The Asia Cup Cricket tournament is an international cricket tournament between Asian Countries and alternates every two-year between One Day International & T20 International cricket. Established in 1983, the Asia Cup is officially known as the ACC Men’s Asia Cup or ACC Cup. It involves the – One Day Internationals & Twenty-20 Internationals formats of the game and is the only continental championship in cricket.
The first edition of the Asia Cup cricket was held in 1984, in UAE in which India became the champions. India didn’t participate in the 1986 edition while Pakistan does the same in the 1990/91 edition & 1993 edition was cancelled. The ACC offices were based in UAE, until 1995. Sri Lanka wins the 2022 edition while India have come victorious in the latest 2023 edition.
The ACC announced that the Asia Cup tournament would be held biennially from 2009 onwards. There was a decision that the Asia Cup events from 2016 would be played between ODI & T20I formats. The 2016 event happened to be the first one played in the T-20 format which was won by India.
In respect of titles win, India is the most successful team, have won 8 titles( 7 ODIs & 1 T20Is) so far while Sri Lanka is the second with 6 titles. Sri Lanka has played 16 as the most Asia Cup tournaments, followed by India, Bangladesh & Pakistan with 15 by each. In respect of the most runs, Sanath Jayasuriya comes first in the ODI format & Virat Kohli does it in the T20I format, while for the most wickets – Muthiah Muralidharan & Bhuvaneshwar Kumar lead in the ODIs & T20Is respectively.
| . Administrator – ACC(Asian Cricket Council) | . Formats- ODIs & T20Is | . Current Champions – India(ODIs), Sri Lanka(T20Is) | . First Edition – 1984 |
| . Most Runs – Sanath Jayasuriya(ODIs, 1220 Runs) & Virat Kohli(T20Is, 429 Runs) | . Most Wickets – Muthiah Muralidharan(ODIs, 30 Wkts) & Bhuvneshwar Kumar(T20Is, 13 Wkts) | . Most Successful – India(ODIs, 7 titles) & India, Sri Lanka( T20Is, 1 title) | . First T20 Edition – 2016 |
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Asia Cup Cricket Tournament 2023
Asia Cup Matches : 2023
The 2023 Asia Cup cricket tournament was scheduled from 30th August to 17th September. It was the first Asia Cup to be hosted by multiple countries, the four matches played in Pakistan & the remaining nine in Sri Lanka. In total, 13 matches were played in 2023 edition which included 6 group stage matches, 6 super fours & one final. In the group stage, each team played two matches while in the super four stage it was three for each team.
Asia Cup Team List : 2023
In the 2023 edition, there were 6 teams participating as – India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan & Nepal. The teams had been grouped in – Group A & Group B. The Group A contained – India, Pakistan & Nepal and Group B contained – Sri Lanka, Bangladesh & Afghanistan.
