Asia Cup

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ACC Men’s Asia Cup
Asia Cup Logo.png
Official tournament logo since 2018
Administrator Asian Cricket Council
Format ODI and T20I
First edition 1984 ( Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg UAE)
Latest edition 2023 (Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
& Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka)
Tournament format Group stage and knockouts
Number of teams ACC member nations
Current championFlag of India.svg  India (8th title)
Most successfulFlag of India.svg  India (8 titles)
Most runs Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sanath Jayasuriya (1220) [1]
Most wickets Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Lasith Malinga (33) [2]
Website asiancricket.org

The Asia Cup (Asian Men's Cricket Championships), officially known as the ACC Men's Asia Cup is a men's international cricket tournament contested between Asian countries in either One Day International format (50 overs) and Twenty20 International format (20 overs) every 2 years. It was established in 1983 when the Asian Cricket Council was founded as a measure to promote goodwill between Asian countries being the only continental championship in cricket where the winning team becomes the champion of Asia. India are the current champions after winning the 2023 edition.

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The first edition was held in 1984 in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates where the council's offices were based (until 1995). India boycotted the 1986 tournament due to strained cricketing relations with Sri Lanka. Pakistan boycotted the 1990–91 tournament due to strained political relations with India and the 1993 tournament was cancelled for the same reason. The ACC announced that the tournament would be held biennially from 2009 onwards. The ICC has ruled that all games played in the Asia Cup have official ODI status.

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 between One Day International and Twenty20 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 the 2016 ICC World Twenty20.

India, with eight titles (seven ODI and one T20I), is the most successful team in the tournament. Sri Lanka is the second most successful team, with six, while Pakistan have won two titles. Sri Lanka has played the most Asia Cups (16) followed by India, Pakistan and Bangladesh (15 each). India has been considered the best Asian team while Sri Lanka has histoically been the second best . Afghanistan in recent years have been succesful and have become the second best .

History

Winners of ACC Asia Cup
SeasonFormatChampion
1984 ODI Flag of India.svg  India
1986 ODI Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
1988 ODI Flag of India.svg  India  (2)
1990 ODI Flag of India.svg  India  (3)
1995 ODI Flag of India.svg  India  (4)
1997 ODI Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka  (2)
2000 ODI Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
2004 ODI Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka  (3)
2008 ODI Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka  (4)
2010 ODI Flag of India.svg  India  (5)
2012 ODI Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan  (2)
2014 ODI Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka  (5)
2016 T20I Flag of India.svg  India  (6)
2018 ODI Flag of India.svg  India  (7)
2022 T20I Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka  (6)
2023 ODI Flag of India.svg  India  (8)

1980s

The first edition of the Rothmans Asia Cup was held in 1984 [3] [4] [5] [6] in Sharjah, UAE, the location of the headquarters of the newly formed Asian Cricket Council. The tournament was a round-robin tournament among India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. The first match was between Pakistan and the new ICC member Sri Lanka. India won this tournament with two victories, Sri Lanka were the runners up in the tournament with a single victory over Pakistan, while Pakistan went home without winning either of its two games. [5] [6] [7]

Sri Lanka was the host for the second edition in 1986. India pulled out of the tournament due to soured cricketing relations with Sri Lanka after a controversial series in Sri Lanka the previous year. [8] Bangladesh was included for the first time. Sri Lanka won the tournament beating Pakistan in the final.

The third edition, in 1988, was held in Bangladesh, the first time a multi-national cricket tournament was held there. In the final, India beat Sri Lanka by 6 wickets to win their second Asia Cup.

1990s

The fourth edition of the tournament was held in India in 1990–91. Pakistan had pulled out of the tournament due to strained political relations with India. India retained the Asia Cup defeating Sri Lanka in the final. In 1993, the tournament was cancelled due to strained political relations between India and Pakistan.

The fifth edition, in 1995, took the series back to Sharjah, UAE after 11 years. India and Sri Lanka made it to the final by virtue of better run rate than Pakistan as all three teams had equal points after the preliminary round. For the third successive time, India defeated Sri Lanka in the final.

