The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) organised the Rising Stars Asia Cup 2025, which started on November 14 and will be played for the next nine days till November 23. For the very first time, the competition has been played under the tagline of ‘Rising Stars ', which was named the Emerging Teams Asia Cup. Having started in 2013, this marks the event’s seventh edition.

In this season, the five ‘A’ teams from the full-member nations will participate along with three associate members- Oman, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Hong Kong. In Group A, four sides have taken their place- including Pakistan A, India A, UAE, and Oman.

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In Group B of the competition, Afghanistan, Bangladesh A, Sri Lanka A, and Hong Kong have found themselves. In this initial phase of the event, each team will play against the other two sides in its group. This 12-match group stage will end on November 19 before they move to the semifinals on November 21.

Where to watch IND A vs UAE Match 2 of ACC Men's Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025?

The tournament will be broadcast on the Sony Sports Network, and the live stream coverage will be available on the Sony LIV app and the website. It will be available for the following channels- Sony Sports 1, Sony Sports Ten 1 HD, Sony Sports 3 (Hindi), Sony Sports 4 (Telugu), Sony Sports 4 (Tamil), and Sony Sports 5.

India’s squad for the event is captained by Jitesh Sharma, the wicket-keeper batter, while Priyansh Arya and Vaibhav Suryavanshi get the chance to open the batting against the UAE in the opening clash, while Nehal Wadhera and Naman Dhir have been kept in the middle order.

In the bowling department, the selectors went with Harsh Dubey, Yash Thakur, Gurjapneet Singh, and Suyash Sharma in the eleven, while Abhishek Porel and Vijaykumar Vyshak didn’t get a chance for the first game. India’s second clash of the event will be against the arch-rivals, Pakistan, on November 16 at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium in Doha.