Asia Cup 2025 Teams – Participating Nations & Qualification
The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has added eight teams to the Asia Cup event for the first time in its history. Fans are always eager to know which teams will participate in the Asia Cup 2025 tournament. They want to check whether their country has qualified for this big event. Fans have questions like
How have the Asia Cup 2025 teams qualified?
How many teams are prequalified? How many teams have qualified through the Men’s Premier Cup?
Here are all the teams and their way to the tournament explained.
The eight teams that have qualified for the Asia Cup 2025 are
- India
- Pakistan
- Sri lanka
- Bangladesh
- Afghanistan
- UAE
- Oman
- Hong Kong
Asia Cup 2025 Teams and Qualifications
India
India is the first team to qualify for the Asia Cup 2025. This team has not played any qualification rounds to participate in the Asia Cup. The reason is that it is a test-playing nation and a full member of the International Cricket Council.
The Indian team is always present at ACC events. They also had a big hand in laying the foundation for the Asia Cup. This is why India never needs to qualify. BCCI chairman Jay Shah also remained president of the ACC in the past and is the current president of the ICC.
Pakistan
Pakistan is another team that has qualified with India. They do not need to play the qualifications round like India. Pakistan is also a Test-playing nation and a full member of the ICC.
Pakistan is always present in ACC events. Pakistan was also present in laying the foundation of the Asia Cup. PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi is the current president of the Asian Cricket Council.
Sri Lanka
Six countries founded the Asia Cup. Sri Lanka is also a part of those countries. Those six countries were India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Malaysia, and Singapore. It means Sri Lanka has also qualified for the Asia Cup 2025.
Shammi Silva has also been the president of the Asian Cricket Council. Mohsin Naqvi succeeded him as president. Sri Lanka is also a full member of the ICC. They do not need to qualify.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh is a full member of the ICC and has also qualified for the Asia Cup 2025 without playing any qualification round. They will be part of this Asia Cup. This country has not won any tournament in the past.
Bangladesh is still determined to win the tournament this year. They have made the best combination of players. They will give a Tucker competition to any team.
Afghanistan
The Afghanistan team is the 5th team participating in the Asia Cup 2025. They joined ICC as an affiliate member in 2001 and then joined ACC in 2003 as an associate member. Afghanistan later achieved full membership of the ICC in 2017.
They had to play the qualification round before 2017. Now, they do not need to do this. Afghanistan played in the first Asia Cup in 2014. This team is now prequalified for ACC events.
United Arab Emirates
The UAE is the 6th team participating in the Asia Cup 2025. They have also played in the last Asia Cup in 2023. The UAE has now qualified again for the Asia Cup in 2025. Here comes a question:
How did the UAE qualify for the Asia Cup 2025?
The UAE qualified for the Asia Cup by winning the ACC Men’s Premier Cup. This tournament serves as a qualification tournament for the Asia Cup. Three teams qualified for the Asia Cup through the Men’s Premier Cup. UAE won the 2024 ACC Men’s Premier Cup, getting the top spot.
Oman
Oman is the 7th team participating in the Asia Cup 2025. Oman was the runner-up of the ACC Men’s Premier Cup. This team has also qualified for the Asia Cup 2025 through the ACC Men’s Premier Cup.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is the last and 8th team to qualify for the Asia Cup. They got third place in the ACC Men’s Premier Cup 2024. This team has qualified for the Asia Cup 2025 through the Men’s Premier Cup.
Final Discussions
Three teams qualified through the ACC Men’s Premier 2024 for the Asia Cup 2025. Those three teams are UAE, Oman, and Hong Kong. Five full members (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan) of the ICC have automatically qualified for the tournament. Asia Cup 2025 teams are all set to make this Asia Cup memorable. Set the calendar for your team’s schedule in September and get ready to watch the live matches.
