The Full Member teams in the region (India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh) will be fielding their “A” squads, and will be joined by the Associate Member teams from United Arab Emirates (UAE), Oman and Hong Kong, China. The teams will be played in two (2) groups, and after the single round-robin group stage format, will see the top two (2) teams from both groups advance to the semifinals. The 2024 edition saw Hong Kong, China register a win over Afghanistan A in the group stage, who became the eventual Champions of the tournament, with a win over Sri Lanka A in the final.

Group A: Afghanistan A, Sri Lanka A, Bangladesh A, Hong Kong-China

Group B: India A, Pakistan A, UAE, Oman

ACC Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 Schedule

United Arab Emirates: Alishan Sharafu (Captain), Aayan Khan, Ahmed Tariq, Ethan D’ Souza, Haider Shah, Harshit Kaushik, Mayank Kumar, Muhammad Arfan, Muhammad Farazuddin, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Rohid Khan, Sohaib Khan, Yayin Khan and Zahid Ali

Oman: Hammad Mirza (Captain), Wasim Ali, Sufyan Yousaf, Aryan Bisht, Saishiv Narayan, Zikria Islam, Hassnain Ali Shah, Shafiq Jan, Samay Shrivastava, Muzahir Raza, Md Yousuf, Jay Odedra, Pruthvi Machhi, Ubaidullah and Shuaib Ismail Al Balushi

Hong Kong, China: Yasim Murtaza (Captain), Babar Hayat, Shiv Mathur, Zeeshan Ali, Ehsan Khan, Kinchit Shah, Nizakat Khan, Kalhan Challu, Md. Waheed, Nasrulla Rana, Md. Ghazanfar, Hassan Khan, Aizaz Khan, Anshuman Rath and Ateeq Iqbal

14th November 2025: Pakistan A vs Oman (Scorecard) ; India A vs UAE (Scorecard)

15th November 2025: Hong Kong, China vs Bangladesh A (Scorecard)

16th November 2025: UAE vs Oman (Scorecard)

17th November 2025: Sri Lanka A vs Hong Kong, China (Scorecard)

18th November 2025: UAE vs Pakistan A (Scorecard) ; India A vs Oman (Scorecard)

19th November 2025: Afghanistan A vs Hong Kong, China (Scorecard)

The teams will play each other in a single round-robin group stage format in the respective groups, following which the top two (2) teams will advance to the semifinals, with the FINAL scheduled to take place on 27th October 2024. Pakistan team are the Defending Champions from the previous edition held in Sri Lanka in July 2023.

2024 ACC Men’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup Schedule

18th – 19th October 2024: Bangladesh vs Hong Kong, China (Scorecard) ; Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan (Scorecard) ; Oman vs UAE (Scorecard) ; India vs Pakistan (Scorecard)

20th – 21st October 2024: Hong Kong, China vs Sri Lanka (Scorecard) ; Afghanistan vs Bangladesh (Scorecard) ; Pakistan vs Oman (Scorecard) ; UAE vs India (Scorecard)

22nd – 23rd October 2024: Afghanistan vs Hong Kong, China (Scorecard) ; Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh (Scorecard) ; Pakistan vs UAE (Scorecard) ; India vs Oman (Scorecard)

25th October 2024: Semifinal#1 (Scorecard) ; Semifinal#2 (Scorecard)

27th October 2024: FINAL (Scorecard)

Group A of the tournament will feature teams from India A, Pakistan A, Nepal and UAE A, while Group B of the tournament will feature teams from Sri Lanka A, Bangladesh A, Afghanistan A and Oman A. All the teams in each of the groups will play each other in a single round-robin group stage format, after-which the top two (2) teams in the groups will advance to the semifinals of the tournament.

2023 ACC Men’s Emerging Nations Asia Cup Schedule

13th July 2023: Afghanistan A vs Oman A (Scorecard) ; Bangladesh A vs Sri Lanka A (Scorecard)

14th July 2023: Pakistan A vs Nepal (Scorecard) ; India A vs UAE A (Scorecard)

15th July 2023: Oman A vs Bangladesh A (Scorecard) ; Sri Lanka A vs Afghanistan A (Scorecard)

17th July 2023: UAE A vs Pakistan A (Scorecard) ; Nepal vs India A (Scorecard)

18th July 2023: Oman A vs Sri Lanka A (Scorecard) ; Afghanistan A vs Bangladesh A (Scorecard)

19th July 2023: Nepal vs UAE A (Scorecard) ; India A vs Pakistan A (Scorecard)

21st July 2023: Semifinal#1 (Scorecard) ; Semifinal#2 (Scorecard)

23rd July 2023: FINAL (Scorecard)

Squads

Sri Lanka A: Dunith Wellalage (Captain), Lasith Croospulle, Avishka Fernando, Minod Bhanuka, Lahiru Udara, Janith Liyanage, Pasindu Sooriyabandara, Sahan Arachchige, Ashen Bandara, Dushan Hemantha, Promod Madushan, Chamika Karunaratne and Matheesha Pathirana

Nepal: Rohit Paudel (Captain), Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh, Dev Khanal, Pawan Sarraf, Kushal Malla, Sundeep Jora, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Surya Tamang, Shyam Dhakal, Bhim Sharki, Pratish GC, Lalit Rajbanshi, Arjun Saud and Kishore Mahato

Oman A: Aqib Ilyas (Captain), Jatinder Singh, Kashyap Prajapati, Ayaan Khan, Shoaib Khan, Suraj Kumar, Jay Odedra, Kaleemullah, Fayyaz Butt, Samay Shrivastav, Wasim Ali, Rafiullah, Abdul Rauf, Shubo Pal, Muhammed Bilal Shah

