In this cycle, a total of 14 teams participated in the Asian sub-regional phase and 8 teams were participating in the EAP sub-regional phase. The Asian sub-regional phase was divided into two events of seven teams and the EAP sub-regional phase was divided into two events of four teams. The top two sides of each Asia sub-regional qualifier along with the winners of EAP sub-regional qualifiers advanced to a combined regional final, where they will join
Nepal,
Oman and
Papua New Guinea who received a bye after participating in the
2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. ==Squads==