Asia Cup 2025: Schedule, Squads, Live Streaming, Broadcasters & All you need to know

The much-anticipated Asia Cup 2025 will begin on September 9 in the United Arab Emirates, with the tournament being contested in the T20 format as part of the preparations for the 2026 T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka. For the first time, the continental event will have eight teams, with the final set for September 28.

The last Asia Cup played in the T20 format was in 2022, when Dasun Shanaka-led Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan in the final to win the trophy. After much debate and confusion about the scheduling, the high-profile competition is finally poised to begin.

Suryakumar Yadav, India’s captain, will lead a new-look squad. Salman Ali Agha will lead Pakistan, and Charith Asalanka will captain the Lankan Lions. Bangladesh and Afghanistan, led by Litton Das and Rashid Khan, respectively, will enter the competition as potential underdogs, but they will also be vital sides to monitor given their recent impressive results.

The remaining three teams are Oman, Hong Kong, and host UAE, making this the most diversified Asia Cup yet. On September 9, Afghanistan and Hong Kong will face off in the tournament’s opening match. Let’s have a look at the Asia Cup 2025 major data such as teams, squads, schedule, venues, dates, times, live-streaming, and broadcasting.

Asia Cup 2025 — Teams

Group A

• India
• Oman
• United Arab Emirates
• Pakistan

Group B

• Sri Lanka
• Bangladesh
• Afghanistan
• Hong Kong

Asia Cup 2025 — Full Schedule

Group Stage

Super 4s

Asia Cup 2025 — ll Squads

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

Bangladesh:

Litton Das (c), 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

Hong Kong:

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

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

India:

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

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