The sixth edition was held in Sri Lanka in 1997. Sri Lanka beat India in the final by 8 wickets to win its second Asia Cup.

2000s

The 7th edition took place in Bangladesh for the second time in 2000. Pakistan and Sri Lanka made it to the final while India only won one match against Bangladesh and surprisingly did not qualify for the final for the first time. In the final, Pakistan beat Sri Lanka to win the Asia Cup for the first time. Yousuf Youhana was the player of the Tournament.

The 8th edition took place in Sri Lanka in 2004. There was a change in the tournament format as UAE and Hong Kong were also included for the first time and the tournament was now divided into three stages – the Group Stage, Super Fours and the final. The group stage was divided into two groups of 3 teams, each playing each other once. The top two teams from each group qualified for the Super Four stage where they played each other again once. The top two teams in the Super Four stage then qualified for the final. Hosts Sri Lanka, India and UAE were placed in Group A while the then defending champions Pakistan, Bangladesh and Hong Kong were placed in Group B. UAE and Hong Kong were knocked out in the group stage. Bangladesh had the distinction of reaching the second stage in a major tournament for the first time, but played poorly in the Super Fours and got eliminated. India and Sri Lanka topped the Super Four stage and reached the final. In the final, Sri Lanka defeated India by 25 runs to win the Asia Cup. Sanath Jayasuriya was the player of the Tournament.

The ninth edition of the Asia Cup was held in Pakistan. Once again, the 2004 format was retained. The tournament started on 24 June 2008 and the Final was held on 6 July 2008. [9] Sri Lanka topped Group A and qualified for the second phase along with Bangladesh. In Group B, India came out on top and entered the Super Fours along with Pakistan in second place. Sri Lanka and India topped the Super Four stage and entered the final. Sri Lanka beat India in the final comfortably winning their fourth Asia Cup. Sanath Jayasuriya scored a quick 125 off 114 balls to rescue Sri Lanka from 66/4 earlier on when the top order collapsed. Sri Lanka's new mystery spinner, Ajantha Mendis, took 6/13 bowling Sri Lanka to a 100 run victory. He also was adjudged as the Player of the Tournament.

2010s

The tenth edition was held in Sri 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 in Dhaka, 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 in Dhaka and Fatullah, Bangladesh from 25 February to 8 March 2014. The tournament consisted of five teams with Afghanistan 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 in ODI and T20I format. [12] [13] [14] As a result, 2016 events was the first tournament in T20I format and was played between five teams just ahead of 2016 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 in Singapore, BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur stated that the 2018 edition of the tournament would be held in India. It will follow the ODI format. [15] However, in April 2018, the tournament was moved to the United Arab Emirates, due to political tensions between India and Pakistan. [16]

India were the defending champions, [17] and retained their title, after beating Bangladesh by three wickets in the final. [18] 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.

2020s

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. Bhanuka Rajapaksa was awarded Man of the Match for his unbeaten 71 off 45 balls, and Wanindu 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. 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. [19] The five full members of the Asian Cricket Council were joined by Nepal, who made their ACC Asia Cup debut having qualified for the first time in qualifying the 2023 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 Sri Lanka, both got qualified for finals after two victories by each. The finals occurred in Sri Lanka. In a quick match, defending champions Sri Lanka lost to India by 10 wickets and got only 50 runs, giving target of 51 runs to the winning Indian team. It was 8th time win for India. Kuldeep Yadav was the Player of the Tournament due to his skilled bowling in the series.

