The Men's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024 season, organised by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), is only a few days away, starting from October 18 (Friday). The tournament will be hosted by Oman for the first time in the history of its five editions. Traditionally played in the 50-over format since its inception, the tournament will make its debut in the 20-over format this year. Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024 will feature eight teams, split across two groups.


The teams are split into two groups, with the top two from each group advancing to the semifinals on October 25. The tournament will conclude with the final on October 27, where the winner of this inaugural T20 edition will be crowned.


Team India, led by Tilak Varma, will start their campaign off against the defending champions Pakistan.


Here’s more info about the groups, teams, squads, matches and timings of the Men's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024:


Men’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024 Groups


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


Group B: India A, Pakistan A, UAE, Oman


Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024 Matche, Venue & Timings (in IST)


October 18, 2024:


- Bangladesh A vs Hong Kong, Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Muscat – 1:00 PM IST
- Afghanistan A vs Sri Lanka A, Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Muscat – 5:30 PM IST


October 19, 2024:


- Oman vs UAE, Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Muscat – 1:00 PM IST
- India A vs Pakistan A, Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Muscat – 5:30 PM IST


October 20, 2024:


- Hong Kong vs Sri Lanka A, Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Muscat – 1:00 PM IST
- Afghanistan A vs Bangladesh A, Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Muscat – 5:30 PM IST


October 21, 2024:


- Oman vs Pakistan A, Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Muscat – 1:00 PM IST
- India A vs UAE, Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Muscat – 5:30 PM IST


October 22, 2024:


- Afghanistan A vs Hong Kong, Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Muscat – 1:00 PM IST
- Bangladesh A vs Sri Lanka A, Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Muscat – 5:30 PM IST


October 23, 2024:


- Pakistan A vs UAE, Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Muscat – 1:00 PM IST
- Oman vs India A, Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Muscat – 5:30 PM IST


October 25, 2024:


- Semifinal 1 at the Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Muscat – 1:00 PM IST
- Semifinal 2 at the Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Muscat – 5:30 PM IST


October 27, 2024:


- Final at the Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Muscat – 5:30 PM IST


Emerging Asia Cup 2024 Squads


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


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.


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


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


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


The squads for Bangladesh A, UAE, and Oman are yet to be announced


Where to watch the live streaming of the ACC Men’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024 matches in India?


Fans can catch the live streaming of the Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024 matches on the FanCode app and website.