The Men’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup is making a return, featuring eight teams competing from October 18 to 27, 2024, at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground. This year’s edition introduces a T20 format for the first time, with past tournaments being played as 50-over matches. The event has been held five times previously, with Sri Lanka and Pakistan winning twice each, and India once. Pakistan A emerged as the last edition’s champions after defeating India A by 128 runs.

Participating teams and tournament structure

Five teams—India A, Pakistan A, Sri Lanka A, Afghanistan A, and Bangladesh A—secured direct entry, while United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Hong Kong earned their spots through the 2024 ACC Men’s Premier Cup. The eight teams are divided into two groups, with each team playing three matches in the group stage. The top two from each group will advance to the semi-finals, leading to the final showdown on October 27.

Full squads for the Men’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024

Afghanistan A: Shahidullah Kamal, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Qais Ahmad, Karim Janat, Numan Shah (wk), Mohammad Ishaq, Abdul Rahman, Sediqullah Atal (c), Bilal Sami, Nangeyalia Kharote, Allah Ghazanfar, Zubaid Akbari, Wafiullah Tarakhil, Faridoon Dawoodzai

Bangladesh A: Mohammad Naim, Saif Hassan, Jishan Alam, Towhid Hridoy, Akbar Ali (c and wk), Shamim Hossain, Abu Hider Rony, Rakibul Hasan, Aliss Al Islam, Parvez Hossain Emon, Rejaur Rahman Raja, Ripon Mondol, Mahfuzur Rahman Rabby, Maruf Mridha, Wasi Siddiquee

Hong Kong: Babar Hayat, Anas Khan, Martin Coetzee, Zeeshan Ali (wk), Aizaz Khan, Nizakat Khan (c), Ehsan Khan, Yasim Murtaza, Nasrulla Rana, Ayush Shukla, Ateeq Iqbal, Rajab Hussain, Darsh Vora, Anshuman Rath

India A: Tilak Varma (c), Abhishek Sharma (vc), Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Nishant Sindhu, Ramandeep Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Ayush Badoni, Anuj Rawat (wk), Sai Kishore, Hrithik Shokeen, Rahul Chahar, Vaibhav Arora, Anshul Kamboj, Aquib Khan, Rasik Salam.

Oman: Aqib Ilyas (captain), Shakeel Ahmed, Pratik Athavale (wk), Siddharth Bukkapatnam, Khalid Kail, Kaleemullah, Ayaan Khan, Shoaib Khan, Zeeshan Maqsood, Sufyan Mehmood, Hammad Mirza (wk), Kashyap Prajapati, Rafiullah, Muzahir Raza, Jatinder Singh.

Pakistan A: Mohammad Haris (c), Abbas Afridi, Qasim Akram, Ahmed Daniyal, Shahnawaz Dahani, Mohammad Imran, Haseebullah Khan, Yasir Khan, Zaman Khan, Arafat Minhas, Sufiyan Moqim, Mehran Mumtaz, Abdul Samad, Omair Yousuf.

Sri Lanka A: Yashodha Lanka, Ramesh Mendis, Lasith Croospulle, Nipun Ransika, Nuwanidu Fernando (c), Lahiru Udara (wk), Sahan Arachchige, Kavindu Nadeeshan, Pawan Rathnayake, Ahan Wickramasinghe, Nimesh Vimukthi, Dushan Hemantha, Isitha Wijesundera, Eshan Malinga, Dinura Kalupahana

UAE: Basil Hameed (c), Aryansh Sharma, Ansh Tandon, Dhruv Parashar, Mayank Kumar, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Haider Shah, Muhammad Jawadullah, Nilansh Keswani, Omid Rahman, Rahul Chopra, Raja Akifullah, Sanchit Sharma, Tanish Suri and Vishnu Sukumaran.

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Broadcast & Live Streaming Details

Fans won’t find the games televised, but they can catch all the action live on the Fan Code app and website.

Full schedule for Men’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024

Date
Match
Time (IST)
Time (GMT)
Time (Local)

Oct 18, Fri
Bangladesh A vs Hong Kong, 1st Match, Group A
02:30 PM
09:00 AM
01:00 PM

Oct 18, Fri
Sri Lanka A vs Afghanistan A, 2nd Match, Group A
07:00 PM
01:30 PM
05:30 PM

Oct 19, Sat
United Arab Emirates vs Oman, 3rd Match, Group B
02:30 PM
09:00 AM
01:00 PM

Oct 19, Sat
India A vs Pakistan A, 4th Match, Group B
07:00 PM
01:30 PM
05:30 PM

Oct 20, Sun
Sri Lanka A vs Hong Kong, 5th Match, Group A
02:30 PM
09:00 AM
01:00 PM

Oct 20, Sun
Bangladesh A vs Afghanistan A, 6th Match, Group A
07:00 PM
01:30 PM
05:30 PM

Oct 21, Mon
Pakistan A vs Oman, 7th Match, Group B
02:30 PM
09:00 AM
01:00 PM

Oct 21, Mon
India A vs United Arab Emirates, 8th Match, Group B
07:00 PM
01:30 PM
05:30 PM

Oct 22, Tue
Afghanistan A vs Hong Kong, 9th Match, Group A
02:30 PM
09:00 AM
01:00 PM

Oct 22, Tue
Sri Lanka A vs Bangladesh A, 10th Match, Group A
07:00 PM
01:30 PM
05:30 PM

Oct 23, Wed
Pakistan A vs United Arab Emirates, 11th Match, Group B
02:30 PM
09:00 AM
01:00 PM

Oct 23, Wed
India A vs Oman, 12th Match, Group B
07:00 PM
01:30 PM
05:30 PM

Oct 25, Fri
TBC vs TBC, Semi Final 1 (A1 vs B2)
02:30 PM
09:00 AM
01:00 PM

Oct 25, Fri
TBC vs TBC, Semi Final 2 (B1 vs A2)
07:00 PM
01:30 PM
05:30 PM

Oct 27, Sun
TBC vs TBC, Final
07:00 PM
01:30 PM
05:30 PM

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