain, Quazi Nurul Hasan Sohan, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Shaif Uddin
- Standby players: Soumya Sarkar, Mehidy Hassan Miraz, Tanvir Islam, Hasan Mahmud
Afghanistan
Rashid Khan (C), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Darwish Rasooli, Sediqullah Atal, Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Mohammad Ishaq, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Allah Ghazanfar, Noor Ahmad, Farik Ahmad Malik, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
- Reserves: Wafiullah Tarakhal, Nangyal Kharote, Abdullah Ahmadzai
Hong Kong
Yasim Murtaza (c), Babar Hayat, Adil Mehmood, Zeeshan Ali (wk), Ehsan Khan, Anas Khan, Shahid Wasif (wk), Kalhan Challu, Haroon Arshad, Nizakat Khan, Ayush Shukla, Ali Hassan, Nasrulla Rana, Aizaz Khan, Md. Ghazanfar, Martin Coetzee, Ateeq Iqbal, Md. Waheed, Anshuman Rath and Kinchit Shah
Sri Lanka
Charith Asalanka (c), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Nuwanidu Fernando, Kamindu Mendis, Kamil Mishara, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Binura Fernando, Nuwan Thushara, Matheesha Pathirana.
UAE
Muhammad Waseem (C), Rahul Chopra, Rohid Khan, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Zohaib, Matiullah Khan, Junaid Siddique, Harshit Kaushik, Haider Ali, Simranjeet Singh, Ethan Dsouza, Dhruv Parashar, Muhammad Jawadullah, Asif Khan, Aryansh Sharma, Alishan Sharafu, Saghir Khan
Oman
Jatinder Singh (c), Hammad Mirza, Vinayak Shukla, Sufyan Yousuf, Ashish Odedera, Aamir Kaleem, Mohammad Nadeem, Sufyan Mehmood, Aryan Bisht, Karan Sonavale, Zikriya Islam, Hassnain Ali Shah, Faisal Shah, Mohammad Imran, Nadeem Khan, Shakeel Ahmad, Samay Shrivastava.
India fixtures at Asia Cup
- India vs UAE – September 10 – Dubai
- India vs Pakistan – September 14 – Dubai
- India vs Oman – September 19 – Abu Dhabi
Check the list of previous winners of the Asia Cup here.
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