The 2025 Asia Cup, a T20 showdown in UAE, blends cutting-edge tech with cricketing fervor as eight teams, including India, Pakistan, and hosts UAE, vie for a $2.2M prize pool. Amid the AI-driven spectacle, Sri Lanka’s Dunith Wellalage faces personal tragedy with his father’s sudden passing, casting a poignant shadow over the tournament’s digital dazzle. From predictive analytics to raw human resilience, this is cricket’s new frontier.