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| Administrator | Asian Cricket Council |
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| Format | ODI andT20I |
| First edition | 1984 |
| Latest edition | 2025 |
| Next edition | 2027 |
| Tournament format | Group stage andknockouts |
| Current champion |  India (9th title) |
| Most successful | India (9 titles) |
| Most runs |  Sanath Jayasuriya (1220)[1] |
| Most wickets | Kuldeep Yadav (36)[2] |
| Website | asiancricket |
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TheMen's Asia Cup is a biennialcricket tournament organized by theAsian Cricket Council. It features senior men's national teams from Asian member countries and determines the continental cricket champion ofAsia.[3] The tournament was established in 1983, coinciding with the formation of theAsian Cricket Council, as an effort to promote goodwill amongAsian countries through cricket. India boycotted the1986 edition due to strained cricketing relations withSri Lanka, whilePakistan withdrew from the1990–91 edition because of political tensions with India. The1993 tournament was also cancelled for similar reasons. TheACC later announced that the event would be held biennially starting from 2009. TheICC recognizes all Asia Cup matches as officialODI games.After downsizing the Asian Cricket Council in 2015, it was announced by the ICC that Asia Cup events from 2016 would be played on a rotation basis betweenOne Day International andTwenty20 International format, on the basis of the format of upcoming world events. As a result, the 2016 event was the first event played in the T20I format and functioned as a preparatory tournament ahead of the2016 ICC World Twenty20.[4]
India, with nine titles (seven ODI and two T20I), is the most successful team in the tournament.Sri Lanka is the second most successful team with six titles (five ODI and one T20I), whilePakistan have won two. Sri Lanka has participated in the most Asia Cups (17), followed by India, Pakistan, andBangladesh (16 each).
| Season | Format | Champion |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | ODI | India |
| 1986 | ODI | Sri Lanka |
| 1988 | ODI | India (2) |
| 1990/91 | ODI | India (3) |
| 1995 | ODI | India (4) |
| 1997 | ODI | Sri Lanka (2) |
| 2000 | ODI |  Pakistan |
| 2004 | ODI | Sri Lanka (3) |
| 2008 | ODI | Sri Lanka (4) |
| 2010 | ODI | India (5) |
| 2012 | ODI | Pakistan (2) |
| 2014 | ODI | Sri Lanka (5) |
| 2016 | T20I | India (6) |
| 2018 | ODI | India (7) |
| 2022 | T20I | Sri Lanka (6) |
| 2023 | ODI | India (8) |
| 2025 | T20I | India (9) |
The inaugural edition of theRothmans Asia Cup took place inSharjah,UAE, in 1984,[5] coinciding with the establishment of theAsian Cricket Council headquartered in the same city. The event featured a round-robin format betweenIndia,Sri Lanka, andPakistan. India won both its matches to claim the first title, while Sri Lanka finished second after defeating Pakistan.[6][7]
Sri Lanka hosted the second edition in 1986. India withdrew from the tournament due to strained cricketing relations with Sri Lanka after a controversial series the previous year.[8]Bangladesh participated for the first time. Sri Lanka won the tournament by defeating Pakistan in the final.
The third edition, in 1988, was held inBangladesh, marking the first time a multi-national cricket tournament was staged there. In the final, India beat Sri Lanka by six wickets to claim their second Asia Cup.
The fourth edition of the tournament was held inIndia in 1990–91. Pakistan withdrew because of strained political relations with India. India retained the Asia Cup by defeating Sri Lanka in the final. In 1993, the tournament was cancelled due to continued political tensions between India and Pakistan.
The fifth edition, in 1995, returned toSharjah,UAE after eleven years. India and Sri Lanka reached the final by virtue of a superior run rate over Pakistan, as all three teams finished the preliminary round with equal points. For the third successive time, India defeated Sri Lanka in the final.
The sixth edition was held inSri Lanka in 1997, where the hosts beat India in the final by eight wickets to win their second Asia Cup.
The seventh edition of the Asia Cup was held inBangladesh in 2000, marking the second time the country hosted the tournament.Pakistan andSri Lanka reached the final, whileIndia won only one match (against Bangladesh) and, for the first time, failed to qualify for the final. Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka to win their maiden Asia Cup title, withYousuf Youhana named Player of the Tournament.
