Asia Cup 2025: Complete Squads, Groups, Fixtures and What to Expect from This Year’s T20 Tournament
The Asia Cup 2025 has started in United Arab Emirates from 9 to 28 September 2025 in the Twenty20 International format.
Here's your complete team-by-team overview and what to watch for in this high-stakes tournament.
Tournament Format & Teams
- Format: T20 International (T20I)
- Groups:
- Group A: India, Pakistan, Oman, UAE
- Group B: Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Hong Kong
- Progression: Top two from each group will qualify to the “Super Four” stage, leading to the final.
Asia Cup 2025 Full Squads by Team
Pakistan
Salman Ali Agha (c), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Waseem Jnr, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Afridi, Sufyan Moqim
Sri Lanka
Charith Asalanka(c), Kusal Mendis (wk), Kusal Perera (wk), Athum Nissanka, Nuwanidu Fernando, Kamil Mishara, Kamindu Mendis, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Dushmantha Chameera, Matheesha Pathirana, Nuwan Thushara, Binura Fernando Janith Liyanage
India
Suryakumar Yadav(c), Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson, Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh
Bangladesh
Litton Das (C), Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Saif Hassan, Towhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali, Shamim Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Mohammad Saifuddin
Afghanistan
Rashid Khan(C), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Darwish Rasooli, Sediqullah Atal, Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Ishaq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, Noor Ahmad, Fareed Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Hong Kong
Yasim Murtaza, Babar Hayat, Zeeshan Ali (wk), Nizakat Khan, Nasrulla Rana, Martin Coetzee, Anshuman Rath, Kalhan Marc Challu, Ayush Shukla, Mohammad Aizaz Khan, Ateeq Iqbal, Kinchit Shah (wk), Adil Mehmood, Haroon Arshad Mohammad, Ali Hassan, Shahid Wasif, Mohammad Ghazanfar, Mohammad Waheed, Ehsan Khan
United Arab Emirates
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, Saghir Khan
Oman
Jatinder Singh, Hammad Mirza, Vinayak Shukla, Sufyan Yousuf, Ashish Odedara, 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
What to Watch in Asia Cup 2025
- Pakistan returns with a balanced side, led by Salman Ali Agha, with experience and firepower throughout their XI.
- India defending their 2023 title and showcasing a blend of aggression and tactical depth
- Sri Lanka brings unpredictability and the return of key players like Hasaranga adds weight to their lineup
- Bangladesh and Afghanistan are hungry for glory and capable of upsets under pressure.
- UAE, Oman, and Hong Kong embody the growing depth of Asian cricket—upstarts ready to cause shocks.
