Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 — Check Full Squads, Groups, and Complete Tournament Schedule
The upcoming Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 will witness the ‘A’ side of top Asian cricketing nations, alongside the top associate teams, battling it out for the coveted trophy. Previously known as the Emerging Asia Cup, the tournament provides a platform for cricketers to impress their country and make a statement with their performances, earning a spot in their respective senior national sides.
Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 Groups
The tournament will be played in the T20 format and feature eight participating teams divided into two groups.
Pakistan and Oman will square off in the curtain-raiser clash on November 14. On the other hand, India and Pakistan have been named in the same group and will lock horns in a high-octane clash on November 16.
Group A – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, and Sri Lanka
Group B – India, Oman, Pakistan, and UAE
Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 Full Schedule
The tournament will see two matches played each day from November 14 to 19, followed by the semi-finals on November 21 and the final on November 23. The first match of each day will start at 12 PM IST, and the second match will start at 5 PM IST.
Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 Complete Fixtures
- November 14: Oman vs Pakistan and India vs United Arab Emirates
- November 15: Bangladesh vs Hong Kong and Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka
- November 16: Oman vs United Arab Emirates and India vs Pakistan
- November 17: Hong Kong vs Sri Lanka; Afghanistan vs Bangladesh
- November 18: Pakistan vs United Arab Emirates; India vs Oman
- November 19: Afghanistan vs Hong Kong; Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka
- November 21: Semi-finals – Group A1 vs Group B2; Group B1 vs Group A2
- November 23: Final
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Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 Full Squads
India A squad
Priyansh Arya, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Nehal Wadhera, Naman Dhir (VC), Suryansh Shedge, Jitesh Sharma (C) (WK), Ramandeep Singh, Harsh Dubey, Ashutosh Sharma, Yash Thakur, Gurjapneet Singh, Vijay Kumar Vyshak, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Abhisek Porel (WK), and Suyash Sharma.
Stand-by Players: Gurnoor Singh Brar, Kumar Kushagra, Tanush Kotian, Sameer Rizvi, Shaik Rasheed.
Pakistan Shaheens squad
Irfan Khan (C), Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, Maaz Sadaqat, Mohammad Faiq, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori, Mohammad Naeem, Mohammad Salman, Mohammad Shahzad, Mubasir Khan, Saad Masood, Shahid Aziz, Sufiyan Moqim, Ubaid Shah, and Yasir Khan
Bangladesh A squad
Akbar Ali (C), Yasir Ali, Jishan Alam, Habibur Rahman, Zawad Abrar, Ariful Islam, Mahidul Islam Bhuiyan, Rakibul Hasan, Meherob Hasan, Abu Hidar Rony, Tofael Ahmed, Shadin Islam, Ripon Mondol, Abdul Gaffar, and Mrittunjoy Chowdhury.
Sri Lanka A squad
Dunith Wellalage (C), Kavindu De Livera, Milan Rathnayaka, Vishen Halambage, Sahan Arachchige, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Nisan Madsuhka (WK), Ahan Wickramasinghe, Traveen Mathew, Lasith Croospulle, Pramod Madushan, Nuwanidu Fernando, Garuka Sanketh, Ramesh Mendis, and Isitha Wijesundara
Afghanistan
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.
Stand-by Players: Wafiullah Tarakhil, Sediqullah Pacha, and Yama Arab
UAE squad
Alishan Sharafu (C), Aayan Khan, Ahmed Tariq, Ethan D’Souza, Haider Shah (WK), Harshit Kaushik, Mayank Kumar, Muhammad Arfan, Muhammad Farazuddin, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Rohid Khan, Sohaib Khan, Yayin Khan, and Zahid Ali.
Oman squad
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, and Udaidullah.
Hong Kong squad
Yasim Murtaza (C), Zeeshan Ali (WK), Nizakat Khan, Nasrulla Rana, Hassan Khan, Anshuman Rath, Babar Hayat, Ehsan Khan, Kalhan Challu, Mohammad Ghazanfar, Aizaz Khan, Ateeq Iqbal, Shiv Mathur, Kinchit Shah, and Mohammad Waheed.
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