LIST OF ASIA CUP WINNERS FROM 1984 to 2024
ASIA CUP WINNERS
Asia Cup Winners list has varied throughout the history. The smashes, runs,100th century and all other stuff that makes wins in cricket is interesting.
Sachin Tendulkar scored his 100th century against Bangladesh in the 2012 Asia Cup.
Virat Kohli scored 183 runs in the 2012 Asia Cup against Pakistan, which is the highest individual score. These are historical facts about the Asia Cup tournament.
In this article, we will be discussing the Asia Cup winners’ since its inception.
Let’s dive in and learn about the winners of the Asia Cup.
The Asia Cup is one of a kind because it involves one continent. Unlike other sports tournaments, where two or more continents come together to compete. Cricket is the second most popular sport with about 2.5 Billion fans worldwide.
Of all the 48 countries in Asia, only 8 countries have participated so far. They are Bangladesh, UAE, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and now the 2023 tournament, Nepal.
All the countries have hosted the tournament except Nepal, Afghanistan, and Hong Kong.
So far since the tournament’s inception in 1984, India has the highest tournament wins with 7 wins, followed by Sri Lanka; 6wins and Pakistan 2wins. Bangladesh has never won the tournament.
Asia Cup Winners List
Asia Cup 1984
Host Country: United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Participating Countries: India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka
Winner: India
Asia Cup 1986
Host Country: Sri Lanka
Participating Countries: Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
Winner: Sri Lanka
Asia Cup 1988
Host Country: Bangladesh
Participating Countries: India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
Winner: India
Asia Cup 1990
Host Country: India
Participating Countries: India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
Winner: India
Asia Cup 1995
Host Country: United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Participating Countries: Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
Winner: India
Asia Cup 1997
Host Country: Sri Lanka
Participating Countries: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
Winner: Sri Lanka
Asia Cup 2000
Host Country: Bangladesh
Participating Countries: Bangladesh, Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka
Winner: Pakistan
Asia Cup 2004
Host Country: Sri Lanka
Participating Countries: Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, UAE and Hong Kong
Winner: Sri Lanka
Asia Cup 2008
Host Country: Pakistan
Participating Countries: India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, UAE and Hong Kong
Winner: Sri Lanka
Asia Cup 2010
Host Country: Sri Lanka
Participating Countries: Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh
Winner: India
Asia Cup 2012
Host Country: Bangladesh
Participating Countries: Bangladesh, Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka
Winner: Pakistan
Asia Cup 2014
Host Country: Bangladesh
Participating Countries: Afghanistan, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
Winner: Sri Lanka
Asia Cup 2016
Host Country: Bangladesh
Participating Countries: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
Winner: India
Asia Cup 2018
Participating Countries: Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, UAE and Hong Kong
Host Country: UAE
Winner: India
Asia Cup 2022
Host Country: UAE
Participating Countries: Hong Kong, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka
Winner: Sri Lanka
Summary:
So far, Bangladesh has hosted the tournament the most. Furthermore, India has reached the final stage ten times out of a total of fifteen finals and won 7 titles (although they skipped participation in one edition). Following closely behind India is Sri Lanka, with six Asia Cup victories, while Pakistan has emerged as champions twice. The 2023 Asia Cup will be the 16th edition of the tournament and will be played in both ODI and T20I formats. The tournament will be jointly hosted by Pakistan and Sri Lanka. A total of 13 matches will be played. The ODI matches will be played in Pakistan (4 matches), while the T20I matches will be played in Sri Lanka (9 matches).
It’s been a journey of laughter, tears, jubilation, and record-breaking since the inception of the tournament. We hope subsequent tournaments will tell interesting tales too. Stay close to getting new updates.
