Asia Cup 2025: Schedule, Venue, Squads, Live Streaming, Telecast Details and All You Need to Know About 17th Edition of Continental Competition

Asia Cup 2025 Schedule: The 17th edition of the Asia Cup is set to be played in September 2025. The continental tournament will be hosted in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The India national cricket team are the defending champion, having beaten the Sri Lanka national cricket team in the grand finale of the previous edition held in 2023. Notably, the 2023 edition of the Asia Cup was held in a 50-over format. Sri Lanka won the previous T20I edition, defeating the Pakistan national cricket team in the final in 2022. Asia Cup Winners List: A Look at Teams Who Have Won T20I Editions Ahead of 2025 Marquee Continental Cricket Tournament.

The 17th edition of the Asia Cup will be played in a T20 format. Asia Cup 2025 will feature eight participating teams, up from the previous six, providing a larger competitive platform to emerging cricketing nations. Four teams are divided into two groups each. The top two teams from each group will move on to another four-team group for the second stage, with the top two sides proceeding to the final of the showpiece tournament. Meanwhile, fans can check the entire information about the Asia Cup 2025 tournament below.

Asia Cup 2025 Groups

Group A: India, Pakistan, UAE, Oman

Group B: Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Hong Kong

Asia Cup 2025 Venue

The Asian Cricket Council has announced the venues for the 17th edition of the Asia Cup. The Asia Cup 2025 edition will be hosted in Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the UAE (United Arab Emirates).

Asia Cup 2025 Full Squads

Pakistan Squad: Salman Agha (c), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, M Haris, M Nawaz, M Waseem Jnr, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Afridi, and Sufyan Moqim.

India Squad: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shubman Gill (vc), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson (wk), Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh.

Standby: Prasidh Krishna, Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, and Yashasvi Jaiswal.

Bangladesh Squad: 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 Squad: 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.

Afghanistan Squad: Rashid Khan (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Mohammad Ishaq, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Farid Ahmad Malik, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Allah Ghazanfar, Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman, Abdullah Ahmadzai, Wafiullah Tarakhail, Nangyal Kharoti.

UAE Squad: Muhammad Waseem (c), Alishan Sharafu, Aryansh Sharma (wk), Asif Khan, Dhruv Parashar, Ethan D'Souza, Haider Ali, Harshit Kaushik, Junaid Siddique, Matiullah Khan, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Zohaib, Rahul Chopra (wk), Rohid Khan, Simranjeet Singh and Saghir Khan.

Oman Squad: Jatinder Singh (c), Hammad Mirza, Vinayak Shukla, Sufyan Yousuf, Ashish Odedera, Aamir Kaleem, Mohammad Nadeem, Sufyan Mehmood, Aryan Bisht, Karan Sonavale, Zikriya Islam, Hassnain Ali Shah, Faisal Shah, Mohammad Imran, Nadeem Khan, Shakeel Ahmad, Samay Shrivastava.

Sri Lanka Squad: 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, Janith Liyanage.

Asia Cup 2025 Live Streaming

Yes, SonyLiv is the official live streaming partner of the Asia Cup 2025 tournament. Indian fans can watch the 17th edition of the Asia Cup on the SonyLiv app and website. However, fans might need to purchase a subscription to watch the matches in the Asia Cup 2025. For the Live telecast of the 17th edition of the showpiece tournament, scroll down below. FanCode will also provide online viewing options for the Asia Cup 2025 on its app and website for INR 25 and INR 189.

Asia Cup 2025 Live Telecast

Yes, Sony Sports Network are the official broadcast partner for the Asia Cup 2025 tournament in India. The 17th edition of the Asia Cup will be available for telecast viewing options on Sony Ten 1, Ten 3 Hindi, Ten 4  Tamil, Ten 4 Telugu, and Ten 5 TV Channels for the Indian audience. Asia Cup 2025 Schedule: Tournament to Start from September 9, Final on 28; Confirms ACC Chief Mohsin Naqvi.

Asia Cup 2025 Full Schedule

The 17th edition of the Asia Cup promises to bring exciting action as eight countries compete for the prestigious title. The biggest attraction of the Asia Cup 2025 event will be the India vs Pakistan match. The Asia Cup 2025 event will be a perfect stage for teams to prepare for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2026.

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