The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has officially unveiled the venues Dubai and Abu Dhabi as the host cities for the upcoming Men’s Twenty20 Asia Cup 2025.
As per the official announcement, the ACC confirmed that the tournament will take place from September 9 to 28, with eight national teams set to compete.
A highly anticipated match between arch-rivals India and Pakistan is set for September 14 in Dubai. The tournament will see 19 matches played across both venues – 11 in Dubai and 8 in Abu Dhabi.
| GROUP A | GROUP B |
| India | Sri Lanka |
| Pakistan | Afghanistan |
| UAE | Bangladesh |
| Oman | Hong Kong |
Squads for Asia Cup 2025:
Hong Kong Asia Cup 2025 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.
India Asia Cup 2025 Squad:
Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson, Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh
Reserves: Prasidh Krishna, Washington Sundar, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Yashasvi Jaiswal
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.
Bangladesh Asia Cup 2025 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
Oman Asia Cup 2025 Squad:
Jatinder Singh (c), Hammad Mirza, Vinayak Shukla, Sufyan Yousuf, Ashish Odedera, Aamir Kaleem, Mohammed Nadeem, Sufyan Mehmood, Aryan Bisht, Karan Sonavale, Zikriya Islam, Hassnain Ali Shah, Faisal Shah, Muhammed Imran, Nadeem Khan, Shakeel Ahmad, Samay Shrivastava.
Sri Lanka Asia Cup 2025 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, and Matheesha Pathirana.
United Arab Emirates Asia Cup 2025 Squad:
Muhammad Waseem (captain), Alishan Sharafu, Aryansh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Asif Khan, Dhruv Parashar, Ethan D’Souza, Haider Ali, Harshit Kaushik, Junaid Siddique, Matiullah Khan, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Zohaib, Rahul Chopra (wicketkeeper), Rohid Khan, Simranjeet Singh, Saghir Khan.
Afghanistan Asia Cup 2025 Squad:
Rashid Khan (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Darwish Rasooli, Sediqullah Atal, Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Mohammad Ishaq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Allah Ghazanfar, Noor Ahmad, Farid Malik, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi.
Full Schedule:
Group Stage Matches:
| Date | Match | Venue | Pakistan Standard Time |
| Tuesday, 9 Sep | Afghanistan vs Hong Kong | Abu Dhabi | 7:30 PM |
| Wednesday, 10 Sep | India vs UAE | Dubai | 7:30 PM |
| Thursday, 11 Sep | Bangladesh vs Hong Kong | Abu Dhabi | 7:30 PM |
| Friday, 12 Sep | Pakistan vs Oman | Dubai | 7:30 PM |
| Saturday, 13 Sep | Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka | Abu Dhabi | 7:30 PM |
| Sunday, 14 Sep | India vs Pakistan | Dubai | 7:30 PM |
| Monday, 15 Sep | UAE vs Oman (only day match) | Abu Dhabi | 5:00 PM |
| Monday, 15 Sep | Sri Lanka vs Hong Kong | Dubai | 7:30 PM |
| Tuesday, 16 Sep | Bangladesh vs Afghanistan | Abu Dhabi | 7:30 PM |
| Wednesday, 17 Sep | Pakistan vs UAE | Dubai | 7:30 PM |
| Thursday, 18 Sep | Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan | Abu Dhabi | 7:30 PM |
| Friday, 19 Sep | India vs Oman | Abu Dhabi | 7:30 PM |
Super four Asia Cup 2025 Timings:
| Date | Match | Venue | Pakistan Standard Time |
| Saturday, 20 Sep | B1 vs B2 | Dubai | 7:30 PM |
| Sunday, 21 Sep | A1 vs A2 | Dubai | 7:30 PM |
| Tuesday, 23 Sep | A2 vs B1 | Abu Dhabi | 7:30 PM |
| Wednesday, 24 Sep | A1 vs B2 | Dubai | 7:30 PM |
| Thursday, 25 Sep | A2 vs B2 | Dubai | 7:30 PM |
| Friday, 26 Sep | A1 vs B1 | Dubai | 7:30 PM |
Asia Cup 2025 Final Timings:
| Date | Match | Venue | Pakistan Standard Time |
| Sunday, 28 Sep | Final | Dubai | 7:30 PM |
The previous T20 Asia Cups were held in 2016 (Bangladesh) and 2022 (UAE).
