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
2027

The 2025 Men's Asia Cup (also known as DP World Asia Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the 17th edition of the Asia Cup cricket tournament. It is taking place in the United Arab Emirates from 9 to 28 September 2025. [1] The matches are being played in the Twenty20 International (T20I) format. India are the defending champions of 2023. [2]

Contents

The tournament features eight teams. The five full members of the Asian Cricket Council, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka automatically qualified for the tournament and were 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 2025 ACC Asia Cup participating nations.svg
  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 Member5Flag 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 [13]

On 9 September, Janith Liyanage was added to the Sri Lanka squad. [14]

On 15 September, Naveen-ul-Haq was ruled out of the tournament due to a shoulder injury, and was replaced by Abdullah Ahmadzai. [15] [16]

Venues

The ACC announced the venues of the tournament on 2 August 2025. [17]

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

Match officials

International Cricket Council (ICC) and Asian Cricket Council (ACC) jointly appointed the following match officials for the tournament. [18]

Match referees

Umpires

Tour matches

United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan and Pakistan played a T20I tri-series at Sharjah where Pakistan defeated Afghanistan in the final.

Hong Kong and Oman played each other in 2 unofficial 20-over matches prior to the Asia Cup.

5 September 2025
18:30
Scorecard
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg
211/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
167/7 (20 overs)
Hammad Mirza 69 (36)
Yasim Murtaza 2/30 (4 overs)
Anshuman Rath 42 (23)
Hassnain Shah 2/9 (2 overs)
Oman won by 44 runs

6 September 2025
Scorecard
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg
154/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
157/5 (18.2 overs)
Zeeshan Ali 45 (31)
Samay Shrivastava 2/19 (4 overs)
Hammad Mirza 60 (37)
Ehsan Khan 2/24 (4 overs)
Oman won by 5 wickets

Group stage

The ACC released the full fixtures of the tournament on 26 July 2025. [19] [20]

Group A

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of India.svg  India 330063.547Advanced to the Super Four
2Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 321041.790
3Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates (H)31202−1.984
4Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 30300−2.600
Source: ESPNcricinfo [21]
(H) Host
10 September 2025
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
57 (13.1 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
60/1 (4.3 overs)
Alishan Sharafu 22 (17)
Kuldeep Yadav 4/7 (2.1 overs)
Abhishek Sharma 30 (16)
Junaid Siddique 1/16 (1 over)
India won by 9 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Izatullah Safi (Afg) and Gazi Sohel (Ban)
Player of the match: Kuldeep Yadav (Ind)
  • India won the toss and elected to field.

12 September 2025
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
160/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
67 (16.4 overs)
Mohammad Haris 66 (43)
Aamir Kaleem 3/31 (4 overs)
Hammad Mirza 27 (23)
Faheem Ashraf 2/6 (2 overs)
Pakistan won by 93 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Pakteen (Afg) and Masudur Rahman (Ban)
Player of the match: Shaheen Afridi (Pak)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • This was the first time Oman and Pakistan faced each other in T20Is.
  • Shah Faisal and Zikria Islam (Oma) both made their T20I debuts.

14 September 2025
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
127/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
131/3 (15.5 overs)
Sahibzada Farhan 40 (44)
Kuldeep Yadav 3/18 (4 overs)
Suryakumar Yadav 47* (37)
Saim Ayub 3/35 (4 overs)
India won by 7 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Masudur Rahman (Ban)
Player of the match: Kuldeep Yadav (Ind)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

15 September 2025
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
172/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
130 (18.4 overs)
Muhammad Waseem 69 (54)
Jiten Ramanandi 2/24 (4 overs)
Aryan Bisht 24 (32)
Junaid Siddique 4/23 (4 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 42 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Virender Sharma (Ind) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Alishan Sharafu (UAE)
  • Oman won the toss and elected to field.
  • Aryan Bisht (Oma) made his T20I debut.
  • It was the 100th T20I match for Oman. [22]
  • Muhammad Waseem (UAE) scored his 3,000th run in T20Is.
  • India qualified for the Super Four and Oman were eliminated as the result of this match.

17 September 2025
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
146/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
105 (17.4 overs)
Fakhar Zaman 50 (36)
Junaid Siddique 4/18 (4 overs)
Rahul Chopra 35 (35)
Abrar Ahmed 2/13 (4 overs)
Pakistan won by 41 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Pakteen (Afg) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
Player of the match: Shaheen Afridi (Pak)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was delayed by an hour due to PCB’s protest over the India–Pakistan handshake controversy involving match referee Andy Pycroft.
  • Pakistan qualified for the Super Four and United Arab Emirates were eliminated as the result of this match.

19 September 2025
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
188/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
167/4 (20 overs)
Sanju Samson 56 (45)
Shah Faisal 2/23 (4 overs)
Aamir Kaleem 64 (46)
Kuldeep Yadav 1/23 (3 overs)
India won by 21 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL)
Player of the match: Sanju Samson (Ind)
  • India won the toss and elected to bat.
  • This was the first time India and Oman faced each other in T20Is.
  • It was the 250th T20I match for India. [23]
  • Arshdeep Singh became the first Indian bowler to take 100 wickets in T20Is. [24]

Group B

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 330061.278Advanced to the Super Four
2Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 32104−0.270
3Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 312021.241
4Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 30300−2.151
9 September 2025
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
Afghanistan  Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg
188/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
94/9 (20 overs)
Sediqullah Atal 73* (52)
Kinchit Shah 2/24 (3 overs)
Babar Hayat 39 (43)
Gulbadin Naib 2/8 (3 overs)
Afghanistan won by 94 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Virender Sharma (Ind) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Azmatullah Omarzai (Afg)
  • Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Azmatullah Omarzai (Afg) recorded the fastest half-century (20 balls) for Afghanistan. [26]

11 September 2025
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg
143/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
144/3 (17.4 overs)
Nizakat Khan 42 (40)
Tanzim Hasan Sakib 2/21 (4 overs)
Litton Das 59 (39)
Ateeq Iqbal 2/14 (3.4 overs)
Bangladesh won by 7 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Rohan Pandit (Ind) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL)
Player of the match: Litton Das (Ban)
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rishad Hossain (Ban) and Ayush Shukla (HK) both took their 50th wicket in T20Is. [27]
  • Litton Das hit his 78th six in T20Is, the most for Bangladesh, surpassing Mahmudullah. [28]
  • Hong Kong was eliminated as the result of this match.

