Indian players and team members celebrate Trophy after victory in the final of the Asia Cup against Sri Lanka at the stadium R. Premadasa in 2023 in Colombo, Sri Lanka (photo from Surjeet Yadav/Getty Images) Asia Cup is a premiere international cricket tournament of the continent, which was first held in 1984 under the auspices of the Asian cricket council (ACC). Competition has played alternately in the 50-Nad and 20-over formats since 2016, depending on the upcoming Global event of ICC, the highest cricket nations of the continent have been for more than three decades. India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan dominated the tournament and the trio shared all the titles between them. India leads graphs with eight titles, followed by Sri Lanka with six, while Pakistan raised the trophy twice. Bangladesh has reached the final several times, but he has to win the title. The tournament was also a phase for intensive rivalry and produced unforgettable competitions between India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. In particular, Sri Lanka is the only party that appears in any edition. The format of the competition developed over time and in the first years later retreated to eliminate the finals. In recent years, the T20 format has also been accepted, equalizing the Asian Cup with the ICC World T20.
List of all Asia Cup finals
YearwinnerreSulthost1984indiaindia culminated in a round Robin, without the final1986sri Lankabeat Pakistan 5 WicketSri Lanka1988IndiaBeat Sri Lanka 6 Weicketsbangladesh1990/91indiaBeat Sri Lanka1995indiaBeat Sri Landabeat Sri Sri Landabeat Sri Lankaliaibeat sri Lankaliaibeat sri Lankaliabeat sri lankaliaibeat sri lankaliaibeat sri lankaliaibeat sri lankabet sri Lankabeabet sri lankabeabet sri lankabet Sri Lanka1995indiaBeat sri Lanka1995indiaBeat sri Lanka. WICKETSUAE1997SRI LANKABEAT India 8 WicketsSri Lanka2000pakistanbeat Sri Lanka from 39 Runsbangladesh2004Sri Lankabeat India from 25 Runssri Lanka2008Sri India Lanka2012pakistanbeat Bangladesh by 2 RunSbangladesh2014Sri Lankabeat Pakistan by 5 Wicketsbanglanglanglash2016indiaBeat Bangladesh by 8 Wicketsbangladesh2018IndiaBeat Bangladesh by 3 Wicketsuae2022Sri Runsuae2023indiaBeat sri cable 10 Wicketspakistan/Sri Lanka2025uaeIn 2025, 8 teams will be presented and will start on September 9 when the Afghanistani clash with Hong Kong. Teams are divided into two groups of four teams, where each team will play three matches against teams in their group. India champion defending champions will start his 10th September tournament against the hosts of the United Arab Emirates.
