Asia Cup 2025 Schedule: Dates, Venues, Teams and Match Highlights

Asia Cup 2025 Schedule: Dates, Venues, Teams and Match Highlights

• The Asia Cup 2025 has officially begun in the United Arab Emirates, bringing together Asia’s top cricket nations for a thrilling T20 tournament running from September 9 to 28.
• This year’s schedule promises high-octane action with iconic rivalries—especially the much-anticipated India vs Pakistan clash—unfolding at world-class venues in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

Tournament Structure:

• Format: T20
• Host Cities: Dubai, Abu Dhabi 
• Venues
  • Dubai International Cricket Stadium: Hosts the marquee fixtures, including India vs Pakistan and the grand finale.
  • Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi: Hosts several group and Super Four matches
• Groups: 8 teams in Two Groups:
  • Group A: India, Pakistan, UAE, Oman
  • Group B: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong

Teams play Round-Robin matches, followed by the Super Four knockout stage and the Final on September 28 in Dubai.

Full Asia Cup 2025 Match Schedule

Super Four & Final Rounds

TV Rights, Satellite and OTT Streaming

• Television Broadcast: All matches air live on Sony Sports Network across India.
• OTT Streaming: Watch all Asia Cup games on Sony LIV app and website for seamless live streaming.

Key Schedule Highlights

• Tournament starts with Afghanistan vs Hong Kong on September 9.
• India’s campaign begins September 10 against UAE, with additional group stage matches on September 14 (vs Pakistan) and September 19 (vs Oman).
• India vs Pakistan on September 14, a match expected to draw record viewership
• India’s new squad enters the event without legends Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma—ushering in a new era under Suryakumar Yadav’s captaincy.
• India’s bowling will be led by Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh, with versatile all-rounders like Hardik Pandya and effective spinners such as Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav strengthening the squad.
• The Indian side aims to defend their title and continue their strong T20 World Cup-winning form.
• Super Four stage runs September 20–26, and the final showdown is September 28 in Dubai.
• The Asia Cup 2025 serves as a preparation ground for the upcoming T20 World Cup.

According to cricbuzz.com, Official Team squads for 8 teams in the Asia Cup 2025 T20 tournament in UAE, features a fresh mix of rising stars and veterans, with multiple big-name absentees and debutants this season.

Cricbuzz – Asia Cup 2025 Teams and Squads
https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-series/10587/asia-cup-2025/squads

India: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shubman Gill (vc), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson (wk), Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh

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 Jr, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem

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

Bangladesh: Litton Das (c), Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Parvez Hossain Emon, Saif Hassan, Towhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali, Shamim Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Mohammad Saifuddin

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, Farid Malik, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi

UAE: Muhammad Waseem (c), Alishan Sharafu, Aryansh Sharma (wk), Asif Khan, Dhruv Parashar, Ethan D’Souza, Haider Ali, Harshit Kaushik, Junaid Siddique, Matiullah Khan, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Zohaib, Rahul Chopra (wk), Rohid Khan, Simranjeet Singh, Saghir Khan

Hong Kong: Yasim Murtaza (c), Babar Hayat (vc), Zeeshan Ali (wk), Shahid Wasif (wk), Niazakat Khan Mohammad, Nasrulla Rana, Martin Coetzee, Anshuman Rath, Ehsan Khan, Kalhan Marc Challu, Ayush Ashish Shukla, Mohammad Aizaz Khan, Ateeq ul Rehman Iqbal, Kinchit Shah, Adil Mehmood, Anas Khan, Haroon Mohammad Arshad, Ali-Hassan, Ghazanfar Mohammad, Mohammad Waheed

Oman: Jatinder Singh (c), Hammad Mirza, Vinayak Shukla, Sufyan Yousuf, Ashish Odedera, Aamir Kaleem, Mohammed Nadeem, Sufyan Mehmood, Aryan Bisht, Karan Sonavale, Zikriya Islam, Hassnain Ali Shah, Faisal Shah, Muhammed Imran, Nadeem Khan, Shakeel Ahmad, Samay Shrivastava

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