The tournament will commence from September 9.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced the squad which will participate in the Asia Cup 2025. The tournament is set to commence on September 9, and will be played in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Bangladesh have been playing a fair amount of T20Is in the recent past, and will be well prepared coming into the tournament. Having said that, every squad declaration has made the norm to throw a few surprises these days. After the shocking exclusion of Shreyas Iyer and Yashasvi Jaiswal from India’s squad, the Bangladesh board decided to walk on the same footsteps.
TBW
188/5
BVB
183/5
AMR
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TBW
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ABF
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GAW
–
SLK
–
TKR
–
NDT
144/3
ODW
142/7
New Delhi Tigers beat Outer Delhi Warriors by 7 wickets
NDS
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EDR
–
WDL
–
PD
–
NDSW
118/5
EDRW
116/4
North Delhi Strikers Women beat East Delhi Riders Women by 2 runs
AUST
88/7
BEL
136/6
Belgium beat Austria by 48 runs
AUST
115/7
BEL
153/2
Belgium beat Austria by 38 runs
AUST
136/3
BEL
131/6
Austria beat Belgium by 7 wickets
AUST
146/0
BEL
142/4
Austria beat Belgium by 10 wickets
ROM
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CZR
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ROM
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CZR
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ROM
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CZR
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ROM
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CZR
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AUST
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BEL
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AUST
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BEL
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ROM
195/4
CZR
170/7
Romania beat Czech Republic by 25 runs
ROM
157/8
CZR
159/6
Czech Republic beat Romania by 4 wickets
KHTC
147/6
VFB
149/4
VFB Fallersleben beat 1.Kieler HTC by 6 wickets
KSV
173/3
SGFD
137/6
KSV Kings beat SG Findorff by 36 runs
SGFD
152/8
VFB
116/8
SG Findorff beat VFB Fallersleben by 36 runs
SGFD
82/10
KSV
87/3
KSV Kings beat SG Findorff by 7 wickets
LAN
249/9
BB
253/5
Birmingham Bears beat Lancashire by 5 wickets
DER
345/10
SURR
388/4
Surrey beat Derbyshire by 43 runs
YOR
354/7
DURH
142/10
Yorkshire beat Durham by 212 runs
WOR
298/5
GLAM
297/7
Worcestershire beat Glamorgan by 5 wickets
NOT
291/10
GLO
343/7
Gloucestershire beat Nottinghamshire by 52 runs
PNG
205/10
DEN
223/8
Denmark beat Papua New Guinea by 18 runs
KWT
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JER
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IRE-W
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ITA-W
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NED-W
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GER-W
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BAN
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IND
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Match Called off
TBC
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TBC
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TBC
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TBC
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ALRS
151/7
TTS
152/3
Thrissur Titans beat Alleppey Ripples by 7 wickets
ARKS
164/9
ATR
165/6
Adani Trivandrum Royals beat Aries Kollam Sailors by 4 wickets
KBTS
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ALRS
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TTS
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CAGS
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HBT
173/2
GBM
172/7
Hubli Tigers beat Gulbarga Mystics by 8 wickets
SML
195/7
MGD
200/5
Mangalore Dragons Won by 5 runs
HBT
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MYW
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BNB
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GBM
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RNC
124/9
YSG
152/8
Yallah Shabab Giants beat Renaissance Challengers by 28 runs
MAT
139/5
MUT
136/5
Majees Titans beat Muscat Thunderers by 5 wickets
ROS
110/5
IAI
104/10
Royal Oman Stallions beat IAS Invincibles by 5 wickets
YSG
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MUT
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RNC
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IAI
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ROS
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MAT
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AUS
193/10
SA
277/10
South Africa beat Australia by 84 runs
IPS
189/9
GCT
211/8
Gold Coast beat Ipswich by 22 runs
TMB
271/5
NSBB
193/8
Toombul beat Northern Suburbs by 78 runs
SSC
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SGR
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WYN
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RLS
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TMB
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VLLY
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SBB
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IPS
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WSS
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UOQ
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IPS
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TMB
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BIP
138/9
WEF
140/2
Welsh Fire won by 8 wickets
NOS
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OVI
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LOS
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SOB
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BIP-W
114/9
WFW-W
150/3
Welsh Fire Women beat Birmingham Phoenix Women by 36 runs
NOS-W
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OIW-W
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LSW-W
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SBW-W
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MR-A
134/9
AS-A
135/4
Adelaide Strikers Academy beat Melbourne Renegades Academy by 6 wickets
NTS
135/10
PSA
139/3
Perth Scorchers Academy beat Northern Territory Strike by 7 wickets
PS
144/9
NEP
143/7
Pakistan Shaheens won by 1 run
CHK
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HHA
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ACOM
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MS-A
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BANA
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AS-A
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NOSK
114/6
KASS
110/10
Noida Super Kings beat Kanpur Superstars by 4 wickets
LUF
182/8
GOLS
183/3
Gorakhpur Lions beat Lucknow Falcons by 7 wickets
KARS
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MEMA
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GOLS
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KASS
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Wicketkeeper-batter Litton Kumer Das will be leading the side for the upcoming tournament. All-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz has not found a place in the squad for the Tigers. Instead, he finds himself amongst the stand-by players. To add to that, left-handed batter Soumya Sarkar has also been named in the stand-by players, along with Tanvir Islam and Hasan Mahmud. But that is not the most shocking part. Former skipper Najmul Shanto was not included in the squad for the tournament. Having played 50 T20Is for Bangladesh, Shanto has scored close to 1000 runs and could have been handy with his experience.
Additionally, wicketkeeper-batter Nurul Hasan and Saif Hasan have been recalled to the side. The latter played for Bangladesh in the Asian Games in 2023. Nurul even featured for the Bangladesh A team recently and has some strong performances. The same squad will also lock horns against the Netherlands in a series starting on August 30. The Tigers will take on the Dutch in three T20Is which are scheduled to be played in the next week. This will act as a stepping stone in their preparation towards the all-important starting September 9.
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Though performances play a huge role, leaving out the senior players from the squad for an important tournament might backfire. Players like Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Najmul Shanto have been the pillars for Bangladesh Cricket for quite some time. And the team will surely miss their services. The Tigers suffered a major blow in the first T20I series play played in 2025. They went down 2-1 to UAE in a three-match series. They won’t UAE in the group stages.
On their next tour to Pakistan, they were whitewashed by The Shaheens, the revenge of which they took recently by beating the Men in Green 2-1 at home. They are scheduled to take on Hong Kong, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan in the group stage. Though their first game is relatively easy, their next two games will pose as a stern test. The top two teams from each group would then qualify for the Super 4s.
Nurul Hasan was always on the verge of getting picked for the tournament, as his performances were speaking for themselves in the domestic circuit. However, his position in the side will not be confirmed, as skipper Litton Das can take up the position behind the stumps. If he decided to vacate the spot, then Nurul Hasan might find a place in the XI. Overall, this squad looks balanced despite the absence of two players who have been important to their chances in the recent past.
Bangladesh Squad For Asia Cup 2025: Litton Kumer Das (Captain), Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Saif Hassan, Tawhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali, Shamim Hossain, Quazi Nurul Hasan Sohan, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Mohammad Saifuddin
Stand-by Players: Soumya Sarkar, Mehidy Hassan Miraz, Tanvir Islam, Hasan Mahmud.
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