The 15th edition of prestigious cricket tournament Asia Cup is scheduled to kick-off on 27th August and will run till 11th September, we take a look at the tournament history, Asia Cup all-time winners, list of teams, format, and most wins
The 15th Asia Cup cricket tournament is set to take place in Sri Lanka in August and September of 2022, with the games being played as Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is). After winning the right to host the 2022 edition, Pakistan was set to host the tournament. However, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) confirmed in October 2021 that Pakistan would host the 2023 edition of the event, while Sri Lanka would host it in 2022. India is the reigning Asia Cup champion after they won the 2018 edition of the tournament.
Asia Cup Cricket Past All Time Winners List, History, Format And Most Successful Team, Wins
Asia Cup History, Teams, Format, And Other Details
A men’s one-day international and Twenty20 international cricket competition is called the Asian Cricket Council Asia Cup. When the Asian Cricket Council was launched in 1983 as a way to foster goodwill among Asian nations, it was established at the same time. Originally, it was planned to happen every two years. The Asia Cup is the sole cricket continental championship, and the victorious team is crowned Asia’s champions. The ODI and T20 formats are switched off every two years.
The council’s offices were located in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, where the first Asia Cup was contested in 1984. India stayed away from the competition in 1986 because of its tense cricketing relations with Sri Lanka. Due to tense political ties with India, Pakistan boycotted the 1990–1991 tournament, and the 1993 tournament was called off for the same reason. The ACC declared that beginning in 2009, the tournament would take place every two years. All of the Asia Cup matches have been declared official ODIs by the ICC.
The Asian Cricket Council was reduced in size in 2015, and the International Cricket Council (ICC) declared that, starting in 2016, Asia Cup matches would alternate between One Day International and Twenty20 International formats in accordance with the format of upcoming international competitions. As a result, the 2016 event served as a warm-up tournament for the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 and was the first one to be played in the T20I format.
Asia Cup All-time Winners
India is the most successful team in the competition, having won seven titles (six ODI and one T20). With five victories, Sri Lanka is the second-most successful squad. India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh have each participated in 13 Asia Cups, while Sri Lanka has played in 14.
| Year | Format | Host Nation | Number of teams | Final Venue | Winner | Runner-up |
| 1984 | ODI | United Arab Emirates | 3 | Sharjah CA Stadium | India | Sri Lanka |
| 1986 | ODI | Sri Lanka | 3 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | Sri Lanka | Pakistan |
| 1988 | ODI | Bangladesh | 4 | Bangabandhu National Stadium | India | Sri Lanka |
| 1990/91 | ODI | India | 3 | Eden Gardens | India | Sri Lanka |
| 1995 | ODI | United Arab Emirates | 4 | Sharjah CA Stadium | India | Sri Lanka |
| 1997 | ODI | Sri Lanka | 4 | R. Premadasa Stadium | Sri Lanka | India |
| 2000 | ODI | Bangladesh | 4 | Bangabandhu National Stadium | Pakistan | Sri Lanka |
| 2004 | ODI | Sri Lanka | 6 | R. Premadasa Stadium | Sri Lanka | India |
| 2008 | ODI | Pakistan | 6 | National Stadium | Sri Lanka | India |
| 2010 | ODI | Sri Lanka | 4 | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | India | Sri Lanka |
| 2012 | ODI | Bangladesh | 4 | Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium | Pakistan | Bangladesh |
| 2014 | ODI | Bangladesh | 5 | Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium | Sri Lanka | Pakistan |
| 2016 | T20I | Bangladesh | 5 | Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium | India | Bangladesh |
| 2018 | ODI | United Arab Emirates | 6 | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | India | Bangladesh |
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