Asia Cup

The first edition of the Rothmans Asia Cup was held in 1984[3][4][5][6] in Sharjah, UAE, the location of the headquarters of the newly formed Asian Cricket Council. The tournament was a round-robin tournament among India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. The first match was between Pakistan and the new ICC member Sri Lanka. India won this tournament with two victories, Sri Lanka were the runners up in the tournament with a single victory over Pakistan, while Pakistan went home without winning either of its two games.[5][6][7]

Sri Lanka was the host for the second edition in 1986. India pulled out of the tournament due to soured cricketing relations with Sri Lanka after a controversial series in Sri Lanka the previous year.[8] Bangladesh was included for the first time. Sri Lanka won the tournament beating Pakistan in the final.

The third edition, in 1988, was held in Bangladesh, the first time a multi-national cricket tournament was held there. In the final, India beat Sri Lanka by 6 wickets to win their second Asia Cup.

The fourth edition of the tournament was held in India in 1990–91. Pakistan had pulled out of the tournament due to strained political relations with India. India retained the Asia Cup defeating Sri Lanka in the final.

In 1993, the tournament was cancelled due to strained political relations between India and Pakistan.

The fifth edition, in 1995, took the series back to Sharjah, UAE after 11 years. India and Sri Lanka made it to the final by virtue of better run rate than Pakistan as all three teams had equal points after the preliminary round. For the third successive time, India defeated Sri Lanka in the final.

The sixth edition was held in Sri Lanka in 1997. Sri Lanka beat India in the final by 8 wickets to win its second Asia Cup.

The 7th edition took place in Bangladesh for the second time in 2000. Pakistan and Sri Lanka made it to the final while India only won one match against Bangladesh and surprisingly did not qualify for the final for the very first time. In the final, Pakistan beat Sri Lanka to win the Asia Cup for the very first time. Yousuf Youhana was the player of the Tournament.

The 8th edition took place in Sri Lanka in 2004. There was a change in the tournament format as UAE and Hong Kong were also included for the first time and the tournament was now divided into three stages – the Group Stage, Super Fours and the final. The group stage was divided into two groups of 3 teams, each playing each other once. The top two teams from each group qualified for the Super Four stage where they played each other again once. The top two teams in the Super Four stage then qualified for the final. Hosts Sri Lanka, India and UAE were placed in Group A while the then defending champions Pakistan, Bangladesh and Hong Kong were placed in Group B. UAE and Hong Kong were knocked out in the group stage. Bangladesh had the distinction of reaching the second stage in a major tournament for the first time, but played poorly in the Super Fours and got eliminated. India and Sri Lanka topped the Super Four stage and reached the final. In the final, Sri Lanka defeated India by 25 runs to win the Asia Cup. Sanath Jayasuriya was the player of the Tournament.

The ninth edition of the Asia Cup was held in Pakistan. Once again, the 2004 format was retained. The tournament started on 24 June 2008 and the Final was held on 6 July 2008.[9] Sri Lanka topped Group A and qualified for the second phase along with Bangladesh. In Group B, India came out on top and entered the Super Fours along with Pakistan in second place. Sri Lanka and India topped the Super Four stage and entered the final. Sri Lanka beat India in the final comfortably winning their fourth Asia Cup. Sanath Jayasuriya scored a quick 125 off 114 balls to rescue Sri Lanka from 66/4 earlier on when the top order collapsed. Sri Lanka's new mystery spinner, Ajantha Mendis, took 6/13 bowling Sri Lanka to a 100 run victory. He also was adjudged as the Player of the Tournament.

The tenth edition was held in Sri Lanka, between 15 and 24 June 2010 hosting the Asia Cup for the fourth time. It only featured the four Test playing Asian nations, and seven matches were played in all (including the final). Sri Lanka and India topped the group stages and entered the final. In the final, India beat Sri Lanka comfortably to become champions for the fifth time, winning the tournament for first time in 15 years.[10] Shahid Afridi was the Player of the Tournament.

The eleventh edition of the Asia Cup was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 11 to 22 March 2012. Pakistan and Bangladesh qualified to play in the final of the eleventh edition, Bangladesh had beaten India and Sri Lanka to book their place in the final for the first time in the history of the tournament. Pakistan beat Bangladesh after a thrilling final over, winning their second Asia Cup.[11] Shakib Al Hasan was adjudged the Player of the Tournament. Sachin Tendulkar scored his 100th international century in this tournament.

The twelfth edition was held in Dhaka and Fatullah, Bangladesh from 25 February to 8 March 2014. The tournament consisted of five teams with Afghanistan in it for the first time since its inception in 1984. Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets in the final to win the Asia Cup for the fifth time. Lahiru Thirimanne was adjudged the Player of the Tournament scoring 279 runs.

After the Asian Cricket Council was downsized by the ICC in 2015, it was announced that Asia Cup tournaments would be played on rotation basis in ODI and T20I format.[12][13][14] As a result, 2016 events was the first tournament in T20I format and was played between five teams just ahead of 2016 ICC World Twenty20. The 2016 edition of the Asia Cup tournament was held in Bangladesh for the third consecutive time from 24 February to 6 March. The final was held on 6 March 2016. India won the final by beating Bangladesh by 8 wickets in the final held at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium situated in Mirpur locality, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is for the sixth time that India won the Asia cup title in 2016. Shikhar Dhawan of India was the man of the match for his 60 runs. Sabbir Rahman of Bangladesh was the player of the series.

India won all of its matches played in Asia Cup 2016 beating Bangladesh 2 times, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and UAE.