Asia Cup Team Squad : 2023
| India | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | Bangladesh | Afghanistan | Nepal |
| Rohit Sharma(C) | Babar Azam(C) | Dasun Shanaka(C) | Shakib Al Hasan(C) | Hashmatullah Shahidi(C) | Rohit Paudel(C) |
| Shubman Gill | Fakhar Zaman | Dimuth Karunratne | N Hossain Shanto | Najibullah Zadran | Kushal Bhurtel |
| Virat Kohli | Imam-ul-Haq | Pathum Nissanka | Tanzid Hasan | Ibrahim Zadran | Sundeep Jora |
| Suryakumar Yadav | Iftikhar Ahmed | Kusal Mendis | Afif Hossain | Riaz Hassan | Bhim Sharki |
| Shreyas Iyer | Abdullah Shafique | Dhananjaya De Silva | Towhid Hridoy | Rahmat Shah | Kushal Malla |
| Tilak Varma | Shadab Khan | Charith Asalanka | Mohammad Naim | Mohammad Nabi | Dipendra Singh Airee |
| Ravindra Jadeja | Saud Shakeel | Kusal Perera | Mehidy Hasan Miraz | Suliman Safi | Aarif Sheikh |
| Hardik Pandya | Agha Salman | Sadeera Samarwickrama | Mahedi Hasan | Rashid Khan | Lalit Rajbanshi |
| Axar Patel | Mohammad Nawaz | Kasun Rajitha | Shamim Hossain | Karim Janat | Pratis GC |
| Ishan Kishan | Faheem Ashraf | Matheesha Pathirana | Mushfiqur Rahim | Gulbadin Naib | Aasif Sheikh |
| KL Rahul | Mohammad Wasim Jr. | Maheesh Theekshana | Litton Das | Sharfuddin Ashraf | Arjun Saud |
| Shardul Thakur | Mohammad Rizwan | Dunith Wellalage | Anamul Haque | Rahmanullah Gurbaz | Karan KC |
| Jasprit Bumrah | Mohammad Haris | Dushan Hemantha | Mustafizur Rahman | Ikram Alikhil | Sandeep Lamichhane |
| Mohammad Shami | Shaheen Afridi | Pramod Madushan | Taskin Ahmed | Mujeeb Ur Rahman | Sompal Kami |
| Kuldeep Yadav | Naseem Shah | Binura Fernando | Shoriful Islam | Noor Ahmad | Gulsan Jha |
| Prasidh Krishna | Harris Rauf | Nasum Ahmed | Fazalhaq Farooqi | Kishore Mahato | |
| Mohammad Siraj | Usama Mir | Hasan Mahmud | Abdul Rahman | Mousom Dhakal | |
| T Hasan Sakib |
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Asia Cup 2023 Schedule
The 2023 Asia Cup was scheduled from 30th August to 17th September.The 6 group stage matches were played from 30 Aug-5 Sept. & the 6 matches in super fours stage from 6-15 Sept.
Asia Cup 2023 Results : Super Fours
| Match | Teams | On | Venue |
| 1st | Ban Vs Pak | Pak Won By 7 Wkts | Lahore |
| 2nd | Ban Vs S Lanka | S Lanka Won By 21 Runs | Colombo |
| 3rd | Ind Vs Pak | Ind Won By 228 Runs | Colombo |
| 4th | Ind Vs S Lanka | Ind Won By 41 Runs | Colombo |
| 5th | Pak Vs S Lanka | S Lanka Won By 2 Wkts | Colombo |
| 6th | Ind Vs Ban | Ban Won By 6 Runs | Colombo |
Asia Cup Final Match : Asia Cup 2023 Final
The final match of the Asia Cup Cricket tournament 2023 was scheduled on 17th September, in Colombo. India & Sri Lanka made it to the final which India won by 10 wickets, ultimately winning the tournament. Bowling first, India bowled out Sri Lanka for the score of 50 & chased the target in 6.1 overs.
Asia Cup Winners : 2023 Asia Cup Winner
The Indian team became the Champions of the Asia Cup 2023. They had 6 matches in total( 2 group stage, 3 super fours & final ), winning 4 matches including the final, losing one while one ended in the no result.
