The Men’s Cricket Tournament, Asia Cup 2025, was held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 9 to 28 September 2025.
Key Points:
- It was the 17th edition of the Asia Cup cricket tournament.
- The matches were played in the Twenty20 International (T20I) format.
- The tournament featured eight teams:
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, Oman and Hong Kong. - The tournament was held in the United Arab Emirates, with matches being held in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
Men's Asia Cup 2025 Final:
» The 2025 Asia Cup Final was played between India and Pakistan on 28 September 2025 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai.
This was the first time India and Pakistan faced each other in the Asia Cup final since the competition’s inception in 1984.
In the final, India won the toss and elected to field.
» Pakistan set a target of 146 runs after losing all wickets in 19.1 overs while India scored 150 runs after losing 5 wickets in 19.4 overs.
- Defending champions India defeated Pakistan by five wickets in the final of the Asia Cup 2025 to win their 9th title.
Men’s Asia Cup 2025 Award Winners:
- Player of the Match (Final): Tilak Varma
- Gamechanger of the Match (Final): Shivam Dube
- Player of the Tournament: Abhishek Sharma
- Most Valuable Player of the Tournament: Kuldeep Yadav
- Most runs: Abhishek Sharma (314 Runs)
- Most wickets: Kuldeep Yadav (17 Wickets)
- Most sixes: Abhishek Sharma (19 Sixes)
Before this, India had won a total of eight Asia Cup finals.
- 1984 – ODI format, 1st title
- 1988 – ODI format, 2nd title
- 1990/91 – ODI format, 3rd title
- 1995 – ODI format, 4th title
- 2010 – ODI format, 5th title
- 2016 – T20I format, 6th title
- 2018 – ODI format, 7th title
- 2023 – ODI format, 8th title
About Asia Cup Cricket:
» The Men’s Asia Cup is the biennial cricket tournament organized by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC).
- The Asian Cricket Council was established in 1983 to promote and develop the game of cricket in Asia.
- Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka are the five full members of the Asian Cricket Council.
Source: ACC