Asia Cup Winners List [1984-2023] - Winners and Runners

India is the winner of the Asia Cup 2023. The Asia Cup is an international men's cricket tournament held biennially by the Asian Cricket Council. The Asian Cricket Council was established in 1983 to foster goodwill among Asian nations. Since the inception of the tournament, India has been on the Asia Cup Winners List 8 times.

Pakistan will host the 2023 Asia Cup, and matches will be held at Pakistan and Sri Lanka Stadium, respectively. Know more about the Asia Cup Winners List from 1984 to 2023, runner-ups, Schedule, and country-wise winners here. The Asia Cup 2023 Final was played between India and Sri Lanka on 17th September 2023 Sunday.

Asia Cup 2023 Schedule

Asia Cup 2023 will be held in Pakistan, consisting of 12 ODI matches and 1 final match. Asia Cup is a part of the Future Tour Programs of the ICC (International Cricket Council) and is held every two years. The next tournament will be played in Pakistan. Although the official schedule is released, the Asia Cup 2023 tournament will begin from 30th August onwards. 

The tournament will be played across four venues in Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Pakistan will stage Asia Cup matches in Multan and Lahore, while Kandy and Colombo will host the Sri Lanka leg of the competition.

Asia Cup 2023

Organized by the Asian Cricket Council, the Asia Cup is a continental cricket tournament held biennially. It is currently the sole continental cricket tournament in the world. Every two years, it is played in either ODI or T20 format. The recent tournament was hosted by Pakistan, where India emerged as the Asia Cup 2023 winner. Here is some more information about this tournament:

• This tournament is held biennially (every two years).
• Only Asian countries can participate in this tournament.
• The participating countries in the Asia Cup are India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Nepal.

Asia Cup Winners List from 1984 to 2023

Every two years, a new champion is added to the Asia Cup winners. In the recent tournament held in UAE, Sri Lanks defeated Pakistan by 23 runs. Find the complete Asia Cup Winners List from 1984 to 2023 shared here. It includes the names of all the countries that have won the tournament since its inception. In addition, it also features the runner-ups, host, and format of the tournament:

Asia Cup Winners (Country-Wise)

Some countries have won the Asia Cup multiple times. Since the tournament first began in 1984, India has been on the Asia Cup Winners List eight times. Next, Sri Lanka won the tournament six times, and Pakistan won it two times. Here, we have shared a table with details about the country-wise winners of the Asia Cup and their winning years:

Asia Cup Winners List Timeline

The first Asia Cup was held in the United Arab Emirates in 1984 after Asian Cricket Council was established in the previous year. Held in a round-robin style, the tournament featured India, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. India was the first country to be added to the Asia Cup Winners List. Sri Lanka came in second in this tournament and Pakistan came last. In 1986, the hosts won the second edition held in Sri Lanka. In 1988, the tournament was held in Bangladesh, and India won their second championship, defeating Sri Lanka in the final.

India hosted the Asia Cup for the first time in 1990-91, and they also won it with a 7-wicket triumph over Sri Lanka in the final. The next event was held in the United Arab Emirates four years later, in 1995. In the final, India defeated Sri Lanka by eight wickets. In the subsequent three editions, Sri Lanka won the trophy three times, in 1997, 2000, 2004, and 2008, while Pakistan won once.

India won by 81 runs against Sri Lanka in 2010. Bangladesh and Pakistan met in the final of the 2012 tournament, with Pakistan winning by two runs in a dramatic encounter. After defeating Pakistan by five wickets, Sri Lanka won their fifth title in 2014. In 2016, the Asia Cup was played in T20I format, and India won. They successfully defended their title in the 2018 edition. In 2022, Sri Lanka was added to the Asia Cup Winners List.

Asia Cup 2020

In 2020, Asia Cup was initially postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 epidemic, with Sri Lanka set to host the event, but was later moved back to 2022 due to a packed international calendar and an increase in COVID cases in Sri Lanka. The Asia Cup is one of the most tournaments in the world of cricket. The last country added to the Asia Cup Winners List was India.

Asia Cup Winners - Championship Summary

The summary of the Asia Cup is shared here. Find the team name, the number of appearances made, the number of times they won the title, and the number of times they were runner-ups here:

FAQs on Asia Cup Winners List

Q1. Who was the winner of Asia Cup 2023?

India won the Asia Cup 2023 on September 17, 2023, by beating Sri Lanka for 10 wickets. League matches of Asia Cup 2023 started on August 30, and the final match will be played at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.

Q2. How many times has India won the Asia Cup?

India has been on the Asia Cup Winners List eight times, the most number of times in the history of the championship. The country won the tournament in the years 1984, 1988, 1991, 1995, 2010, 2016, 2018, and 2023.

Q3. Where was the Asia Cup 2022 held?

Asia Cup 2022 was held in the United Arab Emirates. In fact, the previous Asia Cup, which was held in 2018, was also held in UAE. The latest name added to the Asia Cup winners list was that of Sri Lanka after it defeated Pakistan in the final match.

Q4. Which country has won the Asia Cup the most number of times?

India has won the Asia Cup the most number of times. The country registered itself on the Asia Cup Winners List eight times, in the years 1984, 1988, 1991, 1995, 2010, 2016, 2018, and 2023. After India, Sri Lanka won the Asia Cup six times in 1986, 1997, 2004, 2008, 2014, and 2022.

Q.5 Who won Man of the Series in Asia Cup 2023?

In Asia Cup 2023, Kuldeep Yadav won the Man of the Series award. Whereas he got the award of $150000. Siraj won Man of the Match in the Final Game and was rewarded with $3000, which he has gifted to Groundsman.