After a cloud of uncertainty hanging over the tournament, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) finally cleared the decks for the 2025 Asia Cup 2025 as the official schedule for the event was unveiled on Saturday.
After the recent geopolitical tensions between Pakistan and India, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had threatened to pull out of the ACC general body meeting that was slated to be held in Dhaka on Wednesday, chaired by ACC president and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Mohsin Naqvi. However, with the BCCI and Sri Lanka Cricket chiefs attending the meeting through video conferencing, the schedule for the September event was finalised.
With only seven months left until the next T20 World Cup iteration to be played in India and Sri Lanka, the continental tournament will return to the T20 format. The previous edition of the Asia Cup was played in the ODI format on the road to the 2023 Cricket World Cup, where India demolished hosts Sri Lanka to lift the title.
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ค! ๐
The ACC Menโs T20I Asia Cup kicks off from 9th to 28th September in the UAE! ๐คฉ
Get ready for thrilling matchups as the top 8 teams in Asia face off for continental glory! ๐#ACCMensAsiaCup2025 #ACC pic.twitter.com/JzvV4wuxna
โ AsianCricketCouncil (@ACCMedia1) July 26, 2025
While the BCCI are the designated host, the tournament will be played in a neutral setting in the United Arab Emirates with eight teams in contention. Besides India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh the competition will comprise Hong Kong, UAE and Oman.
India and Pakistan are slated to clash on September 14. The teams last met in an ODI during the Champions Trophy at the same venue, with India beating Pakistan by six wickets on the back of Virat Kohliโs century. Their last T20 meeting came during the 2024 T20 World Cup in New York with a Rohit Sharma-led Indian side edging their rivals by six runs.
Asia Cup 2025 Groups:
Group A: India, Pakistan, UAE, Oman
Group B: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Hong Kong
Asia Cup 2025 schedule
| Match No | Teams | Date |
| 1. | Afghanistan vs Hong Kong | Sept 9 |
| ย 2. | India vs UAE | Sept 10 |
| 3. | ย Bangladesh vs Hong Kong | Sept 11 |
| 4. | Pakistan vs Oman | Sept 12 |
| 5. | Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka | Sept 13 |
| 6. | India vs Pakistan | Sept 14 |
| 7. | UAE vs Oman | Sept 15 |
| 8. | Sri Lanka vs Hong Kong | Sept 15 |
| 9. | Bangladesh vs Afghanistan | Sept 16 |
| 10. | Pakistan vs UAE | Sept 17 |
| 11. | Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan | Sept 18 |
| 12. | India vs Oman | Sept 19 |
| 13. | B1 vs B2 | Sept 20 |
| 14. | A1 vs A2 | Sept 23 |
| 15. | A2 vs B1 | Sept 24 |
| 16. | A1 vs B2 | Sept 25 |
| 17. | A2 vs B2 | Sept 26 |
| 18. | A1 vs B1 | Sept 27 |
| 19. | Final | Sept 28 |
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