Asia Cup Rising Stars
| Administrator | Asian Cricket Council (ACC) |
|---|---|
| Format | Twenty20 |
| First edition | 2025 |
| Tournament format | Round-robin & knockout |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Current champion | Pakistan Shaheens (1st title) |
| Most successful | Pakistan Shaheens (1 title) |
| Most runs | Maaz Sadaqat (258) |
| Most wickets | Ripon Mondol (11) |
| Tournaments |
|---|
Asia Cup Rising Stars is a men's Twenty20 cricket tournament.[1][2] It is created by the Asian Cricket Council to develop talented young cricketers of Asia. The first tournament is being played in Qatar in November 2025.[3]
Results
| Year | Host | No. of teams |
Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Winner | Result | Runner-up | |||
| 2025 Details |
8 | West End Park Cricket Stadium, Doha |
Pakistan A 125 (20 overs) & (7/0) |
Match tied (Pakistan A won by a Super Over) Scorecard |
Bangladesh A 125/9 (20 overs) & (6/2) | |
Teams performance
An overview of the teams' performances in every Asia Cup Rising Stars:
| Legend | Meaning |
|---|---|
C
|
Champion |
RU
|
Runners-up |
SF
|
Semi-finalist |
GS
|
Group stage |
Season Team |
2025 |
|---|---|
| Full Members[a] | |
| Afghanistan A | GS |
| Bangladesh A | RU |
| India A | SF |
| Pakistan A | C |
| Sri Lanka A | SF |
| Associate Members | |
| Hong Kong | GS |
| Oman | GS |
| United Arab Emirates | GS |
Tournament summary
| Team | Appearances | Best result | Statistics | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Latest | Pld | W | L | Tied | N | Win% | |||
| W | L | ||||||||||
| Pakistan A | 1 | 2025 | Champion (2025) |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Bangladesh A | 1 | 2025 | Runners-up (2025) |
5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 60.00 | |
| India A | 1 | 2025 | Semi Final (2025) |
4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Sri Lanka A | 1 | 2025 | Semi Final (2025) |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Afghanistan A | 1 | 2025 | Group Stage (2025) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 | |
| Oman | 1 | 2025 | Group Stage (2025) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 2025 | Group Stage (2025) |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 2025 | Group Stage (2025) |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
Debutant teams
| Year | Teams |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Afghanistan A, Bangladesh A Hong Kong, India A, Oman, Pakistan A, Sri Lanka A, United Arab Emirates |
Broadcasting
| Country(s) | Television broadcaster(s) | Online streaming |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | T Sports | N/a |
| Canada United States |
Willow TV | N/a |
| India[4] | Sony Sports Network | SonyLIV |
| Pakistan | PTV Sports | N/a |
| Sri Lanka | Sony Sports Network TV 1 |
N/a |
See also
- Asia Cup
- Women's Asia Cup
- Under-19 Asia Cup
- Women's Under-19 Asia Cup
- Emerging Teams Asia Cup
- Women's Emerging Teams Asia Cup
Notes
- ^ The "A" teams of the full member teams play in this tournament.
References
- ^ "Qatar to host ACC Rising Stars Asia Cup". The Peninsula. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ^ "Qatar to host Rising Stars Asia Cup T20 tournament from Nov 14-23". Qatar Tribune. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ^ "Who Will Present Trophy This Time? ACC Announce Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025". Cricket.com. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ^ "What Is Rising Stars Asia Cup? Date, India's Schedule, Teams, Live Streaming Details". IceCric News. Retrieved 8 November 2025.