India A: Yash Dhull (Captain), Sai Sudharsan, Abhishek Sharma, Nikin Jose, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Riyan Parag, Nishant Sindhu, Prabhsimran Singh, Dhruv Jurel, Manav Suthar, Yuvrajsinh Dodiya, Harshit Rana, Akash Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Rajvardhan Hangargekar

Pakistan A: Mohammad Haris (Captain), Omair Yousuf, Amad Butt, Arshad Iqbal, Haseebullah, Kamran Ghulam, Mehran Mumtaz, Mubasir Khan, M Wasim Jnr, Qasim Akram, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Shahnawaz Dahani, Sufiyan Muqeem and Tayyab Tahir

Bangladesh A: Mohammed Saif Hassan (Captain), Parvez Hossain Emon, Tanzid Hasan, Shahadat Hossain, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Zakir Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Mahedi Hasan, Rakibul Hasan, Mrittunjoy Chowdhury Nipun, Tanzim Hasan, Ripon Mondol, Mohammad Musfik Hasan, Akbar Ali and Naim Sheikh

UAE A: Ali Naseer (Captain), Adithya Shetty, Aryansh Sharma, Ansh Tandon, Ashwanth Valthapa, Ethan D’ Souza, Fahad Nawaz, Jash Giyanani, Jonathan Figy, Lovepreet Singh, Matiullah, Mohammad Faraazuddin, Muhammad Jawadullah, Nilansh Keswani and Sanchit Sharma

Afghanistan A: Shahidullah Kamal (Captain), Ikram Alikhil, Ishaq Rahimi, Riaz Hassan, Ihsanullah Jannat, Noor Ali Zadran, Zubaid Akbari, Baheer Shah, Allah Noor Nasiri, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Izharulhaq Naveed, Wafadar Momand, Ibrahim Abdulrahimzai, Salim Safi, Zia Ur Rehman Akbar and Bilal Sami

The top two (2) teams from each team at the conclusion of the group stages will advance to the semifinals of the tournament. Nepal Women replace Thailand A team in the competition, who were originally announced for the event.

2023 ACC Women’s Emerging Nations Asia Cup Schedule

12th June 2023: Sri Lanka A vs UAE (Scorecard) ; Bangladesh A vs Malaysia (Scorecard)

13th June 2023: Pakistan A vs Nepal (Scorecard) ; Hong Kong vs India A (Scorecard)

14th June 2023: Sri Lanka A vs Bangladesh A (Scorecard) ; UAE vs Malaysia (Scorecard)

15th June 2023: Hong Kong vs Pakistan A (Scorecard) ; India A vs Nepal (Scorecard)

16th June 2023: Bangladesh A vs UAE (Scorecard) ; Sri Lanka A vs Malaysia (Scorecard)

17th June 2023: Hong Kong vs Nepal (Scorecard) ; India A vs Pakistan A (Scorecard)

20th June 2023: Semifinal #1 (Scorecard) ; Semifinal #2 (Scorecard)

21st June 2023: FINAL (Scorecard)

Squads

Hong Kong Women: Kary Chan (Captain), Natasha Miles, Alison Siu, Betty Chan, Dorothea Chan, Elysa Hubbard, Emma Lai, Iqra Sahar, Lemon Cheung, Mariko Hill, Marina Lamplough, Maryam Bibi, Ruchitha Venkatesh and Shanzeen Shahzad

Pakistan Women A: Fatima Sana (Captain), Anoosha Nasir, Eyman Fatima, Gull Feroza, Gulrukh, Lubna Behram, Najiha Alvi, Natalia Parvaiz, Sadaf Shamas, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Syeda Aroob Shah, Tuba Hassan, Umm-e-Hani and Yusra Amir

Bangladesh Women A: Lata Mondol (Captain), Sobhana Mostary, Murshida Khatun, Nahida Akter, Fariha Islam, Shanjida Akther, Disha Biswas, Rabeya, Shorna Akter, Rubya Haider, Sultana Khatun, Marufa Akter, Dilara Akter and Shathi Rani

India Women A: Shweta Sehrawat (Captain), Soumya Tiwari, Trisha Gongadi, Muskan Malik, Shreyanka Patil, Kanika Ahuja, Uma Chetry, Mamatha Madiwala, Titas Sadhu, Yashasri S, Kashvee Gautam, Parshavi Chopra, Mannat Kashyap and B Anusha

United Arab Emirates Women: Chaya Mughal (Captain), Esha Oza, Archara Supriya, Avanee Patel, Indhuja Nandakumar, Judit Jose Peter, Kavisha Kumari, Khushi Sharma, Rinitha Rajith, Sanchin Singh, Samaira Dharnidharka, Siya Gokhale, Theertha Satish and Vaishnave Mahesh

Sri Lanka Women A: Sathya Sandeepani (Captain), Vishmi Gunaratne, Umesha Thimashini, Imesha Dulani, Piyumi Wathsala, Sachini Nisansala, Kaushini Nuthyangana, Malsha Shehani, Tharika Sewwandi, Nimesha Madushani, Nilakshana Sandamini, Madushika Meththananda, Rashmi Silva and Dewmi Vihanga

Nepal Women: Rubina Chhetri (Captain), Sita Rana Magar, Indu Barma, Kabita Kunwar, Bindu Rawal, Jyoti Pandey, Samjhana Kumari Khadka, Kajal Shrestha, Kritika Marasani, Saraswati Kumari Chaudhary, Ashmina Karmacharya, Ishwori Bist, Apsari Begam and Kabita Joshi