Asia Cup Points Table 2023 : Super Fours
| Team | Mts | Won | Lost | Points | NRR |
| India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | +1.75 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -0.14 |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.46 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1.27 |
Asia Cup Score 2023 : Highest Score, Most Runs
. Highest Team Score – 1) 356/2 by India Vs Pakistan, 2) 342/6 by Pakistan Vs Nepal
. Highest Individual Score – 1) 151 by Babar Azam Vs Nepal, 2) 122* by Virat Kohli Vs Pakistan
. Most Runs – 1) 302 by Shubman Gill, 2) 270 by Kusal Mendis
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Asia Cup List : All Asia Cup Cricket Tournaments
Till 2023, there have been 16 Asia Cup tournaments( 14 ODIs & 2 T20Is). The list of all these has been given as,
| Season | Hosted By | Format | No. Of Teams |
| 1984 | UAE | ODI | 3 |
| 1986 | Sri Lanka | ODI | 3 |
| 1988 | Bangladesh | ODI | 4 |
| 1990 | India | ODI | 3 |
| 1995 | UAE | ODI | 4 |
| 1997 | Sri Lanka | ODI | 4 |
| 2000 | Bangladesh | ODI | 4 |
| 2004 | Sri Lanka | ODI | 6 |
| 2008 | Pakistan | ODI | 6 |
| 2010 | Sri Lanka | ODI | 4 |
| 2012 | Bangladesh | ODI | 4 |
| 2014 | Bangladesh | ODI | 5 |
| 2016 | Bangladesh | T20I | 5 |
| 2018 | UAE | ODI | 6 |
| 2022 | UAE | T20I | 6 |
| 2023 | Sri Lanka, Pakistan | ODI | 6 |
Asia Cup Winners List
| Season | Winner | Runner-Up | Final Venue |
| 1984 | India | Sri Lanka | Sharjah |
| 1986 | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | Colombo |
| 1988 | India | Sri Lanka | Dhaka |
| 1990 | India | Sri Lanka | Calcutta |
| 1995 | India | Sri Lanka | Sharjah |
| 1997 | Sri Lanka | India | Colombo |
| 2000 | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | Dhaka |
| 2004 | Sri Lanka | India | Colombo |
| 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 | Colombo |
In the titles winning list, Indian team appears 8 times( 7 ODI, 1 T20I) & Sri Lankan team appears 6 times( 5 ODI, 1 T20I) while Pakistan makes it twice(ODI).
T20 Asia Cup Cricket : Asia Cup T20 Formats
The Asia Cup tournaments have been started on rotation basis between ODI & T20 formats, from 2016. There have been Two T20 Asia Cup Cricket tournaments so far( 2016, 2022), with the first one held in Bangladesh & the second one in UAE.
T20 Asia Cup Cricket 2016
The 2016 edition was the first tournament in T20I format, played between 5 teams just ahead of ICC World T20 2016. It was hosted by Bangladesh, for third consecutive time. India beat Bangladesh by 8 wickets in the final, in Mirpur & made it a total of 6 titles won. Shikhar Dhawan was given the man of the match award for his 60 runs(44 balls).
Most Runs – Sabbir Rahman, Bangladesh (176 runs), Most Wickets – Al-Amin Hossain, Bangladesh (11 wickets), Man of Series – Sabbir Rahman, Bangladesh
T20 Asia Cup Cricket 2022
The Asia Cup 2022 was the 2nd one in t20 edition. Sri Lanka won the tournament beating Pakistan by 23 runs in the final, in Dubai. Bhanuka Rajapaksa won the man of the match award for his 71 runs(45 balls).
Most Runs – Mohammad Rizwan, Pakistan(281 runs), Most Wickets – Bhuvneshwar Kumar, India(11 wickets), Man of Series – Wanindu Hasaranga, Sri Lanka
Asia Cup 2018
Asia Cup 2018 tournament was held in UAE, in the ODI format. The defending champions India retained their title, after beating Bangladesh by 3 wickets in the final, in Dubai. Litton Das was the man of the match for 121 runs(117 balls).
Most Runs – Shikhar Dhawan, India(342 runs), Most Wickets – Rashid Khan(Afghanistan), Kuldeep Yadav(India), Mustafizur Rahman(Bangladesh),(all 10 wickets), Man of Series – Shikhar Dhawan, India
Asia Cup 2020
The 2020 Asia Cup cricket tournament was firstly postponed to 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic with Sri Lanka set to host the event, but was later pushed back to 2022, to be played in UAE.
Asia Cup 2022 Cricket : T20 Asia Cup 2022
Asia Cup Points Table : Points Table Asia Cup 2022
| No. | Team | Mts | Wins | Loss | Points | NRR |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | +0.70 |
| 2 | Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -0.27 |
| 3 | India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +1.60 |
| 4 | Afghanistan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2.00 |
Asia Cup Final 2022 : Asia Cup 2022 Final Match , Who won Asia Cup 2022 ?
