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A couple of months after the explosive Asia Cup 2025 tournament arch-rivals India and Pakistan will be back in action with ACC Asia Cup Rising Star 2025 event. The tournament which will feature ‘A’ teams from India Pakistan Sri Lanka Afghanistan and Bangladesh apart from full-strength teams of Oman UAE and Hong Kong. The two-week tournament will take place in Doha from Friday (November 15) with arch-rivals India A vs Pakistan A to face off on Sunday (November 16. The tournament brings together eight of Asia’s most exciting emerging squads in a gripping T20 format—spotlighting future stars fierce rivalries and marquee matchups including the much-anticipated India A vs Pakistan A clash. The Asia Cup Rising Stars unfolds from November 14 to 23 featuring gripping group-stage battles knockout drama and a grand showdown to crown Asia’s top up-and-coming team. All matches will be played at West End International Cricket Stadium in Doha. The tournament’s group phase opens with Pakistan A vs Oman (November 14 12 PM) followed by India A vs UAE (November 14 5 PM). Fans are especially excited for the blockbuster India A vs Pakistan A match slated for Sunday November 16 at 8 PM — one of the most anticipated youth cricket showdowns in recent years. Team India will enter tournament as favourites and cynosure of all eyes will be the young rising stars of India’s T20 cricket Jitesh Sharma and Vaibhav Suryavanshi. Semi-finals will be held on November 21; the Final is set for November 23 at 8 PM.   India A have announced a formidable squad for the upcoming #DPWorldAsiaCupRisingStars2025. Can Jitesh Sharma guide his team to a winning campaign? #ACC pic.twitter.com/EE9Y4qCdyG — AsianCricketCouncil (@ACCMedia1) November 4 2025 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 Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 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 (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 2025 Schedule Date Time Match 14-Nov 12 PM Pakistan A vs Oman 14-Nov 5 PM India A vs UAE 15-Nov 12 PM Bangladesh A vs Hong Kong China 15-Nov 5 PM Sri Lanka A vs Afghanistan A 16-Nov 3 PM UAE vs Oman 16-Nov 8 PM India A vs Pakistan A 17-Nov 3 PM Sri Lanka A vs Hong Kong China 17-Nov 8 PM Bangladesh A vs Afghanistan A 18-Nov 3 PM Pakistan A vs UAE 18-Nov 8 PM India A vs Oman 19-Nov 3:30 PM Afghanistan A vs Hong Kong China 19-Nov 8 PM Sri Lanka A vs Bangladesh A 21-Nov 3:30 PM Semi-final 1 (Group A 1st vs Group B 2nd) 21-Nov 8 PM Semi-final 2 (Group B 1st vs Group A 2nd) 23-Nov 8 PM Final How can I stream Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 online in India? Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 will be available for live streaming exclusively on SonyLIV website and app. How can I watch Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 LIVE on TV in India? Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 will be available LIVE on Sony Sports Ten 1 SD & HD in India.