Results

YearFormatHost NationNumber of teamsFinal VenueFinalWinning Captain
WinnerResultRunner-up
1984
Details
ODI Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
United Arab Emirates
3 Sharjah CA Stadium,
Sharjah
Flag of India.svg  India No finals; India won the tournament via Round-robin formatFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
[5]
Sunil Gavaskar
1986
Details
ODI Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
Sri Lanka
3 Sinhalese Sports Club Ground,
Colombo
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
195/5 (42.2 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets
(scorecard)
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
191/9 (45 overs)
Duleep Mendis
1988
Details
ODI Flag of Bangladesh.svg
Bangladesh
4 Bangabandhu National Stadium,
Dhaka
Flag of India.svg  India
180/4 (37.1 overs)
India won by 6 wickets
(scorecard)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
176 (43.5 overs)
Dilip Vengsarkar
1990/91
Details
ODI Flag of India.svg
India
3 Eden Gardens,
Calcutta
Flag of India.svg  India
205/3 (42.1 overs)
India won by 7 wickets
(scorecard)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
204/9 (45 overs)
Mohammad Azharuddin
1995
Details
ODI Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
United Arab Emirates
4 Sharjah CA Stadium,
Sharjah
Flag of India.svg  India
233/2 (41.5 overs)
India won by 8 wickets
(scorecard)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
230/7 (50 overs)
Mohammad Azharuddin
1997
Details
ODI Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
Sri Lanka
4 R. Premadasa Stadium,
Colombo
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
240/2 (36.5 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets
(scorecard)
Flag of India.svg  India
239/7 (50 overs)
Arjuna Ranatunga
2000
Details
ODI Flag of Bangladesh.svg
Bangladesh
4 Bangabandhu National Stadium,
Dhaka
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
277/4 (50 overs)
Pakistan won by 39 runs
(scorecard)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
238 (45.2 overs)
Moin Khan
2004
Details
ODI Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
Sri Lanka
6 R. Premadasa Stadium,
Colombo
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
228/9 (50 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 25 runs
(scorecard)
Flag of India.svg  India
203/9 (50 overs)
Marvan Atapattu
2008
Details
ODI Flag of Pakistan.svg
Pakistan
6 National Stadium,
Karachi
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
273 (49.5 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 100 runs
(scorecard)
Flag of India.svg  India
173 (39.3 overs)
Mahela Jayawardene
2010
Details
ODI Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
Sri Lanka
4 Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium,
Dambulla
Flag of India.svg  India
268/6 (50 overs)
India won by 81 runs
(scorecard)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
187 (44.4 overs)
MS Dhoni
2012
Details
ODI Flag of Bangladesh.svg
Bangladesh
4 Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium,
Mirpur
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
236/9 (50 overs)
Pakistan won by 2 runs
(scorecard)
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
234/8 (50 overs)
Misbah-ul-Haq
2014
Details
ODI 5 Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium,
Mirpur
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
261/5 (46.2 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets
(scorecard)
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
260/5 (50 overs)
Angelo Mathews
2016
Details
T20I 5 Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium,
Mirpur
Flag of India.svg  India
122/2 (13.5 overs)
India won by 8 wickets
(scorecard)
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
120/5 (15 overs)
MS Dhoni
2018
Details
ODI Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
United Arab Emirates
6 Dubai International Cricket Stadium,
Dubai
Flag of India.svg  India
223/7 (50 overs)
India won by 3 wickets
(scorecard)
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
222 (48.3 overs)
Rohit Sharma
2022
Details [20]
T20I 6 Dubai International Cricket Stadium,
Dubai
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
170/6 (20 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 23 runs
(scorecard)
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
147 (20 overs)
Dasun Shanaka
2023
Details [21]
ODI Flag of Pakistan.svg
Pakistan

Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
Sri Lanka

6 R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Flag of India.svg  India
51/0 (6.1 overs)
India won by 10 wickets
Scorecard
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
50 (15.2 overs)
Rohit Sharma
2025
Details
T20I Flag of Bangladesh.svg
Bangladesh
8

Tournament summary

Combined

The table below provides an overview of the performances of teams over past Asia Cup ODI and T20I tournaments.

