2025 Asia Cup Rising Stars
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| Dates | 14 – 23 November 2025 |
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| Administrator | Asian Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Twenty20, Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Group round-robin and knockout |
| Host |  Qatar |
| Champions |  Pakistan Shaheens |
| Runners-up |  Bangladesh A |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Player of the series | Maaz Sadaqat |
| Most runs | Maaz Sadaqat (258) |
| Most wickets | Ripon Mondol (11) |
The 2025 Asia Cup Rising Stars (also known as DP World Asia Cup Rising Stars for sponsorship reasons) was the inaugural edition of the Asia Cup Rising Stars that was played in November 2025 in Qatar.[1] Eight teams competed in the tournament, including 'A' teams, i.e. the reserve squads from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh, as well as 3 qualifiers from the 2024 ACC Men's Premier Cup.[2] The tournament was organised by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC).[3]
Teams
[edit]The participating teams were placed in the following groups.[4][5]
| Group A | Group B |
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Squads
[edit]Afghanistan also named Yama Arab, Sediqullah Pacha and Wafiullah Tarakhil as reserve players.[14]
Preparations
[edit]Afghanistan in Qatar
[edit]The Afghan squad played a 3-match series against Qatar, the last of which had official T20I status.[15]
Hong Kong in Qatar
[edit]| Hong Kong men's cricket team in Qatar in 2025–26 | |||
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| Qatar | Hong Kong | ||
| Dates | 12 November 2025 – 13 November 2025 | ||
| Captains | Mirza Mohammed Baig | Yasim Murtaza | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | 2-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs | Mohammad Ahnaff (48) | Shiv Mathur (37) | |
| Most wickets |
Saqlain Arshad (4) Muhammad Asim (4) | Ateeq Iqbal (4) | |
| Player of the series | Muhammad Asim (Qat) | ||
Hong Kong played two T20Is against Qatar before the tournament.[8][15]
T20I series
[edit]1st T20I
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Imal Liyanage 28 (23)
Ateeq Iqbal 3/8 (2.3 overs) |
Yasim Murtaza 20 (21)
Mirza Mohammed Baig 3/8 (3 overs) |
- Qatar won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mokbul Ahammed (Qat) made his T20I debut.
2nd T20I
[edit]Group stage
[edit]The fixtures were announced by ACC on 31 October 2025.[16]
Group A
[edit]Points table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Bangladesh A
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2.323 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
| 2 |  Sri Lanka A
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.970 | |
| 3 |  Afghanistan A
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −0.321 | |
| 4 |  Hong Kong
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −2.947 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Fixtures
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- Bangladesh A won the toss and elected to field.
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- Sri Lanka A won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Bangladesh A won the toss and elected to field.
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- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
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- Bangladesh A won the toss and elected to field.
Group B
[edit]Points table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Pakistan Shaheens
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4.560 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
| 2 |  India A
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.979 | |
| 3 |  Oman
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1.020 | |
| 4 |  United Arab Emirates
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −5.283 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Fixtures
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Zikria Islam 57 (28)
Ubaid Shah 3/29 (3 overs) |
- Oman won the toss and elected to field.
- Shafiq Jan, Narayan Saishiv and Sufyan Yousaf (Oma) all made their T20 debuts.
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Sohaib Khan 63 (41)
Gurjapneet Singh 3/18 (4 overs) |
- India A won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sohaib Khan and Ahmed Tariq (UAE) both made their T20 debuts.
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Narayan Saishiv 31 (31)
Muhammad Rohid 3/31 (4 overs) |
- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
- Shafiq Jan, Narayan Saishiv, Sufyan Yousaf (Oma), Sohaib Khan and Yayin Kiran Rai (UAE) all made their T20I debuts.
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- Pakistan Shaheens won the toss and elected to field.
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
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- India A won the toss and elected to field.
Knockout stage
[edit]Bracket
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | Bangladesh A
| 194/6 (20 overs) & 1/1 | |||||||
| B2 | India A
| 194/6 (20 overs) & 0/2 | |||||||
| B1 | Pakistan Shaheens
| 125 (20 overs) & 7/0 | |||||||
| A1 | Bangladesh A
| 125/9 (20 overs) & 6/2 | |||||||
| B1 | Pakistan Shaheens
| 153/9 (20 overs) | |||||||
| A2 | Sri Lanka A
| 148/9 (20 overs) | |||||||
Semi-finals
[edit]1st semi-final
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- India A won the toss and elected to field.
- Super Over: India A 0/2, Bangladesh A 1/1.
2nd semi-final
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- Sri Lanka A won the toss and elected to field.
Final
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- Bangladesh A won the toss and elected to field.
- Super Over: Bangladesh A 6/2, Pakistan Shaheens 7/0.
Broadcasting
[edit]| Country or region | Television broadcaster | Online streaming |
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| Bangladesh
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T Sports | |
 Canada United States
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Willow | |
| India[17]
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Sony Sports Network | SonyLIV |
| Pakistan
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PTV Sports | |
| Sri Lanka
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Sony Sports Network TV 1 |
References
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- ^ "Pakistan, India placed in same group for rebranded Asia Cup Rising Stars Championship". Geo Super. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ^ "ACB Name Squad for the Rising Stars Asia Cup 2025". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ^ "Akbar Ali to lead Bangladesh A for Asia Cup Rising Stars". Daily Observer. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Hong Kong, China squad ready for ACC Asia Cup Raising Stars challenge after impressive performance at HK Sixes 2025". Cricket Hong Kong, China. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ "India's squad for Rising Star Asia Cup announced". BCCI. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ^ "Hammad Mirza to lead Oman at Rising Stars Asia Cup in Doha". Times of Oman. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ^ "Pakistan Shaheens ready to face Oman in Men's Rising Stars Asia Cup opener on Friday". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
- ^ "Wellalage to lead Sri Lanka A in Rising Stars T20 Asia Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ^ "Alishan Sharafu named captain of UAE's ACC Rising Stars Asia 2025 squad". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ^ "Rasooli to lead defending champions Afghanistan A in Rising Stars Asia Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Afghanistan A and Hong Kong, China to tour Qatar for T20/T20I series in November". Czarsportz. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ^ @ACCMedia1 (31 October 2025). "The stage is set, the stars are ready 🤩" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "What Is Rising Stars Asia Cup? Date, India's Schedule, Teams, Live Streaming Details". IceCric News. Retrieved 8 November 2025.