The Asia Cup is one of the greatest tournaments in international cricket.
While we now see the Asia Cup in both ODI and T20I formats, here we have brought the list of Champions and Runners-up in ODI Asia Cup history along with some common fans’ questions.
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Article Contents
Finalists
Number of trophies
Teams and their total tournament appearances
Common fans’ questions regarding Asia Cup (ODI Format)
o Which team won the most Asia Cup trophies
o Which team won the most consecutive Asia Cup trophies
o Which team played most Asia Cup Finals
o Which team appeared in all the Asia Cup tournaments
o How many times have India vs Pakistan matches been played in the Asia Cup Final
*NOTE: All the data is updated till Asia Cup 2018.
Asia Cup (ODI Format): Finalists
Year | Host(s) | Number of Teams | Champions | Runners-up |
1984* | United Arab Emirates* | 3 | India* | Sri Lanka* |
1986 | Sri Lanka | 3 | Sri Lanka | Pakistan |
1988 | Bangladesh | 4 | India | Sri Lanka |
1990-1991 | India | 3 | India | Sri Lanka |
1995 | United Arab Emirates | 4 | India | Sri Lanka |
1997 | Sri Lanka | 4 | Sri Lanka | India |
2000 | Bangladesh | 4 | Pakistan | Sri Lanka |
2004 | Sri Lanka | 6 | Sri Lanka | India |
2008 | Pakistan | 6 | Sri Lanka | India |
2010 | Sri Lanka | 4 | India | Sri Lanka |
2012 | Bangladesh | 4 | Pakistan | Bangladesh |
2014 | Bangladesh | 5 | Sri Lanka | Pakistan |
2018 | United Arab Emirates | 6 | India | Bangladesh |
(Only the 1984 edition had no Final for the tournament).
Asia Cup (ODI Format): Number of trophies
Team | Number of Finals | Number of Trophies |
India | 8* | 6 |
Sri Lanka | 10* | 5 |
Pakistan | 4 | 2 |
Bangladesh | 2 | 0 |
(*The 1984 edition had no Final)
Asia Cup (ODI Format): Teams and their total tournament appearances
Team | Total Appearances (Number of Editions) | First Edition |
Sri Lanka | 13 | 1984 |
India | 12 | 1984 |
Pakistan | 12 | 1984 |
Bangladesh | 12 | 1986 |
Hong Kong | 3 | 2004 |
United Arab Emirates | 2 | 2004 |
Afghanistan | 2 | 2014 |
Common fans’ questions regarding Asia Cup (ODI Format)
Q. Which team won the most Asia Cup trophies in the ODI format?
A. India have won six Asia Cup trophies in the ODI format. The Men in Blue won this tournament in the 1984, 1988, 1990-1991, 1995, 2010 and 2018 editions.
Q. Which team won the most consecutive Asia Cup trophies in the ODI format?
A. India is the only team to win three successive Asia Cup trophies in the ODI format. Team India won the 1988, 1990-1991 and 1995 editions to achieve this rare feat.
Q. Which team played most Asia Cup Finals in the ODI format?
A. Sri Lanka have played most ODI Asia Cup Finals as they have qualified the tournament Finals for 10 times. The Lankan team won five ODI Asia Cup titles (1986, 1997, 2004, 2008 and 2014) and lost the other five Asia Cup Finals (1988, 1990-1991, 1995, 2000 and 2010).
Sri Lanka have missed only two Asia Cup Finals in the ODI format (2012 and 2018).
Q. Which team appeared in all the Asia Cup tournaments in the ODI format?
A. Sri Lanka is the only team to appear in all 13 ODI Asia Cup competitions.
India missed out on the 1986 edition, and Pakistan didn’t participate in the 1990-1991 edition.
Q. How many times have India vs Pakistan matches been played in the Asia Cup Final (ODI format)?
A. Surprisingly, the India vs Pakistan match has never been played in the ODI Asia Cup Final yet.
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