TeamAppearancesBest result
TotalFirstLatest
Flag of India.svg  India 15 1984 2023 Champions(1984, 1988, 1990–91, 1995, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2023)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 16 1984 2023 Champions(1986, 1997, 2004, 2008, 2014, 2022)
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 15 1984 2023 Champions(2000, 2012)
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 15 1986 2023 Runners-up(2012, 2016, 2018)
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 4 2014 2023 Super Four (2018, 2022)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 4 2004 2022 Group stage (2004, 2008, 2018, 2022)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 3 2004 2016 Group stage (2004, 2008, 2016)
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 1 2023 2023 Group stage (2023)

ODIs

The table below provides an overview of the performances of teams over past Asia Cup ODI tournaments. [22]

TeamAppearancesBest resultStatistics
TotalFirstLatestPlayedWonLostTieNRWin%
Flag of India.svg  India 13 1984 2023 Champions(1984, 1988, 1990–91, 1995, 2010, 2018, 2023)5535171266.98
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 14 1984 2023 Champions(1986, 1997, 2004, 2008, 2014)5638170067.85
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 13 1984 2023 Champions(2000, 2012)5028200258.33
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 13 1986 2023 Runners-up(2012, 2018)489390018.75
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 3 2014 2023 Super Four (2018)11371031.81
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 3 2004 2018 Group stage (2004, 2008, 2018)606000.00
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 1 2023 2023 Group stage (2023)202000.00
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 2 2004 2008 Group stage (2004, 2008)404000.00

T20Is

The table below provides an overview of the performances of teams in the Asia Cup T20I tournament. [23]

TeamAppearancesBest resultStatistics
TotalFirstLatestPlayedWonLostTieNRWin%
Flag of India.svg  India 2 2016 2022 Champions(2016)10820080.00
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 2 2016 2022 Champions(2022)10640060.00
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 2 2016 2022 Runners-up(2022)10550050.00
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 2 2016 2022 Runners-up(2016)7340042.85
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 1 2022 2022 Super Four (2022)5230040.00
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 1 2016 2016 Group stage (2016)4040000.00
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 1 2022 2022 Group stage (2022) 2020000.00

Note:

Performance by teams

1st
Champion
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. 8, while Sri Lanka has second highest 6.

Host
Team
1984
ODI
(3)
1986
ODI
(3)
1988
ODI
(4)
1990-91
ODI
(3)
1995
ODI
(4)
1997
ODI
(4)
2000
ODI
(4)
2004
ODI
(6)
2008
ODI
(6)
2010
ODI
(4)
2012
ODI
(4)
2014
ODI
(5)
2016
T20I
(5)
2018
ODI
(6)
2022
T20I
(6)
2023
ODI
(6)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Flag of Bangladesh.svg Flag of India.svg Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Flag of Bangladesh.svg Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Flag of Pakistan.svg Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Flag of Bangladesh.svg Flag of Bangladesh.svg Flag of Bangladesh.svg Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Flag of Pakistan.svg Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
DNQ
4th
DNQ
4th4thGS
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
DNQ
DNQ
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 3rd4th3rd4th4th4th4th4th4th2nd5th2nd2ndGS3rd
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
DNQ
GSGS
DNQ
GSGS
DNQ
Flag of India.svg  India 1st
WD
1st1st1st2nd3rd2nd2nd1st3rd3rd1st1st3rd1st
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
DNQ
DNQ
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
GS
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 3rd2nd3rd
WD
3rd3rd1st3rd3rd3rd1st2nd3rd3rd
2nd
4th
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
DNQ
DNQ
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
DNQ
DNQ
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 2nd1st2nd2nd2nd1st2nd1st1st2nd4th1st4thGS
1st
2nd
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates GSGS5th
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ

Debutant teams in main tournament

YearTeams
1984Flag of India.svg  India, Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan, Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
1986Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
2004Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong, Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
2014Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
2023Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal

Debutant teams in Asia Cup Qualifier

YearTeams
2000 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan, Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait, Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia, Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal, Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore,Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
2006 Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan, Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain, Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan, Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei, Flag of Iran.svg  Iran, Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar, Flag of Oman.svg  Oman, Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar, Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia, Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
2016 All participating cricket teams had T20I status
2018 Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal and Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates had ODI status
2022 All participating cricket teams had T20I status
2023 Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal, Flag of Oman.svg  Oman and Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates had ODI status
2024 All participating cricket teams had T20I status

Championship summary

RankTeamsAppearanceTitlesRunners-up
1Flag of India.svg  India 1583
2Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1667
2Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1523
4Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1503

