2025 Asia Cup

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2025 Asia Cup
2025 ACC Asia Cup.png
Dates9 – 28 September 2025
Administrator(s) Asian Cricket Council
Cricket format Twenty20 International
Tournament format(s)Group stage and knockout
Host(s) United Arab Emirates
Participants8
Matches19
Official website asiancricket.org
← 2023

The 2025 Men's Asia Cup (also known as DP World Asia Cup for sponsorship reasons) will be the 17th edition of the Asia Cup cricket tournament. It is scheduled to take place in United Arab Emirates from 9 to 28 September 2025. [1] The matches will be played using the Twenty20 International (T20I) format. India are the defending champions. [2]

Contents

The tournament will feature eight teams. The five full members of the Asian Cricket Council, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka automatically qualified for the tournament and will be joined by United Arab Emirates, Oman and Hong Kong, the teams which finished in the top three in the 2024 ACC Men's Premier Cup.

Background

The dates for the tournament were released in July 2024, with India initially set to act as host. [3] However, following the Pahalgam terrorist attack in early 2025 and the subsequent escalation of political and security tensions between India and Pakistan, concerns arose over the feasibility of hosting matches involving both nations in India.In July 2025, during the Asian Cricket Council’s annual meeting in Dhaka, ACC chairman Mohsin Naqvi announced that the tournament would instead be held in the United Arab Emirates, with matches staged in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.The UAE was selected as a neutral venue due to its prior experience hosting high-profile multinational cricket tournaments under similar circumstances. [4]

Format

The groups and format of the tournament will be different to the previous tournaments, with the eight teams split into two groups of four. The top two teams from each group will qualify for a single-group Super Four stage. The top two teams in this stage will contest the final. [1]

Teams and qualification

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  Qualified for Asia Cup as full members
  Qualified through 2024 ACC Men's Premier Cup
  Failed to qualify

The five full members of the Asian Cricket Council qualified automatically for the tournament. The United Arab Emirates, Oman and Hong Kong qualified following their top-three finish at the 2024 ACC Premier Cup. [5]

Means of qualificationDateHostsBerth(s)Qualified
ICC Full Member——5Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Flag of India.svg  India
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
2024 ACC Premier Cup 12–21 April 2024Oman3Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Total8

Squads

Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan [6] Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh [7] Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong [8] Flag of India.svg  India [9] Flag of Oman.svg  Oman [10] Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan [11] Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka [12] Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates

Venues

Dubai Abu Dhabi
Dubai International Cricket Stadium Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium
Coordinates: 25°2′48″N55°13′8″E / 25.04667°N 55.21889°E / 25.04667; 55.21889 Coordinates: 24°23′47″N54°32′26″E / 24.39639°N 54.54056°E / 24.39639; 54.54056
Capacity: 25,000Capacity: 20,000
Matches: 11Matches: 8
Dubai Stadium 2019.jpg Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium-01.jpg

Group stage

The ACC released the full fixtures of the tournament on 26 July 2025, [13] [14] with the venues announced on 2 August. [15]

Group A

PosTeam
PldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of India.svg  India 00000—Advanced to the Super Four
2Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 00000—
3Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 00000—
4Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates (H)00000—
First match(es) will be played: 10 September 2025. Source: ESPNcricinfo [16]
(H) Host
19 September 2025
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
v
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman

Group B

PosTeam
PldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 00000—Advanced to the Super Four
2Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 00000—
3Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 00000—
4Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 00000—
First match(es) will be played: 9 September 2025. Source: ESPNcricinfo [17]

Super Four

PosTeam
PldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1A100000—Advanced to the Final
2A200000—
3B100000—
4B200000—
First match(es) will be played: 20 September 2025. Source: ESPNcricinfo [18]
20 September 2025
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
B1
v
B2
21 September 2025
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
A1
v
A2
23 September 2025
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
A2
v
B1
24 September 2025
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
A1
v
B2
25 September 2025
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
A2
v
B2
26 September 2025
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
A1
v
B1

Final

28 September 2025
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
1st placed team
v
2nd placed team

References

  1. 1 2 "More India-Pakistan games on the horizon as Asia Cup gets September window". Cricbuzz . 27 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "India to host Men's Asia Cup 2025". cricketpakistan.com.pk. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  3. ↑ "India to host 2025 Asia Cup, Bangladesh the 2027 edition". Firstpost . 30 July 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  4. ↑ "Asia Cup 2025 to start on September 9 in UAE". Olympics. 26 July 2025. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
  5. ↑ "Amid rising optimism, ACC aims to start Asia Cup in September". Cricbuzz . 28 June 2025. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  6. ↑ "Afghanistan unveil squad for upcoming Asia Cup". International Cricket Council . Retrieved 2025-08-24.
  7. ↑ "Bangladesh Squad for Asia Cup 2025 & T20I Series Against the Netherlands Announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board . Retrieved 2025-08-22.
  8. ↑ "Hong Kong, China Announces 20-Man ACC Asia Cup Squad for Preparation Camp in UAE". Cricket Hong Kong, China . Retrieved 2025-08-22.
  9. ↑ "India's squad for ACC Asia Cup 2025 announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India . Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  10. ↑ "Oman ready to make an impact in Asia Cup". Muscat Daily . Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  11. ↑ "Pakistan announce squads for UAE T20I tri-series and Asia Cup". Pakistan Cricket Board . Retrieved 2025-08-17.
  12. ↑ "Sri Lanka T20I Squad announced for the Asia Cup 2025". Sri Lanka Cricket . Retrieved 2025-08-28.
  13. ↑ "ACC Men's T20 Asia Cup 2025 Set for an Expanded Showcase in the UAE". Asian Cricket Council . Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  14. ↑ "Asia Cup 2025 confirmed; to be held in UAE from Sept 9 to 28". Cricbuzz . Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  15. ↑ "ACC announces official venues for Men's Asia Cup 2025". Asian Cricket Council . Retrieved 2025-08-02.
  16. ↑ "Asia Cup 2025 Points Table". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 2025-07-27.
  17. ↑ "Asia Cup 2025 Points Table". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 2025-07-27.
  18. ↑ "Asia Cup 2025 Points Table". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 2025-07-27.
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