Cricket fans are set for a thrilling action in the upcoming Asia Cup 2025 cricket tournament. The stage is set for a month of exhilarating cricket as the Asia Cup 2025 kicks off in the United Arab Emirates on September 9. This 17th edition of the tournament, featuring a fast-paced T20 format, is being widely viewed as a crucial warm-up for the T20 World Cup next year. With eight teams competing for holding supremacy over the continent’s cricketing action, the desert nation of UAE is ready to host the action-packed spectacle.
The tournament will feature a total of 19 matches, with games split between the Dubai International Cricket Stadium and the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Dubai will be the hub of the action, hosting a total of 11 matches, including the highly anticipated final on September 28. The remaining eight matches will be played in Abu Dhabi.
Asis Cup 2025: Match schedule and rivalries
The Asia Cup groups are divided as follows:
Group A: India, Pakistan, UAE, Oman
Group B: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Hong Kong
The opening match on September 9 will see Afghanistan take on Hong Kong in Abu Dhabi. The Indian team, who will be the defending champions and the most successful side in the tournament’s history with eight titles in the bag, will begin their campaign against the hosts, i.e., UAE, on September 10 in Dubai.
However, the fixture that has already excited fans globally is the clash between arch-rivals India and Pakistan on September 14 in Dubai. With the potential for the two teams to meet up to three times—if both progress to the Super 4 stage and the final—the rivalry promises to add an extra layer of intensity to the competition.
Asia Cup 2025: Where to watch
For fans eagerly awaiting to catch all the action live, the tournament will be broadcast and streamed on a number of platforms. In India, viewers can tune in to the Sony Sports Network for television broadcast. For live streaming, the matches will be available on the SonyLIV app and website.
Asia Cup 2025 schedule
Matches will take place in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, with the tournament opener between Afghanistan and Hong Kong on September 9. India begins its campaign against the UAE on September 10 and faces Pakistan in a highly-anticipated match on September 14 in Dubai. The top two teams from each group will advance to the Super Four stage, culminating in the final on September 28 at Dubai International Stadium. Defending champions India enter as the most successful team in the tournament’s history. The Asia Cup 2025 promises high-intensity cricket and classic rivalries, serving as a major lead-up to the T20 World Cup next year.
India Asia Cup 2025 Squad
Surya Kumar 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
Pakistan Asia Cup 2025 Squad
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 and Sufyan Moqim
