Asia Cup 2025: Full schedule, squads, venues and key clashes

All preparations are done for the Asia Cup 2025 men’s T20 tournament, which will kick off from September 9 to 28 in the United Arab Emirates. 

This year’s tournament will witness eight teams striving for continental pre-eminence. All the matches are scheduled across Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

The match series is divided into two groups of four teams each. Group A comprises India, Pakistan, UAE and debutants Oman, whereas Group B has Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Hong Kong. 

The top two contestants from each group will qualify for the Super Fours, and the best two among them will contest in the grand final on September 28 in Dubai.

The most-awaited fight between India and Pakistan is scheduled for September 14 in Dubai, a match expected to attract millions of viewers across the globe. Another key highlight will be Oman’s maiden appearance in the Asia Cup, following their stints at three T20 World Cups in 2016, 2021 and 2024.

Full Schedule (IST)

League Stage:

Sept 9: Afghanistan vs Hong Kong – 7:30 p.m. – Abu Dhabi

Sept 10: India vs UAE – 7:30 p.m. – Dubai

Sept 11: Bangladesh vs Hong Kong – 7:30 p.m. – Abu Dhabi

Sept 12: Pakistan vs Oman – 7:30 p.m. – Dubai

Sept 13: Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka – 7:30 p.m. – Abu Dhabi

Sept 14: India vs Pakistan – 7:30 p.m. – Dubai

Sept 15: UAE vs Oman – 5:30 p.m. – Abu Dhabi

Sept 15: Sri Lanka vs Hong Kong – 7:30 p.m. – Dubai

Sept 16: Bangladesh vs Afghanistan – 7:30 p.m. – Abu Dhabi

Sept 17: Pakistan vs UAE – 7:30 p.m. – Dubai

Sept 18: Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan – 7:30 p.m. – Abu Dhabi

Sept 19: India vs Oman – 7:30 p.m. – Abu Dhabi

Super Fours:

Sept 20: B1 vs B2 – 7:30 p.m. – Dubai

Sept 21: A1 vs A2 – 7:30 p.m. – Dubai

Sept 23: A2 vs B1 – 7:30 p.m. – Abu Dhabi

Sept 24: A1 vs B2 – 7:30 p.m. – Dubai

Sept 25: A2 vs B2 – 7:30 p.m. – Dubai

Sept 26: A1 vs B1 – 7:30 p.m. – Dubai

Final:

Sept 28 – 7:30 p.m. – Dubai

TEAMS

India: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shubman Gill (vc), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, 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 Nawaz, Mohammad Waseem Jnr, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufyan Moqim.

Afghanistan: Rashid Khan (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Darwish Rasooli, Sediqullah Atal, Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Mohammad Ishaq, Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb ur Rahman, AM Ghazanfar, Farid Ahmad Malik, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen ul Haq.

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Reserves: Wafiullah Tarakhil, Nangeyalia Kharote, Abdullah Ahmadzai.

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

Reserves: Soumya Sarkar, Mehidy Hassan Miraz, Tanvir Islam, Hasan Mahmud.

Sri Lanka: Squad yet to be announced.

With India-Pakistan rivalry, Oman’s historic debut, and rising Asian cricket talent, the Asia Cup 2025 promises to be a thrilling lead-up to the global T20 calendar.

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