Started by the Asian Cricket Council the Asia Cup is one of most competitive tournaments in the cricketing world. The league was founded in 1983 and the first tournament was played in 1984. It was started to promote goodwill and quality cricket among the Asian nations.
In this article we will have a closer look at the winners of all the Asia Cups being played so far since 1984. India is the most successful nation having 7 titles followed by Sri Lanka and Pakistan having 6 and 2 titles respectively.
| Team Name | Winner | Runner-up | Winning Year |
| India | 7 | 3 | 1984, 1988, 1991, 1995, 2010, 2016, 2018 |
| Sri Lanka | 6 | 6 | 1986, 1997, 2004, 2008, 2014, 2022 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 3 | 2000, 2012 |
| Bangladesh | – | 3 | – |
| Afghanistan | – | – | – |
| Nepal | – | – | – |
Asia Cup Winners List:
1994 – INDIA
Venue – UAE
The first Asia Cup was played between India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka in a round robin format. India was unbeatable by defeating both Pakistan and Sri Lanka and lifted the first-ever Asia Cup Title.
1986 – SRI LANKA
Venue – Sri Lanka
India had not participated in this season due to some strained relations with Sri Lanka. The host Lankan side won the tournament by defeating Pakistan by 5 wickets and lifted their first Asia Cup Title.
1988 – INDIA
Venue – Bangladesh
India once again participated in the Asia Cup, this time it was played between 4 countries where India emerged victorious defeating Sri Lanka by 6 wickets.
1990-91 – INDIA
Venue – India
The Indian team hosted the 4th Asia Cup and won the season by defeating Sri Lanka in the finals by 7 wickets.
1995 – INDIA
Venue – UAE
Once again the Indian team won the title by beating Sri Lanka in the finals with 8 wickets and 49 balls remaining.
1997 – SRI LANKA
Venue – Sri Lanka
The 1997 Asia Cup was won by Sri Lanka, they defeated former champions by 8 wickets and 79 balls remaining.
2000 – PAKISTAN
Venue – Bangladesh
It was the first time when Pakistan joined the Asia Cup winners list. They won the Asia Cup by defeating Sri Lanka in the final by 39 runs. It was the first time where India had not qualified for the finals.
2004 – SRI LANKA
Venue – Sri Lanka
Third Asia Cup title came for Lanka when they defeated the Indian side in the final played at Colombo. Sri Lanka won the match by 25 runs.
2008 – SRI LANKA
Venue – Pakistan
It was the first time when the tournament was held in Pakistan where Sri Lanka won their 4th title by defeating India with a big margin of 100 runs.
2010 – INDIA
Venue – Sri Lanka
In this season, India became the first team to win five Asia Cup titles. The final was once again commenced between India and Sri Lanka where India won by 81 runs.
2012 – PAKISTAN
Venue – Bangladesh
Pakistan won their second and last title in this season of Asia Cup. It was the first time when Bangladesh reached the finals of Asia Cup where it was defeated by just 2 runs.
2014 – SRI LANKA
Venue – Bangladesh
Once again the tournament was played against Bangladesh where Sri Lanka appeared as final winners defeating Pakistan by 5 wickets.
2016 – INDIA
Venue – Bangladesh
The 2016 season was played in the T20 format where India won their 6th Asia Cup title in 2016. The final match was against Bangladesh where India won by 8 wickets remaining.
2018 – INDIA
Venue – UAE
India won their 7th title of Asia Cup by beating Bangladesh in the finals with 3 wickets remaining.
2022 – SRI LANKA
Venue – UAE
This season was played in the T20 format and It was the sixth title win for Sri Lanka. Lanka defeated Pakistan in the final game by 23 runs, played at Dubai International Stadium.
2023 – ?
Pakistan and Sri Lanka are combinedly hosting the 16th edition of the Asia Cup season. The matches will be played from Aug 30 with the finals commencing on Sunday, 17th September.
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