The tournament has been held biennially since 1984, originally starting as an ODI competition. Since 2016, it has alternated between ODI and T20I formats based on the scheduling of other major tournaments.
India triumphed in the inaugural T20 Asia Cup 2016, defeating Bangladesh in the final. In 2022, Sri Lanka claimed the title by beating Pakistan by 23 runs. Across all formats, India leads with 8 titles, followed by Sri Lanka (6) and Pakistan (2).
The last ODI format Asia Cup was won by India in 2023.
Most Runs in Asia Cup
Kohli Dominates the Charts: India’s Virat Kohli leads the run-scoring charts with 429 runs, underlining his T20 brilliance.
Following him is Mohammad Rizwan from Pakistan with 281 runs, Rohit Sharma(India) with 271, Babar Hayat (Hong Kong) with 235, and Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan) with 196.
Most Sixes in Asia Cup
When it comes to clearing the boundary, Najibullah Zadran (Afghanistan) tops the list with 13 sixes. He is followed by his teammate Rahmanullah Gurbaz and India’s Rohit Sharma, both with 12 sixes each. Virat Kohli has hit 11, and Babar Hayat has 10.
Highest Individual Scores in Asia Cup
India’s Virat Kohli and Hong Kong’s Babar Hayat share the highest individual score with 122 runs* each. Afghanistan’s Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored a fiery 84, followed by Rohit Sharma (India) with 83 and Sabbir Rahman (Bangladesh) with 80.
Most Ducks in Asia Cup
Among the unfortunate records, Bangladesh’s Mashrafe Mortaza tops the list for most ducks with 3, while Charith Asalanka (Sri Lanka), Asif Ali (Pakistan), Kinchit Shah (Hong Kong), and Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka) have 2 each.
Highest Total in Asia Cup
The highest team total so far is India’s 212/2 against Afghanistan in Dubai, while the lowest is Hong Kong’s 38 all out against Pakistan in Sharjah.
Most Wickets Taken in Asia Cup
On the bowling front, India’s Bhuvneshwar Kumar has taken the most wickets (13), followed by Amjad Javed (UAE) with 12, and Mohammad Naveed (UAE), Rashid Khan (Afghanistan), and Hardik Pandya (India), each with 11.
Best Bowling Figures in Asia Cup
Bhuvneshwar also holds the best bowling figures in a match – 5 wickets for just 4 runs against Afghanistan. Other top spells include Shadab Khan’s 4/8 (Pakistan), Mohammad Nabi’s 4/17 (Afghanistan), and Lasith Malinga’s 4/26 (Sri Lanka). Bhuvneshwar remains the only bowler in the tournament’s history to take a five-wicket haul.
Most Catches in Asia Cup
In the field, Babar Hayat (Hong Kong) and Soumya Sarkar (Bangladesh) have taken the most catches (6 each), while Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka), Iftikhar Ahmed (Pakistan), and Fahad Tariq (UAE) follow closely with 5.
Highest Partnership in Asia Cup
In terms of partnerships, the highest is 119 runs for the first wicket between KL Rahul and Virat Kohli (India) against Afghanistan.
Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan and Fakhar Zaman built a 116-run stand for the second wicket versus Hong Kong, while Suryakumar Yadav and Kohli shared an unbeaten 98-run partnership for the third wicket.
Shoaib Malik starred in two important stands for Pakistan – a 114-run unbeaten fourth-wicket stand with Umar Akmal against the UAE and a 70-run fifth-wicket stand with Sarfaraz Ahmed against Bangladesh.
