Cricket fans, you ready? We’ve got an exciting news for you! The 17th Cricket Asia Cup is about to begin! PERIOD. his year’s tournament will follow the T20 format, bringing together the strongest teams in Asia, including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. Get ready for high-intensity and thrilling matchups! Here are the full schedule and venue details for the 2025 Asia Cup.
2025 Asia Cup Format
This year’s Asia Cup will be played in the T20I (Twenty20 International) format, with each match lasting approximately 3 hours. The match structure consists of a 90-minute first innings, a 15-minute halftime break, and a 90-minute second innings.
During the game, each team gets 20 overs (batting turns), with each over consisting of 6 legal deliveries (i.e., 6 valid balls bowled).
A team’s batting innings ends when they complete 20 overs or when all 10 batters are dismissed (All Out). If the chasing team successfully reaches the target score within 120 balls, the match ends early.
Who would have thought that the Indian Premier League (IPL) would successfully restructure the format of international cricket?
International matches used to follow the 50-over format (ODI), and the Asia Cup was no exception. However, with the rise of the short-format IPL, the ICC introduced the T20 Cricket World Cup. If the Asia Cup and the T20 World Cup are held in the same year, the Asia Cup’s format will be adjusted to T20I.
Asia Cup Cricket Qualification
The 2025 Asia Cup Cricket Tournament will feature 8 teams, divided into 2 groups, competing in a round-robin group stage, the Super Four and The Final.
- Group Stage: The 8 teams will be split into two groups of four, playing in a single round-robin format. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the Super Four stage.
- Super Four: In this stage, the four qualified teams will compete in another round-robin format to determine the top two teams for The Final.
- The Final: The top two teams from the Super Four will face off in the final match to compete for the 2025 Asia Cup Championship.
Asia Cup Cricket Participating Teams
For the first time, the 2025 Asia Cup Cricket will feature 8 teams, including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh (ICC Full Members), along with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Oman, and Hong Kong, who qualified through the 2024 ACC Premier Cup.
| Group | Team | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| A | India | Rohit Sharma |
| A | Pakistan | Babar Azam |
| A | Hong Kong | TBA (To be announced) |
| A | Oman | TBA |
| B | Sri Lanka | TBA |
| B | Bangladesh | TBA |
| B | Afghanistan | TBA |
| B | United Arab Emirates | TBA |
Rohit Sharma said that whenever he walks down the street before a match, people shout at him, “You absolutely cannot lose! On VEGAS11, you can support Team India’s victory with just 100 rupees—let’s unite and defeat Pakistan together!
Team India Squad for the 2025 Asia Cup
The preliminary squad for Team India in the 2025 Asia Cup Cricket Tournament has been announced, with Rohit Sharma leading as the captain. The squad consists of 15 players, and the coaching staff, along with the selection committee, will assess player performances and team requirements to finalize the best 11 players before the tournament begins.
- Rohit Sharma (Captain)
- KL Rahul
- Shubman Gill
- Ishan Kishan
- Virat Kohli
- Suryakumar Yadav
- Hardik Pandya
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Arshdeep Singh
- Yuzvendra Chahal
- Mohammed Siraj
- Shreyas Iyer
- Deepak Hooda
- Prithvi Shaw
2025 Asia Cup Cricket Schedule
During the Asia Cup Cricket, the 8 teams will be divided into two groups (A & B) and compete in 12 group-stage matches. The top two teams from each group will advance to the Super Four stage, where they will play 6 round-robin matches. Finally, the championship match will determine the winner, making a total of 19 matches in the tournament.
| Match Stage | Date/Time | Team | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group Stage (Expected to start in the second or fourth week of September) | |||
| Match 1 | India vs bangladesh | ||
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| Match 11 | |||
| Match 12 | |||
| Super Four Stage | |||
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| Final | |||
| Match 19 | |||
1984 to 2025 Asia Cup Winners List
As of 2025, India holds the record for the most Asia Cup titles, winning a total of 8 championships. This means that since the tournament’s inception in 1984, India has claimed half of all titles—truly making it our team’s legacy.
On the other hand, Sri Lanka has appeared in the finals the most times, reaching the championship match 13 times and securing 6 titles. It’s fair to say that these two teams have dominated the Asia Cup over the years!
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Format | Host Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | TBD | TBD | T20I | India |
| 2023 | India | Sri Lanka | ODI | Sri Lanka & Pakistan |
| 2022 | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | T20I | UAE |
| 2018 | India | Bangladesh | ODI | UAE |
| 2016 | India | Bangladesh | T20I | Bangladesh |
| 2014 | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | ODI | Bangladesh |
| 2012 | Pakistan | Bangladesh | ODI | Bangladesh |
| 2010 | India | Sri Lanka | ODI | Sri Lanka |
| 2008 | Sri Lanka | India | ODI | Pakistan |
| 2004 | Sri Lanka | India | ODI | Sri Lanka |
| 2000 | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | ODI | Bangladesh |
| 1997 | Sri Lanka | India | ODI | Sri Lanka |
| 1995 | India | Sri Lanka | ODI | UAE |
| 1990-91 | India | Sri Lanka | ODI | India |
| 1988 | India | Sri Lanka | ODI | Bangladesh |
| 1986 | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | ODI | Sri Lanka |
| 1984 | India | Sri Lanka | ODI | UAE |
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