13 September 2025
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg
139/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
140/4 (14.4 overs)
Shamim Hossain 42* (34)
Wanindu Hasaranga 2/24 (4 overs)
Pathum Nissanka 50 (34)
Mahedi Hasan 2/29 (4 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Rohan Pandit (Ind)
Player of the match: Kamil Mishara (SL)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
  • Pathum Nissanka (SL) scored his 2,000th run in T20Is. [29]

15 September 2025
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg
149/4 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
153/6 (18.5 overs)
Nizakat Khan 52* (38)
Dushmantha Chameera 2/29 (4 overs)
Pathum Nissanka 68 (44)
Yasim Murtaza 2/37 (4 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Izatullah Safi (Afg) and Gazi Sohel (Ban)
Player of the match: Pathum Nissanka (SL)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
  • This was the first time Hong Kong and Sri Lanka faced each other in any format in international cricket.

16 September 2025
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg
154/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
146 (20 overs)
Tanzid Hasan 52 (31)
Noor Ahmad 2/23 (4 overs)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 35 (31)
Mustafizur Rahman 3/28 (4 overs)
Bangladesh won by 8 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL)
Player of the match: Nasum Ahmed (Ban)
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
  • It was the 200th T20I match for Bangladesh. [30]

18 September 2025
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
Afghanistan  Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg
169/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
171/4 (18.4 overs)
Mohammad Nabi 60 (22)
Nuwan Thushara 4/18 (4 overs)
Kusal Mendis 74* (52)
Azmatullah Omarzai 1/10 (2 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Virender Sharma (Ind) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Kusal Mendis (SL)
  • Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Mohammad Nabi equalled Azmatullah Omarzai's record for the fastest half-century (20 balls) for Afghanistan. [31]
  • Bangladesh and Sri Lanka qualified for the Super Four and Afghanistan were eliminated as the result of this match.

Super Four

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 110020.121Advanced to the Final
2Flag of India.svg  India 00000
3Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 00000
4Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 10100−0.121
Updated to match(es) played on 20 September 2025. Source: ESPNcricinfo [32]
20 September 2025
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
168/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
169/6 (19.5 overs)
Dasun Shanaka 64* (37)
Mustafizur Rahman 3/20 (4 overs)
Saif Hassan 61 (45)
Dasun Shanaka 2/21 (2.5 overs)
Bangladesh won by 4 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Rohan Pandit (Ind) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Saif Hassan (Ban)
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
  • Towhid Hridoy (Ban) played in his 50th T20I match, and scored his 1,000th run in T20Is.
  • Litton Das surpassed Shakib Al Hasan's 2551 runs and became the highest run scorer for Bangladesh in T20Is.
  • Kusal Mendis surpassed Kumar Sangakkara's 45 dismissals and has recorded the most number of dismissals for Sri Lanka in T20Is.

21 September 2025
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
v

23 September 2025
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
v

24 September 2025
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
v

25 September 2025
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
v

26 September 2025
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
v

Final

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

Statistics

Most runs

PlayerRunsInns.AvgSRHS100s50s4s6s
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Pathum Nissanka 146436.50148.97682164
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Towhid Hridoy 127442.33124.5058163
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Kusal Mendis 122440.66125.7774* 1133
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Litton Das 119429.75129.34591131
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg Mohammad Nabi 108336.00171.4260168
Last updated: 20 September 2025|Source: ESPNcricinfo [33]

Most Wickets

WicketsPlayerInns.BBIAvgEco.4W5W
9 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Junaid Siddique 34/186.336.332
8 Flag of India.svg Kuldeep Yadav 34/76.005.231
7 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Mustafizur Rahman 43/2015.007.00
6 Flag of Pakistan.svg Saim Ayub 33/3510.166.10
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Nuwan Thushara 44/1818.837.061
Last updated: 20 September 2025|Source: ESPNcricinfo [34]

Controversies

The group stage match between India and Pakistan drew attention for some off field incidents. At start organisers mistakenly played a few seconds of Jalebi Baby song instead of Pakistan’s national anthem prompting criticism from Pakistani audience. [35] [36]

At the toss both captains refrained from shaking hands, reportedly on the advice of match referee Andy Pycroft, and after the game the Indian players walked off without exchanging handshakes with the Pakistani side. [37] Pakistan’s head coach Mike Hesson expressed disappointment, while the PCB lodged a formal protest and later suspended operations director Usman Wahla over the handling of the episode. [38] Pakistan also wrote to the International Cricket Council and requested to remove match referee Pycroft from the remaining tournament which was rejected. [39] Pakistan vs UAE group stage match was delayed by an hour amid uncertainty over Pakistan’s participation, but eventually went ahead after the PCB announced that Pycroft had apologised to the team for his earlier actions, while the ICC confirmed he would continue as referee. [40]

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