Asia Cup 2025: Squads of all countries announced, where can you watch the matches for free? Know the schedule and timings too

Asia Cup 2025 All You Need to Know: Asia Cup 2025 is going to start on 9 September in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). For the first time in the history of this tournament, 8 teams are going to participate in the T20 format. This is an important step to prepare for the 2026 T20 World Cup.
Asia Cup 2025 All Squad Teams Schedule Time and Live Streaming: Asia Cup 2025 is going to start on 9 September in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). For the first time in the history of this tournament, 8 teams are going to participate in the T20 format. This is an important step to prepare for the 2026 T20 World Cup. The final match of the Asia Cup will be played on 28 September. Suryakumar Yadav will lead India, while Salman Ali Agha will captain Pakistan. Charit Asalanka will captain Sri Lanka, while Rashid Khan will lead Afghanistan.

India's first match on 10 September

The opening match will be played between Afghanistan and Hong Kong on 9 September. The Indian team is going to start its campaign on the 10th. It will face UAE. Team India will face Pakistan on 14 September and Oman four days later. India will play in a big event for the first time under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav.

All You Need to Know About Asia Cup 2025

How many teams are participating in Asia Cup 2025?

The 2025 Asia Cup features eight teams and will be divided equally into two groups (Group A and B).

Group A: India, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Pakistan

Group B: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Hong Kong

When will Asia Cup 2025 be played?

The first match of Asia Cup 2025 will be played on 9 September and the final will be held on 28 September.

Which team has won the most Asia Cup titles?

India is the most successful team in the Asia Cup with eight titles.

Which TV channels will broadcast Asia Cup 2025 matches live in India?

The live telecast of Asia Cup 2025 matches will be available on Sony Sports Network.

Where can you watch Asia Cup 2025 matches online in India?

Asia Cup 2025 matches will be live streamed on the SonyLIV app and website in India.

Where can you watch Asia Cup matches for free in India?

Viewers using free dish in India will be able to watch the match for free on DD Sports. In multinational tournaments, DD Sports shows important matches for free apart from India's matches.

Asia Cup All Squad

India: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Jaspreet Bumrah, Varun Chakraborty, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh.

Reserves: Prasidh Krishna, Washington Sundar, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Yashasvi Jaiswal.

Pakistan: Salman Ali Agha (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr., Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Afridi, Sufian Muqim.

Sri Lanka: Charith Asalanka (captain), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Nuwanidu Fernando, Kamindu Mendis, Kamil Mishara, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Vellaage, Chamika Karunaratne, Mahish Tikshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Binura Fernando, Nuwan Thushara, Mathisha Pathirana.

Bangladesh: Litton Das (captain, wicketkeeper), Tanjid Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Saif Hasan, Tauhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali Anik, Shamim Hossain, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanjim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Shaif Uddin

Afghanistan: Rashid Khan (captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Darwish Rasooli, Sediqullah Atal, Azmatullah Umarzai, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Mohammad Ishaq, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Allah Ghazanfar, Noor Ahmed, Farid Malik, Naveen ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi.

Hong Kong: Yassim Murtaza (captain), Babar Hayat, Zeeshan Ali, Niazaqat Khan Mohammad, Nasrullah Rana, Martin Coetzee, Anshuman Rath, Kalhan Mark Challu, Ayush Ashish Shukla, Mohammad Aijaz Khan, Atiq Ul Rehman Iqbal, Kinchit Shah, Adil Mahmood, Haroon Mohammad Arshad, Ali Hasan, Shahid Wasif, Ghazanfar Mohammad, Mohammad Waheed, Anas Khan, Ehsan Khan.

Oman: Jatinder Singh (captain), Hammad Mirza, Vinayak Shukla, Sufiyan Yousuf, Ashish Odedera, Aamir Kaleem, Mohammad Nadeem, Sufiyan Mahmood, Aryan Bisht, Karan Sonawale, Zikariya Islam, Hasnain Ali Shah, Faisal Shah, Mohammad Imran, Nadeem Khan, Shakeel Ahmed, Samay Srivastava.

UAE: Mohammad Wasim (captain), Alishan Sharafu, Aryansh Sharma, Asif Khan, Dhruv Parashar, Ethan D'Souza, Haider Ali, Harshit Kaushik, Junaid Siddiqui, Matiullah Khan, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Zohaib, Rahul Chopra, Rohit Khan, Simranjit Singh, Saghir Khan.

Asia Cup 2025 Full match schedule Timing – Asia Cup 2025 Schedule and Time (Indian time)

9 September- Afghanistan vs Hong Kong- Abu Dhabi- 8:00 PM
10 September- UAE vs India- Dubai- 8:00 PM
11 September- Bangladesh vs Hong Kong- Abu Dhabi- 8:00 PM
12 September- Oman vs Pakistan- Dubai- 8:00 PM
13 September- Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka- Abu Dhabi- 8:00 PM
14 September- India vs Pakistan- Dubai- 8:00 PM
15 September- UAE vs Oman- Abu Dhabi- 5:30 PM
15 September- Hong Kong vs Sri Lanka- Dubai- 8:00 PM
16 September- Afghanistan vs Bangladesh- Abu Dhabi- 8:00 PM
17 September- UAE vs Pakistan- Dubai- 8:00 PM
18 September- Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka- Abu Dhabi- 8:00 PM
19 September- India vs Oman- Abu Dhabi- 8:00 PM
20 September - Super-4 Round - Teams not decided - Dubai - 8:00 PM
21 September - Super-4 Round - Teams not decided - Dubai
- 8:00 PM 23 September - Super -4 Round - Teams not decided - Dubai - 8:00 PM 24 September
- Super-4 Round - Teams not decided - Dubai - 8:00 PM 25 September - Super-4 Round -
Teams not decided - Dubai - 8:00 PM
26 September - Super-4 Round - Teams not decided - Dubai - 8:00 PM
28 September - Final - Teams not decided - Dubai - 8:00 PM

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