Akbar to lead BD ‘A’ in Asia Cup Rising Stars

November 5, 2025

Sports Reporter :

The Bangladesh Cricket Board announced on Tuesday the 15-member Bangladesh ‘A’ Cricket squad for the upcoming Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Asia Cup Rising Stars, which is scheduled to be held at Doha, the capital city of Qatar from November 14 to November 21. Akbar Ali will lead the 15-member Bangladesh ‘A’ Cricket squad for the upcoming cricket meet. Bangladesh ‘A’ Cricket team will take part in the Hong Kong Sixes, which is scheduled to be held in Hong Kong from November 7 to November 9. Akbar Ali will lead Bangladesh ‘A’ Cricket team in the Hong Kong Sixes.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh’s cricket is passing a busy time as the National Cricket League (NCL) four-day is going underway.

Zawad Abrar, SM Meherob Hasan, leg spinner of Bangladesh under-19 Cricket team Shadhin Islam have been called in the Bangladesh ‘A’ Cricket squad.

A number of eight teams will splitting into two groups will take part in the Asia Cup Rising Stars. Earlier, the name of Asia Cup Rising Stars was Emerging Asia Cup.

Bangladesh ‘A’ Cricket team, Sri Lanka ‘A’ Cricket team, Afghanistan ‘A’ Cricket team, Hong Kong, China are in Group ‘A’, while India ‘A’ Cricket team, Pakistan ‘A’ Cricket team, United Arab Emirates and Oman are in Group-B. The tournament will be held on T20 format. Top two teams from each group will play in the semi-finals. The semi-finals will be held on November 21. The winners of the semi-finals will face each other in the final. The final will take place on November 23.

Bangladesh ‘A’ Cricket team will take on Hong Kong, China in their first match on November 15, Bangladesh ‘A’ Cricket team will face off Afghanistan ‘A’ Cricket team on November 17, Bangladesh ‘A’ Cricket team will meet Sri Lanka ‘A’ Cricket team on November 19.
Bangladesh ‘A’ Cricket squad: Jisan Alam, Habibur Rahman, Zawad Abrar, Ariful Islam, Akbar Ali (Captain), Yasir Ali, Mahidul Islam, Rakibul Hasan, SM Meherob Hasan, Abu Hider, Tofael Ahmed, Shadhin Islam, Ripon Mondol, Abdul Gaffar and Mrittunjoy Chowdhury.