In the final match of the 2022 Asia Cup played in Dubai, Pakistan opted bowling against Sri Lanka. Batting first, Sri Lanka scored 170/6 with Bhanuka Rajapaksa top scoring(71 runs, 45 balls, 6 fours, 3 sixes) & Harris Rauf taking the most wickets( 3/29). In the second innings Pakistan managed to score 147/10 and lost the match by 23 runs. So Sri Lanka went on winning the 2nd edition of the T20 Asia Cup. Mohammad Rizwan was the top scorer for Pakistan( 55 runs, 49 balls, 4 fours, 1 six) & Pramod Madushan was the best bowler for Sri Lanka with 4/34.
Venue – Dubai, Toss – Pakistan opted to bowl, Sri Lanka – 170/6( B Rajapaksa – 71*, H Rauf – 3/29), Pakistan – 147/10( M Rizwan – 55, P Madushan – 4/34), Result – Sri Lanka won by 23 runs, Man of the Match – B Rajapaksa
Asia Cup 2022 Stats :Top 10 Players
| No. | Most Runs | H.S. | Most Wkts. | B.B. | |
| 1 | M Rizwan(281) | V Kohli(122) | B Kumar(11) | B Kumar(5/4) | |
| 2 | V Kohli(276) | R Gurbaz(84) | W Hasaranga(9) | S Khan(4/8 | |
| 3 | I Zadran(196) | M Rizwan(78) | M Nawaz(8) | B Kumar(4/26) | |
| 4 | B Rajapaksa(191) | R Sharma(72) | S Khan(8) | P Madushan(4/34) | |
| 5 | P Nissanka(173) | B Rajapaksa(71) | H Rauf(8) | M Nawaz(3/5) | |
| 6 | K Mendis(155) | M Rizwan(71) | Mujeeb(7) | F Farooqi(3/11) | |
| 7 | R Gurbaz(152) | S Yadav(68) | N Shah(7) | Mujeeb(3/16) | |
| 8 | S Yadav(139) | I Zadran(64) | C Karunaratne(7) | W Hasaranga(3/21) | |
| 9 | R Sharma(133) | KL Rahul(62) | R Khan(6) | R Khan(3/22) | |
| 10 | KL Rahul(132) | K Mendis(60) | M Theekshana(6) | D Madushanka(3/24) | |
Most Runs In Asia Cup 2022
The Pakistan wicket-keeper batsman Mohammad Rizwan came as the top run-scorer with 281 runs at an average of 56.20, in 6 innings. With the highest score of 78, he had 3 fifties in the the Asia Cup Cricket tournament 2022. After Rizwan, Virat Kohli had the second most runs in the event who scored 276 runs in 5 innings with 122 as the highest score.
Asia Cup Table : Teams As Title Winners & Runner-Ups
| Team | Titles | Runner-Up | Appeared |
| India | 8 | 3 | 15 |
| Sri Lanka | 6 | 7 | 16 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| Bangladesh | 0 | 3 | 15 |
Asia Cup Match List : All Asia Cup Finals Results
| Season | Final Teams | Result | Venue |
| 1984 | No Final | – | – |
| 1986 | S Lanka Vs Pak | S Lanka won by 5 wkts | Colombo |
| 1988 | Ind Vs S Lanka | Ind won by 6 wkts | Dhaka |
| 1990 | Ind Vs S Lanka | Ind won by 7 wkts | Calcutta |
| 1995 | Ind Vs SLanka | Ind won by 8 wkts | Sharjah |
| 1997 | Ind Vs S Lanka | S Lanka won by 8 wkts | Colombo |
| 2000 | S Lanka Vs Pak | Pak won by 39 runs | Dhaka |
| 2004 | Ind Vs S Lanka | S Lanka won by 25 runs | Colombo |
| 2008 | Ind Vs S Lanka | S Lanka won by 100 runs | Karachi |
| 2010 | Ind Vs S Lanka | Ind won by 81 runs | Dambulla |
| 2012 | Ban Vs Pak | Pak won by 2 runs | Mirpur |
| 2014 | S Lanka Vs Pak | S Lanka won by 5 wkts | Mirpur |
| 2016 | Ind Vs Ban | Ind won by 8 wkts | Mirpur |
| 2018 | Ind Vs Ban | Ind won by 3 wkts | Dubai |
| 2022 | S Lanka Vs Pak | S Lanka won by 23 runs | Dubai |
| 2023 | Ind Vs S Lanka | Ind won by 10 wkts | Colombo |
The 1984 Asia Cup was the Round-Robin tournament where India won both it’s matches, winning the inaugural Asia Cup on the round-robin basis.