The 8th edition took place inSri Lanka in 2004 with a new format.UAE andHong Kong joined the competition for the first time, making it a six-team event divided into three stages – Group Stage, Super Fours, and the Final. Sri Lanka, India, and UAE were placed in Group A, while Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Hong Kong were in Group B. UAE and Hong Kong were eliminated in the group stage. Bangladesh progressed to the Super Fours for the first time in a major tournament but failed to perform. India and Sri Lanka topped the Super Fours to reach the final, where Sri Lanka defeated India by 25 runs.Sanath Jayasuriya was awarded Player of the Tournament.
The 9th edition was hosted byPakistan from 24 June to 6 July 2008, following the same format as 2004.[9] Sri Lanka and Bangladesh qualified from Group A, while India and Pakistan advanced from Group B. In the Super Fours, India and Sri Lanka finished on top to enter the final. Sri Lanka won their fourth Asia Cup by defeating India by 100 runs.Sanath Jayasuriya scored 125 off 114 balls to rescue Sri Lanka from 66/4, while mystery spinnerAjantha Mendis produced a match-winning spell of 6/13. Mendis was named Player of the Tournament.
The tenth edition was held inSri 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 inDhaka,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 inDhaka andFatullah,Bangladesh from 25 February to 8 March 2014. The tournament consisted of five teams withAfghanistan 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 inODI andT20I format.[12][13] As a result, 2016 events was the first tournament in T20I format and was played by five teams just ahead of2016 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 inSingapore, BCCI secretaryAnurag Thakur stated that the 2018 edition of the tournament would be held in India. It will follow the ODI format.[14] However, in April 2018, the tournament was moved to theUnited Arab Emirates, due to political tensions betweenIndia andPakistan.[15]
India were the defending champions,[16] and retained their title, after beating Bangladesh by three wickets in the final.[17] 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.[18]Bhanuka Rajapaksa was awarded Man of the Match for his unbeaten 71 off 45 balls, andWanindu 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 in 2023.[19] 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.[20] The fivefull members of theAsian Cricket Council were joined byNepal, who made their ACC Asia Cup debut having qualified for the first time in qualifying the2023 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 Pakistan played the finals, in which India defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets to win their ninth Asia cup title.[21]
Around 80% of the tournament's revenue is generated from matches featuringIndia andPakistan.[22] To meet broadcasting demands, the two teams are often placed in the same group for commercial reasons.[23] The five Full Members each receive approximately 15% of total revenue, with the remaining amount distributed among Associate and Affiliate national boards.[22] TheBCCI has publicly stated that it donates a portion of its share to smaller boards to support cricket development within and outside Asia.[24]
The table below provides an overview of the performances of teams over past Asia Cup ODI and T20I tournaments.[25][26]
| Team | Appearances | Best result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Latest | ||
| India | 16 | 1984 | 2025 | Champions (1984,1988,1990–91,1995,2010,2016,2018,2023,2025) |
| Sri Lanka | 17 | 1984 | 2025 | Champions (1986,1997,2004,2008,2014,2022) |
| Pakistan | 16 | 1984 | 2025 | Champions (2000,2012) |
 Bangladesh | 16 | 1986 | 2025 | Runners-up (2012,2016,2018) |
 Afghanistan | 5 | 2014 | 2025 | Super Four (2018,2022) |
 Hong Kong | 5 | 2004 | 2025 | Group Stage (2004,2008,2018,2022,2025) |
 United Arab Emirates | 4 | 2004 | 2025 | Group Stage (2004,2008,2016,2025) |
 Nepal | 1 | 2023 | Group Stage (2023) | |
 Oman | 1 | 2025 | Group Stage (2025) | |
The table below provides an overview of the performances of teams over past Asia Cup ODI tournaments.[27]
| 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) | 55 | 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.[3]
| Team | Appearances | Best result | Statistics | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Latest | Played | Won | Lost | Tie | NR | Win% | ||
| India | 3 | 2016 | 2025 | Champions(2016,2025) | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 88.23 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 2016 | 2025 | Champions(2022) | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 56.25 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 2016 | 2025 | Runners-up(2022,2025) | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 56.25 |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 2016 | 2025 | Runners-up(2016) | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 46.15 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 2022 | 2025 | Super Four(2022) | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 2016 | 2025 | Group Stage(2016,2025) | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 2022 | 2025 | Group Stage(2022,2025) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 00.00 |
| Oman | 1 | 2025 | Group Stage(2025) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 00.00 | |
Note:
1st | Champion |
2nd | Runners-up |
3rd | 2nd Runners-up |
DNQ | Did not qualify |
Q | Qualified |
WD | Withdrawn |
GS | Group stage |
| ICC Full Member Nation |
An overview of the teams' performances in every Asia Cup:
India has most titles i.e. 9, while Sri Lanka has second highest 6.
