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The Asia Cup Rising Stars, the revamped version of the Asia Cup Emerging Teams, begins Friday, November 14 with eight teams participating in the tournament. Some of the best young talent in the world will be in action with Vaibhav Suryavanshi set to be the biggest star attraction in the tournament.
Afghanistan won the last edition of the tournament but with a strong Indian squad named, the Afghans will have a tough time trying to retain their crown.
Ahead of the Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025, here is all you need to know about the tournament featuring the top talent of the continent.
Asia Cup Rising Stars rebranding
The Emerging Teams Asia Cup has been rebranded into Asia Cup Rising Stars. The five Test nations of Asia — India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan — will participate with their A teams while Associate nations — Hong Kong, Oman, United Arab Emirates (UAE) — can bring in their international sides.
This has been done to ensure better competition and give the associate teams more opportunities.
Asia Cup Rising Stars format
Eight teams have been divided into two groups of four sides each. Every team plays the other three teams in their group once and the best two sides qualify for the semifinal.
The winner of the two groups play the runners-up of the other group in the semifinal. The winners in the semifinals then collide in the final for the trophy.
The tournament will be a T20 event.
Asia Cup Rising Stars groups
Group B: India A, Pakistan A, UAE, Oman
Group A: Bangladesh A, Afghanistan A, Sri Lanka A, Hong Kong
Asia Cup Rising Stars venue
All matches of the Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 will take place at the West End International Cricket Stadium in Doha, Qatar.
Asia Cup Rising Stars full schedule with IST timings
Friday, November 14: Pakistan A vs Oman at 12:00 PM IST
Friday, November 14: India A vs UAE at 5:00 PM IST
Saturday, November 15: Bangladesh A vs Hong Kong at 12:00 PM IST
Saturday, November 15: Afghanistan A vs Sri Lanka A at 5:00 PM IST
Sunday, November 16: Oman vs UAE at 3:00 PM IST
Sunday, November 16: India A vs Pakistan A at 8:00 PM IST
Monday, November 17: Hong Kong vs Sri Lanka A at 3:00 PM IST
Monday, November 17: Afghanistan A vs Bangladesh A at 8:00 PM IST
Tuesday, November 18: Pakistan A vs UAE at 3:00 PM IST
Tuesday, November 18: India A vs Oman at 8:00 PM IST
Wednesday, November 19: Afghanistan A vs Hong Kong at 3:00 PM IST
Wednesday, November 19: Bangladesh A vs Sri Lanka A at 8:00 PM IST
Friday, November 21: Semi-final 1 (Group A 1st vs Group B 2nd) at 3:30 PM IST
Friday, November 21: Semi-final 2 (Group B 1st vs Group A 2nd) at 8:00 PM IST
Sunday, November 23: Final at 8:00 PM IST
Asia Cup Rising Stars all 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
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View AllHong 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 (wk), 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
Asia Cup Rising Stars live streaming
Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 will be streamed live on SonyLIV app and application in India.
Asia Cup Rising Stars telecast details
Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 will be broadcast live on Sony Sports Network channels in India.