2025 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup
| Dates | 12 – 21 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Asian Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | 50 overs |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and Knockout stage |
| Host | United Arab Emirates |
| Champions | Pakistan (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | India |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Player of the series | Sameer Minhas |
| Most runs | Sameer Minhas (471) |
| Most wickets | Deepesh Devendran (14) |
The 2025 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup is the twelfth edition of the ACC Under-19 Asia Cup, a limited overs cricket tournament featuring eight Under-19 teams.[1] It took place from 12 to 21 December 2025 in the United Arab Emirates.[2]
Matches were held across two venues in Dubai: the ICC Academy Ground and the Sevens Stadium.[3]
The five full members of the Asian Cricket Council — Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka — participated, along with three qualifying teams from the 2025 ACC Men's Under-19 Premier Cup: Malaysia, Nepal, and the UAE.[4]
Bangladesh were the defending champions, having won their second title after defeating India by 59 runs in the final of the 2024 edition.[5]
On the back of a 172-run knock by Sameer Minhas,[6] Pakistan defeated India by a mammoth 191 runs, to claim their second title as the under-19 Asian cricket champions.[7][8]
Teams and qualifications
| Means of qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified |
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| ICC Full Members | N/a | N/a | 5 | Afghanistan |
| Bangladesh | ||||
| India | ||||
| Pakistan | ||||
| Sri Lanka | ||||
| 2025 ACC Men's Under-19 Premier Cup | 1 December 2025 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | Malaysia |
| Nepal | ||||
| United Arab Emirates | ||||
| Total | 8 |
Squads
| Afghanistan[9] | Bangladesh | India[10] | Malaysia |
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| Nepal | Pakistan[11] | Sri Lanka | United Arab Emirates[12] |
Group stage
The ACC released the groups and fixture details on 20 November 2025, with group stage comprising 12 matches scheduled to be played from 12 to 17 December 2025.[13][14]
Group A
- Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4.289 | Advance to the Knockout stage |
| 2 | Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.859 | |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.537 | |
| 4 | Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4.694 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Fixtures
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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 171 (95)
Yug Sharma 2/75 (10 overs) |
Uddish Suri 78* (106)
Deepesh Devendran 2/21 (7 overs) |
- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
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Sameer Minhas 177* (148)
Nagineswaran Sathnakumaran 2/91 (10 overs) |
Muhammad Akram 9 (16)
Ali Raza 3/11 (6 overs) |
- Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.
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Aaron George 85 (88)
Abdul Subhan 3/42 (9.1 overs) |
Huzaifa Ahsan 70 (83)
Deepesh Devendran 3/16 (7 overs) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 49 overs per side due to rain.
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Ayaan Misbah 163 (153)
Muhammad Akram 3/62 (9 overs) |
Muhammad Aalif 54 (55)
Muhammad Bazil Asim 3/28 (6 overs) |
- Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 47 overs per side due to rain.
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Ahmed Hussain 65 (91)
Yug Sharma 3/52 (10 overs) |
Ayaan Misbah 77 (74)
Abdul Subhan 4/31 (7.5 overs) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
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Abhigyan Kundu 209* (125)
Muhammad Akram 5/89 (10 overs) |
Hamzah Panggi 35 (52)
Deepesh Devendran 5/22 (7 overs) |
- Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.
Group B
- Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangladesh | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.214 | Advance to the Knockout stage |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.836 | |
| 3 | Afghanistan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.710 | |
| 4 | Nepal | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.933 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Fixtures
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Faisal Shinozada 103 (94)
Shahriar Ahmed 2/45 (8 overs) |
Zawad Abrar 96 (112)
Khatir Stanikzai 2/46 (6.5 overs) |
- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
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Cibrin Shrestha 18 (43)
Sethmika Seneviratne 5/25 (9.5 overs) |
Dimantha Mahavithana 39 (49)
Dayanand Mandal 1/16 (3 overs) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
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Osman Sadat 52 (87)
Dulnith Sigera 3/33 (4 overs) |
Viran Chamuditha 62 (83)
Nooristani Omarzai 3/52 (10 overs) |
- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
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Abhisekh Tiwari 30 (43)
Md Sobuj 3/27 (7 overs) |
Zawad Abrar 70* (68)
Yuvraj Khatri 1/18 (3.5 overs) |
- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
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Zawad Abrar 49 (36)
Kavija Gamage 4/38 (10 overs) |
Chamika Heenatigala 41 (67)
Shahriar Ahmed 3/27 (10 overs) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
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Dilsad Ali 32 (68)
Zaitullah Shaheen 3/19 (10 overs) |
Uzairullah Niazai 61 (59)
Abhisekh Tiwari 2/21 (4 overs) |
- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | India | 139/2 (18 overs) | |||||||
| B2 | Sri Lanka | 138/8 (20 overs) | |||||||
| A1 | India | 156 (26.2 overs) | |||||||
| A2 | Pakistan | 347/8 (50 overs) | |||||||
| B1 | Bangladesh | 121 (26.3 overs) | |||||||
| A2 | Pakistan | 122/2 (16.3 overs) | |||||||
Semi-finals
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Chamika Heenatigala 42 (38)
Henil Patel 2/31 (4 overs) |
Vihaan Malhotra 61* (45)
Rasith Nimsara 2/31 (4 overs) |
- India won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 20 overs per side due to rain.
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Samiun Basir 33 (37)
Abdul Subhan 4/20 (6 overs) |
Sameer Minhas 69* (57)
Samiun Basir 1/17 (3 overs) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 27 overs per side due to rain.
Final
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Sameer Minhas 172 (113)
Deepesh Devendran 3/83 (10 overs) |
Deepesh Devendran 36 (16)
Ali Raza 4/42 (6.2 overs) |
- India won the toss and elected to field.
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