Asia Cup Rising Stars 2026 schedule: Pakistan A vs India A on 22 November in Doha, final on 29 November

The Asia Cup Rising Stars 2026 will be played in Doha, Qatar, from 19 to 29 November, and Pakistan A meet India A on Sunday 22 November at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium, according to the schedule released by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) and reported by ProPakistani on Saturday.

Pakistan A are the defending champions: they won the 2025 edition, also played in Qatar. This year the tournament switches from 20 overs to 50 overs a side.

Groups

The top two in each group go through to the semi-finals.

Full schedule

Two group matches are played each day, at West End Park and the University of Doha for Science and Technology ground. The ACC has not yet published start times or broadcast details. Doha is two hours behind Pakistan, so a 10am local start would be noon PKT and a 2pm local start 4pm PKT. We will add the confirmed times and channels here when they are announced.

What it means for Pakistan

Pakistan A play all three group games in five days (20, 22 and 24 November). With two of the four teams in each group going through, wins over the UAE and Nepal would put Pakistan A in a strong position, and the India A game would then decide who tops Group B and meets the Group A runner-up in the semi-finals. The squad has not yet been named by the PCB.

This is the eighth edition of the ACC's emerging-players event, counting the old Emerging Teams Asia Cup, and the second under the Rising Stars name.

More cricket

Follow today's fixtures and Pakistan's senior schedule on our Asia Cup schedule and results page and the Pakistan Test squad for the Sri Lanka series.