The Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025, held in Doha, Qatar, will begin with two weeks of high-stakes action on Friday, November 14. The event brings together eight of Asia’s most exciting rising squads in a thrilling T20 format, highlighting future stars, heated rivalries, and major matchups, including the highly anticipated India A vs Pakistan A encounter.

The Asia Cup Rising Stars takes place from November 14 to 23, with thrilling group-stage fights, knockout drama, and a grand final to crown Asia’s greatest up-and-coming squad. All matches will take place at the West End International Cricket Stadium in Doha.

The tournament’s group stage begins with Pakistan A versus Oman (November 14, 12:00 PM), followed by India A vs UAE (November 14, 5:00 PM). Fans are especially looking forward to the blockbuster India A vs Pakistan A match on Sunday, November 16 at 8:00 PM—one of the most anticipated youth cricket matchups in recent years.

Team India will start the event as favourites, with Jitesh Sharma and Vaibhav Suryavanshi, India’s young rising talents in T20 cricket, serving as the centre of attention. Semi-finals will be place on November 21, with the Final scheduled for November 23 at 8:00 PM.

Participating Teams

A showcase of Asian cricket’s next wave, the teams are divided into two competitive groups:

Group A:

Sri Lanka A, Bangladesh A, Afghanistan A, Hong Kong (China)

Group B:

India A, Pakistan A, UAE and Oman

Squads

India A

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), Suyash Sharma. Stand-by players: Gurnoor Singh Brar, Kumar Kushagra, Tanush Kotian, Sameer Rizvi, Shaik Rasheed.

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.

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.

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.

Oman

Hammad Mirza (c), Wasim Ali, Sufyan Yousaf (wicketkeeper), Aryan Bisht, Saishiv Narayan, Zikria Islam, Hassnain Ali Shah, Shafiq Jan, Samay Shrivastava, Muzahir Raza, Mohammed Yousuf, Shuaib Ismail, Jay Odedra, Pruthvi Machhi, Ubaidullah.

Afghanistan A

Darwish Rasooli (c), Sediqullah Atal, Noor Rahman, Mohammad Ishaq (wk), Zubaid Akbari, Imran Mir, Rahmanullah Zadran, Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai, Nangyal Kharoti, Qais Ahmad, AM Ghazanfar, Bilal Sami, Abdullah Ahmadzai, Faridoon Dawoodzai, Farmanullah Safi.

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

Broadcast and live-streaming details

Where can I stream Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 online in India?

Watch the live stream exclusively on SonyLIV (application and website).

Where to watch Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 in India?

Sony Sports Ten 1 SD & HD

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