Asia Cup 2025 schedule and fixtures
Cricket lovers are always excited to have information about cricket’s biggest events. The Asia Cup 2025 schedule is one of those. Where will this mega-blasting event occur, and which teams are participating with qualification criteria?
Before any cricketing event starts, fans close their activities as soon as possible. They love to cheer their teams and become supportive members. According to our research, the tournament will be played in September 2025. Nineteen matches will be played in India in two weeks. However, whether India will host the event is being decided.
| Tournament | Men’s Asia Cup 2025 |
| Teams Participating | 8 |
| Administrator | Asian Cricket Council (ACC) |
| Team Groups | A and B |
| Tournament Format | T20 |
| Hosting Country | India |
| Starting Date | September 2025 |
Asia Cup 2025 schedule overview
ACC has not scheduled the event with proper fixtures; the expected date is September 2025. India has decided not to host this tournament. Due to this, the event is expected to be shifted to Dubai or Sri Lanka. The upcoming event will be played in T20 format, which was last played in 2023.
Participating Teams
The Asian continent consists of 49 countries, but only 8 of them qualified for the Asia Cup. 5 of these teams are permanent members of the International Cricket Council (ICC). The others are the UAE, Oman, and Hong Kong, which have qualified for the event. So the teams participating in the event are
- India
- Pakistan
- Bangladesh
- Afghanistan
- Sri Lanka
- United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- Oman
- Hong kong
Note: Click here to see squads of all teams here.
Tournament Groups and Format
Groups
The Asia Cup 2025 schedule is based on two groups, A and B.
| Group A | Group B |
| India | Sri Lanka |
| Pakistan | Bangladesh |
| United Arab Emirates | Afghanistan |
| Hong Kong | Oman |
These groups are made based on the tournament’s teams and qualifiers.
Format
The format of this tournament is 20 overs (T20) and 50 overs (One Day) cricket. But the upcoming event is in T20 format. People always love to see T20 cricket, so this event will be very exciting. It is due to the quicker outcome of limited-overs cricket, making it a time-efficient format.
Teams Captains
The expected captains leading their country teams for this Asia Cup are
| Country | Captain |
| India | Suryakumar Ashok Yadav |
| Pakistan | Salman Ali Agha |
| Sri Lanka | KI Charith Asalanka |
| Bangladesh | Najmul Hossain Shanto |
| Afghanistan | Rashid Khan Arman |
| United Arab Emirates (UAE) | Muhammad Waseem |
| Oman | Aqib Ilyas |
| Hong kong | Yasim Murtaza |
Tournament Stages
Group Stage
Each team will play 3 matches from both groups. Each group will have 6 games between the teams.
| Group A Matches | Group B Matches |
|---|---|
| Pakistan vs UAE | Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka |
| India vs Pakistan | Bangladesh vs Oman |
| UAE vs Hong Kong | Afghanistan vs Bangladesh |
| India vs UAE | Sri Lanka vs Oman |
| Pakistan vs Hong Kong | Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka |
| India vs Hong Kong | Afghanistan vs Oman |
Super Four Stage
The Super Four Stage will consist of the two teams from both groups. Those teams will have the most points from the group stage.
- Winner of Group A
- Winner of Group B
- Runner Up of Group A
- Runner Up of Group B
Final Stage
The two teams that have the most points in the Super Four will qualify for the finals. Here is the table of both teams.
| Team 1 | Team 2 |
|---|---|
| Winner of Super 4 | Runner Up of Super 4 |
| Winner of the Asia Cup |
How did the teams qualify for the Asia Cup 2025?
Ten teams participated in the ACC Men’s Premier Cup. It was held by the Asian Cricket Council. This event does not take place every year, but it was held a few months ago.
ACC divided the 10 teams of the Premier Cup into two groups. Two teams from each group qualified for the semi-finals and then for the finals. The top performers in the Premier Cup qualified for the Asia Cup 2025. Those best-performing teams are
- UAE
- Oman
- Hong Kong
Nepal and the UAE were the sixth participants last time. Oman and Hong Kong will be the new participants now. After performing in the ACC Men’s Premier Cup, they gained a place in the big tournament. After their success, they will clash with five permanent International Cricket Council (ICC) members.