Asia Cup 2025: Start date, countries and format – everything you need to know | Cricket news

New Delhi: There is a growing buzz around the Asia Cup 2025With fans who flood social media with questions: when is the Asian Cup? What is the calendar? When will the lights be published? Where will the tournament be held? As anticipation is built, excitement around the 17th edition of the continental tournament reaches fever.The Asian 2025 Cup should be held in September, and as the last edition, it will be played in T20 format. The tournament will include a total of eight teams. The five full members of the Asian Cricket Council – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka – have obtained an automatic qualification. They will be joined by Hong Kong, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates, who obtained their places by finishing in the first three of the first male cup of ACC 2024.The defending champions of India will return to protect their crown, having beat Sri Lanka by 10 counters in the final to win their eighth Asian Cup title, the most by any team in the history of the tournament.

What happened in the last Cup in Asia?The Asian 2023 Cup was surrounded by political tensions, India refusing to go to Pakistan. Consequently, India played its matches in Sri Lanka as part of a hybrid accommodation model.In a six -nations tournament which included Nepal, India dominated the super ovens, giving the rivals of Pakistan an overwhelming defeat of 228 points, effectively eliminating them from the competition.The final, held in Colombo, was unilateral while Mohammed Siraj’s ardent spell saw him win six counters, which is full of Sri Lanka for only 50 points. India has hunted the target in no time to lift the trophy in style.Post-Asia Cup, India also refused to go to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, playing all their games in Dubai. In the group phase, they beat the co-animators of Pakistan who did not progress. India then defeated New Zealand in the final to win the title of the Champions Trophy.