2025 Asia Cup Rising Stars
Cricket tournament
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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 three qualifiers from the 2024 ACC Men's Premier Cup.[2] The tournament was organised by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC).[3]
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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) |
Teams
Squads
Afghanistan also named Yama Arab, Sediqullah Pacha and Wafiullah Tarakhil as reserve players.[14]
Preparations
Afghanistan in Qatar
The Afghan squad played a 3-match series against Qatar, the last of which had official T20I status.[15]
Hong Kong in Qatar
| 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
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
Group stage
The fixtures were announced by ACC on 31 October 2025.[16]
Group A
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Bangladesh A |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2.323 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
| 2 |  Sri Lanka A |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.970 | |
| 3 |  Afghanistan A |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −0.321 | |
| 4 |  Hong Kong |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −2.947 |
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
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Pakistan Shaheens |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4.560 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
| 2 |  India A |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.979 | |
| 3 |  Oman |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1.020 | |
| 4 |  United Arab Emirates |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −5.283 |
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
Bracket
| 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
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
| Country or region | Television broadcaster | Online streaming |
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| Bangladesh |
T Sports | |
 Canada United States |
Willow | |
| India[17] |
Sony Sports Network | SonyLIV |
| Pakistan |
PTV Sports | |
| Sri Lanka |
Sony Sports Network TV 1 |