The Asia Cup 2025 will be played in the United Arab Emirates from September 9 to 28. This edition will have eight teams fighting for the title.
The tournament will be in the T20 format. Teams will use it as preparation for the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka in February-March 2026.
The eight teams will be divided into two groups of four. The top two from each group will reach the Super Four stage. Each team in the Super Four will play against the other three once. The best two will then meet in the final for the trophy.
Asia Cup 2025 Squads of All 8 Teams
India: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Axar Patel, Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Sanju Samson (wk), Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh.
Pakistan: Salman Ali Agha (c), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Waseem Jr, Mohammad Nawaz, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Afridi, Sufyan Moqim.
Sri Lanka: TBA.
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Afghanistan: Rashid Khan (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Darwish Rasooli, Sediqullah Atal, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Karim Janat, Mohammad Ishaq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Allah Ghazanfar, Noor Ahmad, Farid Malik, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi.
Bangladesh: Litton Das (c), Saif Hassan, Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Tawhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali Anik, Quazi Nurul Hasan Sohan, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Shamim Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Shaif Uddin.
Oman: Jatinder Singh (c), Vinayak Shukla, Mohammed Nadeem, Hammad Mirza, Aamir Kaleem, Samay Shrivastava, Sufyan Mehmood, Ashish Odedra, Shakeel Ahmad, Aryan Bisht, Sufyan Yousaf, Karan Sonavale, Hassnain Ali Shah, Muhammed Imran, Nadeem Khan, Zikriya Islam, Faisal Shah.
United Arab Emirates: TBA.
Hong Kong: Yasim Murtaza (c), Babar Hayat, Zeeshan Ali, Niazakat Khan Mohammad, Mohammad Aizaz Khan, Nasrulla Rana, Martin Coetzee, Anshuman Rath, Kalhan Marc Challu, Ayush Ashish Shukla, Ateeq ul Rehman Iqbal, Kinchit Shah, Adil Mehmood, Haroon Mohammad Arshad, Shahid Wasif, Ali Hassan, Ghazanfar Mohammad, Mohammad Waheed, Anas Khan, Ehsan Khan.
The tournament promises exciting contests. All eyes will be on India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, but the smaller teams will look to surprise.
FAQs
When will the Asia Cup 2025 take place?
The Asia Cup 2025 will be played from September 9 to 28 in the UAE.
What format will the Asia Cup 2025 follow?
It will be played in the T20 format as preparation for the 2026 T20 World Cup.
How many teams are playing in the Asia Cup 2025?
Eight teams will take part in the tournament.
Which teams are in the Asia Cup 2025?
The teams are India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Oman, UAE, and Hong Kong.
What is the structure of the Asia Cup 2025 tournament?
Teams are split into two groups of four. The top two from each group move to the Super Four. The top two from the Super Four then play the final.
Which big players are leading their sides?
Suryakumar Yadav will captain India, Rashid Khan will lead Afghanistan, Litton Das will guide Bangladesh, and Salman Ali Agha will captain Pakistan.
