Asia’s top men’s cricket teams are set to clash in the ACC T20 Asia Cup 2025, beginning Tuesday, 9 September, after a two-year break. The tournament will see new captains stepping up, with India — the reigning T20 world champions and defending Asia Cup winners — led by Suryakumar Yadav, while 2023 finalists Sri Lanka will be under the leadership of Charith Asalanka.

Eight teams eyeing the Asia Cup 2025 trophy
Teams playing in the Asia Cup 2025
The Asia Cup 2025 will feature a total of eight teams. Alongside the five permanent ACC members — India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan — three qualifiers have earned their spot this year: Hong Kong, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates. All eight sides are split into two groups of four for the tournament.
Group A: India, Pakistan, Oman, UAE
Group B: Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Hong Kong

Eight captains taking part in Asia Cup 2025
India’s Match Details
Date | Match Details of India | Place |
Time |
Sept 10, Wed | India vs United Arab Emirates, 2nd Match, Group A | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | 8:00 PM
02:30 PM GMT / 06:30 PM LOCAL |
Sept 14, Sun | India vs Pakistan, 6th Match, Group A | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | 8:00 PM
02:30 PM GMT / 06:30 PM LOCAL |
Sept 19, Fri | India vs Oman, 12th Match, Group A | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 8:00 PM
02:30 PM GMT / 06:30 PM LOCAL |
Sept 20, Sat | TBC vs TBC, Super Four, Match 1 (B1 v B2) | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | 8:00 PM
02:30 PM GMT / 06:30 PM LOCAL |
Sept 21, Sun | TBC vs TBC, Super Four, Match 2 (A1 v A2) | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | 8:00 PM
02:30 PM GMT / 06:30 PM LOCAL |
Sept 23, Mon | TBC vs TBC, Super Four, Match 3 (A2 v B1) | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 8:00 PM
02:30 PM GMT / 06:30 PM LOCAL |
Sept 24, Tus | TBC vs TBC, Super Four, Match 4 (A1 v B2) | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | 8:00 PM
02:30 PM GMT / 06:30 PM LOCAL |
Sept 25, Thur | TBC vs TBC, Super Four, Match 5 (A2 v B2) | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | 8:00 PM
02:30 PM GMT / 06:30 PM LOCAL |
Sept 26, Fri | TBC vs TBC, Super Four, Match 6 (A1 v B1) | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | 8:00 PM
02:30 PM GMT / 06:30 PM LOCAL |
Sept28, Sun | TBC vs TBC, Final | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | 8:00 PM
02:30 PM GMT / 06:30 PM LOCAL |
Full squads of all Asia Cup 2025 teams
India
Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper).
Afghanistan
Rashid Khan (captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Ibrahim Zadran, Darwish Rasooli, Sediqullah Atal, Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Mohammad Ishaq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, AM Ghazanfar, Noor Ahmad, Fareed Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi.
Bangladesh
Litton Das (captain, wicketkeeper), Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Saif Hassan, Towhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali, Shamim Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzim Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Mohammad Saifuddin.
Hong Kong
Yasim Murtaza (captain), Babar Hayat, Zeeshan Ali (wicketkeeper), Nizakat Khan Mohammad, Nasrulla Rana, Martin Coetzee, Anshuman Rath, Kalhan Marc Challu, Ayush Ashish Shukla, Mohammad Aizaz Khan, Ateeq ul Rehman Iqbal, Kinchit Shah (wicketkeeper), Adil Mehmood, Haroon Arshad Mohammad, Ali Hassan, Shahid Wasif (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Ghazanfar, Mohammad Waheed, Anas Khan, Ehsan Khan.
Oman
Jatinder Singh (captain), Hammad Mirza (wicketkeeper), Vinayak Shukla (wicketkeeper), Sufyan Yousuf, Ashish Odedara, Aamir Kaleem, Mohammed Nadeem, Sufyan Mehmood, Aryan Bisht, Karan Sonavale, Zikriya Islam, Hassnain Shah, Faisal Shah, Muhammed Imran, Nadeem Khan, Shakeel Ahmed, Samay Shrivastava.
Pakistan
Salman Agha (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem.
Sri Lanka
Charith Asalanka (captain), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wicketkeeper), Kusal Perera (wicketkeeper), Nuwanidu Fernando, Kamindu Mendis, Kamil Mishara, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Binura Fernando, Nuwan Thushara, Matheesha Pathirana.
United Arab Emirates
Muhammad Waseem (capt), Alishan Sharafu, Aryansh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Asif Khan, Dhruv Parashar, Ethan D’Souza, Haider Ali, Harshit Kaushik, Junaid Siddique, Matiullah Khan, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Zohaib, Rahul Chopra (wicketkeeper), Rohid Khan, Simranjeet Singh, and Saghir Khan.

Teams Ready for the Asia Cup Challenge
Conclusion
The Asia Cup 2025 will be broadcast live in India from September 9 to 28 on the Sony Sports Network, while fans can also watch the matches online through the SonyLiv app. India is surely hoping to win the Asia Cup with their best performance.
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