2025 Asia Cup

Cricket tournament

2025 Asia CupDates| TBA – October 2025

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Administrator(s)| Asian Cricket Council
Cricket format| Twenty20 International
Tournament format(s)| Group stage and knockout
Host(s)|  India
Participants| 6
Matches| 13

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The 2025 Asia Cup will be the 17th edition of the men's Asia Cup cricket tournament. It is scheduled to take place in India in October 2025 with the matches to be played in T20I format. The tournament will serve as a crucial preparation for the teams that qualified for the 2026 T20 World Cup. India are the defending champions.[1]

The tournament will feature 6 teams. The five full members of the Asian Cricket Council; Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka automatically qualify for the tournament and they will be joined by United Arab Emirates, who qualified after winning the 2024 ACC Men's Premier Cup.[2]

## Background

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On 28 July 2024, the information was revealed following the Asian Cricket Council's (ACC) release of an Invitation for Expressions of Interest (IEOI) document on Saturday. This document invites interested parties to submit their IEOI for ACC Sponsorship Rights for the period from 2024 to 2027. The document also mentioned that all details, including schedules, dates, formats, and venues, are tentative and subject to change at the ACC's discretion without any liability.[3]

## Format

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The groups and format of the tournament will follow a similar structure to previous tournaments, with the six teams split into two groups of three. The top two teams from each group will qualify for a single-group Super Four stage. The top two teams in this stage will contest the final for the Asia Cup trophy.[4]

## Teams and qualification

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The five full members of the Asian Cricket Council qualified automatically for the tournament while the United Arab Emirates joined them after winning the 2024 ACC Premier Cup.[5]

Means of qualification  | Date  | Hosts  | Berth(s)  | Qualifier(s)

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ICC Full Members  | —  | —  | 5  |  Afghanistan
Bangladesh
India
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
2024 ACC Men's Premier Cup | 12 – 21 April 2024  |  Oman | 1  |  United Arab Emirates

## Group stage

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### Group A

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Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR

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1  |  India (H) | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | --
2  |  Pakistan | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | --
3  |  United Arab Emirates | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | --

First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: [citation needed]
(H) Host

Advanced to the Super Four

### Group B

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Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR

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1  |  Afghanistan | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | --
2  |  Bangladesh | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | --
3  |  Sri Lanka | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | --

First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: [citation needed]

Advanced to the Super Four

## Super Four

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Pos | Team

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1  | Winner of Group A  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | --
2  | Runner-up of Group A  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | --
3  | Winner of Group B  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | --
4  | Runner-up of Group B  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | --

First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: [citation needed]

Advanced to the Final

## Final

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Main article: 2025 Asia Cup final

October 2025

1st placed team

2nd placed team

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TBD

## References

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1. ^ "India to host Men's Asia Cup 2025". cricketpakistan.com.pk. 2024-07-28. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
2. ^ "India to host 2025 Asia Cup, Bangladesh named hosts for 2027 edition, confirms ACC". WION. 2024-07-30. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
3. ^ "India to host 2025 Asia Cup, Bangladesh the 2027 edition". Firstpost. 2024-07-30. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
4. ^ "India, Bangladesh to host 2025 and 2027 Men's Asia Cups". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
5. ^ "India to host Men's Asia Cup 2025". GNN - Pakistan's Largest News Portal. 2024-07-28. Retrieved 2024-07-29.

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Asia Cup

Tournaments|

| ODI|

* United Arab Emirates 1984
* Sri Lanka 1986
* Bangladesh 1988
* India 1990–91
* United Arab Emirates 1995
* Sri Lanka 1997
* Bangladesh 2000
* Sri Lanka 2004
* Pakistan 2008
* Sri Lanka 2010
* Bangladesh 2012
* Bangladesh 2014
* United Arab Emirates 2018
* Pakistan/Sri Lanka 2023

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T20I|

* Bangladesh 2016
* United Arab Emirates 2022
* India 2025

Squads|

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* 1988
* 1990-91
* 1995
* 1997
* 2000
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* 2008
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* 2022
* 2023

Qualifier|

* 1986
* 2004
* 2008
* 2016
* 2018
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Final|

* 1986
* 1988
* 1990–91
* 1995
* 1997
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2010
* 2012
* 2014
* 2016
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* 2022
* 2023

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