On 29 October 2015, following the Asian Cricket Council meeting in Singapore, BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur stated that the 2018 edition of the tournament would be held in India. It will follow the ODI format.[15] However, in April 2018, the tournament was moved to the United Arab Emirates, due to political tensions between India and Pakistan.[16]

India were the defending champions,[17] and retained their title, after beating Bangladesh by three wickets in the final.[18] India did not suffer a single defeat in the tournament, with 2 wins each against Pakistan & Bangladesh, a solitary win against Hong Kong, and a tie with Afghanistan.

Shikhar Dhawan was the top run getter with 342 runs in 5 matches, was awarded Man of the Series.

Afghanistan was the only team in the tournament who remained unbeaten against eventual winners India.

United Arab Emirates hosted the tournament and Sri Lanka won the Asia Cup beating Pakistan by 23 runs in the final. Sri Lanka reached the final as the only unbeaten team in the Super-Four stage winning against Afghanistan, India, and Pakistan.

Bhanuka Rajapaksa was awarded Man of the Match for his unbeaten 71 off 45 balls, and Wanindu Hasaranga was second highest wicket-taker with 9 wickets in 6 matches, scored 66 runs in 5 innings and was named Player of the Series.

Pakistan had an average start in the Asia Cup with a defeat against India in the group stage, beating India & Afghanistan in a close encounter in Super 4, ending with 2 back-to-back defeats against Sri Lanka.

India started the tournament as hot favourites defeating Pakistan; however, they could not win against them and Sri Lanka in the super 4 and got knocked out of the tournament.

Afghanistan was the only team in the tournament to defeat the eventual winners Sri Lanka.

Pakistan was awarded to host the tournament. However, Indian cricket team was reluctant to visit Pakistan to participate in the tournament. So, after a lot of deliberation, India agreed to play in a hybrid model where India will play all their matches in another country and few other matches will be hosted in Pakistan. Thus, it was the first Asia Cup to be co-hosted by multiple countries; four matches were played in Pakistan, and the remaining nine matches were played in Sri Lanka.[19] The five full members of the Asian Cricket Council were joined by Nepal, who made their ACC Asia Cup debut having qualified for the first time in qualifying the 2023 ACC Men's Premier Cup. India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka. and Afghanistan qualified to play in the tournament. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka qualified to play the Super fours stage.

India and Sri Lanka, both got qualified for finals after two victories by each. The finals occurred in Sri Lanka. In a quick match, defending champions Sri Lanka lost to India by 10 wickets and got only 50 runs, giving target of 51 runs to the winning Indian team. It was 8th time win for India. Kuldeep Yadav was the Player of the Tournament due to his skilled bowling in the series.

The table below provides an overview of the performances of teams over past Asia Cup ODI and T20I tournaments.

Team	Appearances			Best result
	Total	First	Latest
India	15	1984	2023	Champions (1984, 1988, 1990–91, 1995, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2023)
Sri Lanka	16	1984	2023	Champions (1986, 1997, 2004, 2008, 2014, 2022)
Pakistan	15	1984	2023	Champions (2000, 2012)
Bangladesh	15	1986	2023	Runners-up (2012, 2016, 2018)
Afghanistan	4	2014	2023	Super Four (2018, 2022)
Hong Kong	4	2004	2022	Group stage (2004, 2008, 2018, 2022)
United Arab Emirates	3	2004	2016	Group stage (2004, 2008, 2016)
Nepal	1	2023	2023	Group stage (2023)

The table below provides an overview of the performances of teams over past Asia Cup ODI tournaments.[22]

Team	Appearances			Best result	Statistics
	Total	First	Latest		Played	Won	Lost	Tie	NR	Win%
India	13	1984	2023	Champions (1984, 1988, 1990–91, 1995, 2010, 2018, 2023)	55	35	17	1	2	66.98
Sri Lanka	14	1984	2023	Champions (1986, 1997, 2004, 2008, 2014)	56	38	17	0	0	67.85
Pakistan	13	1984	2023	Champions (2000, 2012)	50	28	20	0	2	58.33
Bangladesh	13	1986	2023	Runners-up (2012, 2018)	48	9	39	0	0	18.75
Afghanistan	3	2014	2023	Super Four (2018)	11	3	7	1	0	31.81
Hong Kong	3	2004	2018	Group stage (2004, 2008, 2018)	6	0	6	0	0	0.00
Nepal	1	2023	2023	Group stage (2023)	2	0	2	0	0	0.00
United Arab Emirates	2	2004	2008	Group stage (2004, 2008)	4	0	4	0	0	0.00

The table below provides an overview of the performances of teams in the Asia Cup T20I tournament.[23]

Team	Appearances			Best result	Statistics
	Total	First	Latest		Played	Won	Lost	Tie	NR	Win%
India	2	2016	2022	Champions (2016)	10	8	2	0	0	80.00
Sri Lanka	2	2016	2022	Champions (2022)	10	6	4	0	0	60.00
Pakistan	2	2016	2022	Runners-up (2022)	10	5	5	0	0	50.00
Bangladesh	2	2016	2022	Runners-up (2016)	7	3	4	0	0	42.85
Afghanistan	1	2022	2022	Super Four (2022)	5	2	3	0	0	40.00
United Arab Emirates	1	2016	2016	Group stage (2016)	4	0	4	0	0	00.00
Hong Kong	1	2022	2022	Group stage (2022)	2	0	2	0	0	00.00

Note:

• The win percentage excludes no-result matches and counts ties as half a win.
• Teams are sorted by best result, then winning percentage, then (if equal) by alphabetical order.