Asia Cup
The Asia Cup is a cricket tournament held among the Asian cricketing nations. It features teams from across the Asian continent, including prominent cricketing nations like India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and others. The Asia Cup has historically been played in the One Day International (ODI) format, but in recent years, there have been variations in the format, including T20I (Twenty20 International) tournaments.
Here’s some key information about the Asia Cup:
History: The Asia Cup was first held in 1984 in Sharjah, UAE. Since then, it has been held intermittently with varying formats, including round-robin and knockout stages.
Participating Teams: The mainstay teams in the Asia Cup are India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh. Other Asian teams such as Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Nepal and the United Arab Emirates have also participated in some editions.
Format: The format of the Asia Cup has evolved over the years. It has been played as a round-robin tournament followed by semi-finals and finals. In some editions, it has been held as a T20I tournament.
Host Countries: The Asia Cup has been hosted by various countries in Asia, including the United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and others. The host nation may vary from one edition to another.
Asia Cup winners so far
Year Winner Runner up Place
1984 India Sri Lanka Sharjah
1986 Sri Lanka Pakistan Columbo
1988 India Sri Lanka Dhaka
1990/91 India Sri Lanka Kolkata
1995 India Sri Lanka Sharjah
1997 Sri Lanka India Columbo
2000 Pakistan Sri Lanka Dhaka
2004 Sri Lanka India Columbo
2008 Sri Lanka India Karachi
2010 India Sri Lanka Dambulla
2012 Pakistan Bangladesh Mirpur
2014 Sri Lanka Pakistan Mirpur
2016 India Bangladesh Mirpur
2018 India Bangladesh Dubai
2022 Sri Lanka Pakistan Dubai
2023 India Sri Lanka Columbo
Asia Cup winning captain
Year Captain Team
1984 Sunil Gavaskar India
1986 Dalip Mendis Sri Lanka
1988 Dilip Vengsarkar India
1990/91 Mohammad Azharuddin India
1995 Mohammad Azharuddin India
1997 Arjuna Ranatunga Sri Lanka
2000 Moin Khan Pakistan
2004 Marvan Atapattu Sri Lanka
2008 Mahela Jayawardene Sri Lanka
2010 Mahendra Singh Dhoni India
2012 Misbah-ul-Haq Pakistan
2014 Angelo Mathews Sri Lanka
2016 Mahendra Singh Dhoni India
2018 Rohit Sharma India
2022 Dasun Shanaka Sri Lanka
2023 Rohit Sharma India
Five batsmen who have scored the most runs in the Asia Cup
- Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) 25 Match – 1220 runs
- Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) 24 Match – 1075 runs
- Sachin Tendulkar (India) 23 Match – 971 runs
- Rohit Sharma (India) 28 Match – 939 runs
- Mushfiqur Rahim (Bangladesh) 25 Match – 839 runs
Five bowlers who took the most wickets in Asia Cup
- Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka) 24 Match – 30 wickets
- Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)14 Match – 29 wickets
- Ajanta Mendis (Sri Lanka) 8 Match – 26 wickets
- Said Ajmal (Pakistan) 12 Match – 25 wickets
- Chaminda Vass (Sri Lanka) 19 Match – 23 wickets