The Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 is set to commence on November 14, 2025, in Doha, Qatar, featuring eight teams vying for the title. This tournament, formerly known as the Emerging Asia Cup, will run until November 23, 2025, showcasing emerging cricket talent from across the continent. All matches will be held at the West End International Cricket Stadium in Doha.

Format

The tournament will follow a T20 format, with the eight teams divided into two groups of four. Each team will play the other three teams in their group once. The top two teams from each group will advance to the semi-finals. The winner of Group A will face the runner-up of Group B, and the runner-up of Group A will face the winner of Group B. The winners of the semi-finals will then compete in the final for the championship.

The group distribution is as follows:

• Group A: Sri Lanka A, Bangladesh A, Afghanistan A, and Hong Kong.
• Group B: India A, Pakistan A, UAE, and Oman.

Schedule and IST Timings

The tournament kicks off on November 14 with Pakistan A facing Oman at 12:00 PM IST, followed by India A against UAE at 5:00 PM IST. The highly anticipated match between India A and Pakistan A is scheduled for November 16 at 8:00 PM IST. The semi-finals will be held on November 21, and the final is scheduled for November 23 at 8:00 PM IST.

Here’s a look at the schedule:

• Nov. 14: Pakistan ‘A’ vs Oman, 12 p.m. IST.
• Nov. 14: India ‘A’ vs UAE, 5 p.m. IST.
• Nov. 15: Bangladesh ‘A’ vs Hong Kong, 12 p.m. IST.
• Nov. 15: Sri Lanka ‘A’ vs Afghanistan ‘A’, 5 p.m. IST.
• Nov. 16: UAE vs Oman, 3 p.m. IST.
• Nov. 16: India ‘A’ vs Pakistan ‘A’, 8 p.m. IST.
• Nov. 17: Sri Lanka ‘A’ vs Hong Kong, 3 p.m. IST.
• Nov. 17: Bangladesh ‘A’ vs Afghanistan ‘A’, 8 p.m. IST.
• Nov. 18: Pakistan ‘A’ vs UAE, 3 p.m. IST.
• Nov. 18: India ‘A’ vs Oman, 8 p.m. IST.
• Nov. 19: Afghanistan ‘A’ vs Hong Kong, 3 p.m. IST.
• Nov. 19: Sri Lanka ‘A’ vs Bangladesh ‘A’, 8 p.m. IST.
• Nov. 21: Semi-Final 1
• Nov. 21: Semi-Final 2
• Nov. 23: Final, 8 p.m. IST.

Squads

Several teams have already announced their squads for the tournament. Here are the confirmed squads:

• India A: Jitesh Sharma (C) (WK), Priyansh Arya, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Nehal Wadhera, Naman Dhir (VC), Suryansh Shedge, Ramandeep Singh, Harsh Dubey, Ashutosh Sharma, Yash Thakur, Gurjapneet Singh, Vijay Kumar Vyshak, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Abhisek Porel (WK), Suyash Sharma. Stand-by players: Gurnoor Singh Brar, Kumar Kushagra, Tanush Kotian, Sameer Rizvi, Shaik Rasheed.
• Pakistan A: Irfan Khan (c), Yasir Khan, Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Faiq, Maaz Sadaqat, Ghazi Ghori, Muhammad Shahzad, Saad Masood, Arafat Minhas, Mubasir Khan, Shahid Aziz, Sufyan Moqim, Ubaid Shah, Muhammad Salman, Ahmad Daniyal.
• Sri Lanka A: Dunith Wellalage (c), Vishen Halambage, Nisan Madushka (wk), Lasith Croospulle, Nuwanidu Fernando, Ramesh Mendis, Kavindu De Livera, Sahan Arachchige, Ahan Wickramasinghe, Pramod Madushan, Garuka Sanketh, Isitha Wijesundara, Milan Rathnayaka, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Traveen Mathew.
• Bangladesh A: Akbar Ali (c), Md. Habibur Rahman, Yasir Ali, Jishan Alam, Ariful Islam, Rakibul Hasan, Mahidul Ankon (wk), Tofael Ahmed Rayhan, Mrittunjoy Chowdhury, Meherob Hasan, Ripon Mondol, Abu Hidar Rony, Md. Shadin Islam, Zawad Abrar, Md. Abdul Gaffar.
• Afghanistan A: Darwish Rasooli (C), Sediqullah Atal (VC), Noor Rahman (WK), Mohammad Ishaq (WK), Zubaid Akbari, Imran Mir, Rahmanullah Zadran, Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai, Nangeyalia Kharote, Farmanullah Safi, Qais Ahmad, AM Ghazanfar, Bilal Sami, Abdollah Ahmadzai and Faridoon Dawoodzai.
• UAE: Alishan Sharafu (c), Aayan Khan, Rohid Khan, Mayank Kumar, Zahid Ali, Muhammad Irfan, Harshit Kaushik, Yayin Rai, Ethan D'Souza, Ahmed Tariq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Sohaib Khan, Muhammad Farooq, Haider Shah, Faraazuddin.
• Oman: Hammad Mirza (c), Wasim Ali, Sufyan Yousaf (wk), Aryan Bisht, Saishiv Narayan, Zikria Islam, Hassnain Ali Shah, Shafiq Jan, Samay Shrivastava, Muzahir Raza, Mohammed Yousuf, Shuaib Ismail, Jay Odedra, Pruthvi Machhi, Ubaidullah.
• Hong Kong: Yasim Murtaza (c), Zeeshan Ali (wk), Nizakat Khan, Narula Rana, Hassan Khan, Anshuman Rath, Babar Hayat, Ehsan Khan, Kalhan Challu, Md. Ghazanfar, Aizaz Khan, Ateeq Iqbal, Shiv Mathur, Kinchit Shah, Md. Waheed.

Live Streaming and Telecast Information

All matches of the Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 will be telecast live on the Sony Sports Network in India. Live streaming will be available on the Sony LIV app and website.

The Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 promises to be an exciting tournament, showcasing the next generation of Asian cricket talent. Fans are eagerly anticipating theIndia A vs Pakistan A clash on November 16.