Asia Cup Team India : India Asia Cup Most Titles Winning Team
With the 8 titles, the Indian team has the most title wins in the Asia Cup cricket which include 7 ODI titles & 1 T20I title. Also, there are 3 occasions on which India came as the runner-ups. There are 15 appearances for team India till 2023. Sri Lanka comes second with 6 titles won( 5 ODI & 1 T20I) & first as the team with the most runner-up occasions (7).
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India Vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2022
The 2nd match of the Asia Cup Cricket tournament 2022 was played between India & Pakistan. Batting first Pakistan had a total of 147 that India chased down in 19.4 overs. There was another match between these two in the super fours where India set a target of 182 that Pakistan achieved in 19.5 overs. So a total of 2 matches were played between India-Pakistan in Asia Cup 2022.
1st Match – India won by 5 wickets, 2nd Match – Pakistan won by 5 wickets
India Vs Sri Lanka Asia Cup 2022
There was a single match among India-Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup 2022 which was played in the super fours stage. Chasing a target of 174 by India, Sri Lanka achieved it in 19.5 overs.
Only Match – Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets
Asia Cup Cricket ODI Tournaments Records
- Most Runs – 1220 by Sanath Jayasuriya in 24 innings.
- Highest Score – 183 by Virat Kohli against Pakistan.
- Most Hundreds – 6 by Sanath Jayasuriya.
- Most Sixes – 28 by Rohit Sharma, in 26 innings.
- Most Wickets – 30 by Muthiah Muralidharan, in 24 innings.
- Best Bowling – 6/13 by Ajanta Mendis against India.
- Most 5-Wicket Hauls – 3 by Lasith Malinga, in 14 innings.
- Most Wicket-Keeper Dismissals – 36 by MS Dhoni(19 inns) & Kumar Sangakkara(24 inns).
- Most Catches – 15 by Mahela Jayawardene, in 28 innings.
- Highest Team Total – 385/7 by Pakistan against Bangladesh.
Frequently Asked Questions(FAQs)
Who won the Asia Cup 2022 final?
Sri Lanka won the Asia Cup 2022 final, beating Pakistan by 23 runs & won the 6th Asia Cup Cricket tournament title. Also, S Lanka became the 2nd team to win the t20 Asia Cup title, after India.
Is Asia Cup 50 or 20 overs?
The Asia Cup Cricket tournament is held both, in 50 overs & 20 overs formats. From first edition(1984) to 2014 edition, it was held in 50 overs format while from 2016 edition, it was started with 20 overs format, on rotation basis with 50 overs format.
How many countries are in Asia Cup?
In 2023 Asia Cup Cricket tournament, there are 6 teams participating as – India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Nepal.
Which team has won most Asia Cup?
India has won the most Asia Cup Cricket titles as 8 which include 7 ODI & 1 T20I titles. The S Lankan team comes second in this list with 6 titles( 5 ODIs & 1 T20I).
Who is number 1 in Asia Cup?
In the Asia Cup, for the most runs – S Jayasuriya(1220) & V Kohli(429) are no.1 in the ODI & T20I formats respectively while for the most wickets – M Muralidharan(30) & B Kumar(13) come first.