What are the chances of India winning the Asia Cup 2025?

The Asia Cup 2025 is all set to take place next month in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The tournament will begin on 9th September and the final is scheduled to take place on 28th September, with the event to be played in the T20I format. 

A total of eight teams will be taking part in the Asia Cup 2025 this time around. Four teams have been divided into two groups each. The top two teams from each group will advance into the super four stage, where they will play three games each, and the top two teams will then play the final. 

Groups of the Asia Cup 2025 

Group A: India, Pakistan, UAE, Oman 

Group B: Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Hong Kong 

India's schedule for the Asia Cup 2025 

Coming to the Indian Cricket Team, they will begin their campaign against the UAE on 10th September. Following that, there will be an India vs Pakistan clash on 14th September. Their last clash will be against Oman on 19th September 

India vs UAE - 10th September

India vs Pakistan - 14th September 

India vs Oman - 19th September 

If they reach the super four stage, then they will be playing three games. 

Super Four Schedule

Sep 20: B1 vs B2 

Sep 21: A1 vs A2

Sep 23: A2 svs B1 

Sep 24: A1 vs B2 

Sep 25: A2 vs B2 

Sep 26: A1 vs B1  

Final: 28th September 

What are the chances of India winning the Asia Cup 2025? 

Since the tournament is in T20I format, India will be captained by Suryakumar Yadav in the Asia Cup 2025. This means that it will be a young indian team that will be playing there. The youngsters, after the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, have done extremely well in the format, scoring truckloads of runs. 

The likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhishek Sharma, Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma and others have been magnificent. Their combination, along with experienced guys in Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, and Shreyas Iyer, will make India a great force to reckon with. 

The fearless brand of cricket that India has played makes them a strong force in the tournament. They have won the last two ICC events, which speaks about the kind of impact they have made in T20Is. Also, the fact that other participants in the Asia Cup 2025 are struggling makes them favourites. 

The likes of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have been struggling in the format. While the other being the associate countries have less chance to win the tournament. Hence, considering all the things, India have a great chance to win the Asia Cup 2025.

Also Read: Download Full Asia Cup 2025 Schedule PDF - Fixtures, Dates, Teams & Venues