Ranking

Results

#YearHost1st2nd3rd4th5th6thTeams
1 1984 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  UAE Flag of India.svg  IND Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  SRI Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK 3
2 1986 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  SRI Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  SRI Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Flag of Bangladesh.svg  BAN 3
3 1988 Flag of Bangladesh.svg  BAN Flag of India.svg  IND Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  SRI Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Flag of Bangladesh.svg  BAN 4
4 1990 Flag of India.svg  IND Flag of India.svg  IND Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  SRI Flag of Bangladesh.svg  BAN 3
5 1995 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  UAE Flag of India.svg  IND Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  SRI Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Flag of Bangladesh.svg  BAN 4
6 1997 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  SRI Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  SRI Flag of India.svg  IND Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Flag of Bangladesh.svg  BAN 4
7 2000 Flag of Bangladesh.svg  BAN Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  SRI Flag of India.svg  IND Flag of Bangladesh.svg  BAN 4
8 2004 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  SRI Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  SRI Flag of India.svg  IND Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Flag of Bangladesh.svg  BAN Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  UAE Flag of Hong Kong.svg  HKG 6
9 2008 Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  SRI Flag of India.svg  IND Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Flag of Bangladesh.svg  BAN Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  UAE Flag of Hong Kong.svg  HKG 6
10 2010 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  SRI Flag of India.svg  IND Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  SRI Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Flag of Bangladesh.svg  BAN 4
11 2012 Flag of Bangladesh.svg  BAN Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Flag of Bangladesh.svg  BAN Flag of India.svg  IND Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  SRI 4
12 2014 Flag of Bangladesh.svg  BAN Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  SRI Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Flag of India.svg  IND Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  AFG Flag of Bangladesh.svg  BAN 5
13 2016 Flag of Bangladesh.svg  BAN Flag of India.svg  IND Flag of Bangladesh.svg  BAN Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  SRI Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  UAE 5
14 2018 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  UAE Flag of India.svg  IND Flag of Bangladesh.svg  BAN Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  AFG Flag of Hong Kong.svg  HKG Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  SRI 6
15 2022 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  UAE Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  SRI Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Flag of India.svg  IND Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  AFG Flag of Bangladesh.svg  BAN Flag of Hong Kong.svg  HKG 6
16 2023 Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  SRI Flag of India.svg  IND Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  SRI Flag of Bangladesh.svg  BAN Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  AFG Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP 6

Medals

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of India.svg  India  (IND)83415
2Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka  (SRI)67013
3Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan  (PAK)23914
4Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh  (BAN)0336
Totals (4 entries)16161648

Summary

RankTeamPartMWLDNRW%
1Flag of India.svg  India 156543191266.15%
2Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 166643230065.15%
3Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 156033250255%
4Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 155512430021.81%
5Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 4165101031.25%
6Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 1202000%
7Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 3808000%
8Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 4808000%

Qualification

#YearGamesTeams in QualificationQualified Teams
1 1984 No Qualification
2 1986 1984 South-East Asia Cup --
3 - 7 1988 - 2000 No Qualification
8 2004 Asia Cup 2000 ACC Trophy 82 + 4
9 2008 Asia Cup 2006 ACC Trophy 82 + 4
10 - 12 2010 - 2014 No Qualification
13 2016 Asia Cup 2016 Asia Cup Qualifier 41 + 4
14 2018 Asia Cup 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier 61 + 4
15 2022 Asia Cup 2022 Asia Cup Qualifier 131 + 5
16 2023 Asia Cup 2023 ACC Men's Premier Cup 141 + 5
17 2025 Asia Cup 2024 ACC Men's Premier Cup 181 + 5
Total8 Asia Cup Qualification Max:18Max:6

Broadcasters

CountryBroadcastersYear
Bangladesh GTV, T Sports HD, Rabbithole Prime, Toffee (Online)2022-23
Caribbean RUSH Sports 2023
India and Nepal Star Sports 2022-23
Sri Lanka ITN Sri Lanka 2022-23
Pakistan PTV, Ten Sports 2022-23
Australia Kayo Sports 2022
Hong Kong, 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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