Host Team | 1984 ODI | 1986 ODI | 1988 ODI | 1990/91 ODI | 1995 ODI | 1997 ODI | 2000 ODI | 2004 ODI | 2008 ODI | 2010 ODI | 2012 ODI | 2014 ODI | 2016 T20I | 2018 ODI | 2022 T20I | 2023 ODI | 2025 T20I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Afghanistan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNQ | — | — | 4th | DNQ | 4th | 4th | GS | GS |
 Bahrain | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNQ | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNQ | DNQ |
| Bangladesh | — | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | GS | 3rd | 3rd |
 Cambodia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNQ |
| Hong Kong | — | DNQ | — | — | — | — | — | GS | GS | — | — | — | DNQ | GS | GS | DNQ | GS |
| India | 1st | WD | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st |
 Kuwait | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
 Malaysia | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | — | — | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| Nepal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | — | — | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | GS | DNQ |
| Oman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNQ | — | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | GS |
| Pakistan | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | WD | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 2nd |
 Qatar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNQ | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNQ | DNQ |
 Saudi Arabia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNQ | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNQ | DNQ |
 Singapore | — | DNQ | — | — | — | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | — | — | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| Sri Lanka | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 4th | GS | 1st | 2nd | 4th |
| United Arab Emirates | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | GS | GS | — | — | — | 5th | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | GS |
| Year | Teams |
|---|---|
| 1984 | India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka |
| 1986 | Bangladesh |
| 2004 | Hong Kong, United Arab Emirates |
| 2014 | Afghanistan |
| 2023 | Nepal |
| 2025 | Oman |
| Year | Teams |
|---|---|
| 2000 | Hong Kong, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Singapore, United Arab Emirates |
| 2006 | Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bhutan, Brunei, Iran, Myanmar, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Thailand |
| 2016 | None |
| 2018 | None |
| 2022 | Kuwait |
| 2023 | None |
| 2024 | Cambodia |
| Rank | Teams | Appearance | Titles | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 16 | 9 | 3 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 17 | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | Pakistan | 16 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India (IND) | 9 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka (SRI) | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | Pakistan (PAK) | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 |
| 4 | Bangladesh (BAN) | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 51 | |
| Rank[28][29][30] | Team | Part | M | W | L | T | NR | W/L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 16 | 72 | 50 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 2.631 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 17 | 71 | 47 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 1.958 |
| 3 | Pakistan | 16 | 66 | 37 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1.370 |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 16 | 61 | 15 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0.326 |
| 5 | Afghanistan | 5 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.615 |
| 6 | Nepal | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | 4 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.400 |
| 8 | Hong Kong | 6 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 9 | Oman | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.200 |
| Year | Qualification tournament | Number of teams in qualification | Number of qualified teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | No qualification | ||
| 1986 | |||
| 1988–2000 | |||
| 2004 Asia Cup | 2000 ACC Trophy | 8 | 2 |
| 2008 Asia Cup | 2006 ACC Trophy | ||
| 2010–2014 | No qualification | ||
| 2016 Asia Cup | 2016 Asia Cup Qualifier | 4 | 1 |
| 2018 Asia Cup | 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier | 6 | |
| 2022 Asia Cup | 2022 Asia Cup Qualifier | 13 | |
| 2023 Asia Cup | 2023 ACC Men's Premier Cup | 14 | |
| 2025 Asia Cup | 2024 ACC Men's Premier Cup | 18 | 3 |
| Country or territory | Broadcasters | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | GTV,T Sports HD, Rabbithole Prime,Toffee (Offline), T sports app,Nagorik tv, | 2022–27 |
| Caribbean | RUSH Sports | 2023 |
| India and Nepal | Sony Sports Network | 2024–31 |
| Sri Lanka | TV 1 (MTV Channel) | 2025–27[31] |
| Pakistan | PTV,Ten Sports | 2022–23 |
| Australia | Kayo Sports | 2022 |
| Middle East and North Africa | Tv by e& and STARZON | 2022–23 |
| Malaysia | Astro Cricket | 2022–23 |
| Singapore | HUB Sports | 2022–23 |
| United Kingdom | TNT Sports | 2022–23 |
| Continental Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Malaysia and Southeast Asia | YuppTV | 2016–23 |
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