Let’s take a look at the Best 11 for the Asia Cup 2025.
The 17th edition of the Asia Cup 2025 concluded yesterday, Sunday, September 28, 2025. The final and decisive match of the tournament was played between India and Pakistan at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
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The Indian team continued its excellent form in the tournament, defeating Pakistan by 5 wickets in a thrilling match. In the 17th year of the Asia Cup 2025, we witnessed many interesting and exciting matches. Meanwhile, many players also showcased their skills brilliantly. Let’s take a look at the Best 11 for this Asia Cup, composed of those selected players.
Asia Cup 2025 Best Team: All Top Performers Included
Top Order: Abhishek Sharma, Pathum Nissanka, and Sahibzada Farhan
Indian opener Abhishek Sharma added a spark to this Asia Cup with his batting. He amassed a mammoth total of 314 runs in just seven innings. This incredible batting performance earned him the Player of the Tournament award and helped India reach the final.
The second opening batsman on this list is a crucial cog in Sri Lanka’s batting lineup. Yes, Sri Lanka’s star batsman Pathum Nissanka, who led the tournament to a torrent of runs, becoming the tournament’s second-highest scorer (261).
Pakistani batsman Sahibzada Farhan will come in third. Farhan scored 217 runs in seven innings, including two crucial half-centuries. He maintained his composure in every match of the tournament and provided stability to the Pakistani batting.
Middle-order batsmen: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Verma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), and Mohammad Nabi.
Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav captains this best 11. Although he scored only 72 runs batting for India in the entire tournament, his excellent captaincy helped India win the title. Under his leadership, India won all three high-pressure matches against Pakistan.
Young player Tilak Varma was the biggest rising star of the tournament. His match-winning unbeaten 69 in the final against Pakistan was the highlight of his career, helping India win the trophy. Throughout the tournament, he scored 213 runs in six innings, demonstrating maturity beyond his years.
Sanju Samson has been included in the wicketkeeper-batsman squad. He scored 132 runs for India with the bat, but his agility behind the stumps was equally important. Samson’s ability to adapt to his new batting role showcased his remarkable talent, and his partnerships in the middle overs provided India with much-needed batting depth.
Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi, the most experienced player in the tournament, has also been included in the squad. Although Afghanistan was eliminated from the tournament in the group stage, Nabi scored 107 runs for his team in just three innings, including a brilliant over in which he hit five sixes off Sri Lanka’s Dunith Wellalage.
Bowlers: Shaheen Afridi, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Mustafizur Rahman, Junaid Siddiqui (12th man)
The Best 11 bowling order includes bowlers who have dismantled the opposition with their skills. Taking all this into account, Pakistan’s main bowler, Shaheen Afridi, is at number seven.
Afridi led his group from the front, taking 10 wickets in the tournament. His aggressive bowling in the Super Four stage was crucial in Pakistan’s run to the final. Afridi’s ability to swing the new ball and take early wickets made him one of the best fast bowlers in the tournament.
At number eight and nine are India’s spin duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakravarthy, who made it difficult for their opponents to score runs in the middle overs. Varun slowed down the batsmen’s scoring rate, while Kuldeep maintained the pressure, taking the highest wicket-taker in the tournament with 17.
Continuing, Bangladesh’s Mustafizur Rahman completed the best 11 bowlers with nine wickets. His clever slower deliveries and experience in crucial situations stumped opponents. The left-arm pacer’s consistency provided Bangladesh with some much-needed breakthroughs and stability in their bowling attack.
The 12th man spot goes to Junaid Siddiqui of the UAE, who was one of the biggest surprise packages of the tournament. The fast bowler took nine wickets in just three matches and impressed everyone with his accuracy and control against top-level opponents. His performance is a reminder of the talent emerging from Associate nations.
