Asia Cup Winners List (1984–2025): All 17 Editions

The Asia Cup has been played 17 times between 1984 and 2025. India are the most successful team with nine titles, ahead of Sri Lanka’s six and Pakistan’s two. India are the current champions: they beat Pakistan by 5 wickets in the 2025 final in Dubai — the first India–Pakistan final in the tournament’s history. The next edition is scheduled for 2027 in Bangladesh, in the ODI format.

Asia Cup Winners List: 1984 to 2025

The tournament switches between the ODI and T20I formats depending on which world event follows it. The table below lists every edition with its host, format, winner, runner-up and result.

Titles by team: India 9 (1984, 1988, 1990–91, 1995, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2023, 2025), Sri Lanka 6 (1986, 1997, 2004, 2008, 2014, 2022), Pakistan 2 (2000, 2012).

Records and Notable Facts

• Most titles: India, with nine — seven in the ODI format and two in T20I (2016 and 2025).
• Most finals: Sri Lanka have reached the title match (or finished top two) more often than anyone, with six wins and multiple runner-up finishes. They are also the only team to have featured in every edition of the tournament — India stayed away in 1986 and Pakistan in 1990–91.
• Format alternation: Since 2016, the Asia Cup has been played in whichever format matches the next ICC world tournament. That is why 2016, 2022 and 2025 were T20I editions, while 2018 and 2023 were ODIs. The 2027 edition reverts to ODIs ahead of the 2027 World Cup.
• The cancelled edition: A 1993 edition was called off owing to political tensions between India and Pakistan. The tournament has also shifted venues repeatedly for the same reason — the UAE has stepped in as host five times.
• Hybrid hosting: The 2023 edition was formally hosted by Pakistan, but India’s matches (and the knockouts) were moved to Sri Lanka under a hybrid model.
• Biggest final win: India’s 10-wicket demolition of Sri Lanka in the 2023 final in Colombo, after bowling them out for just 50.
• Closest final: Pakistan’s 2-run win over Bangladesh in 2012.
• Who runs it: The tournament is organised by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), founded in 1983 to promote the game in Asia — the Asia Cup, first held the following year, remains its flagship event. Alongside the five Test-playing Asian sides, associate teams such as Afghanistan (before its rise to full membership), Hong Kong, UAE and Oman have featured in various editions, with the T20I editions since 2022 using qualifiers to fill the field.

Edition Highlights

1984–1995: A tournament takes root. The first Asia Cup, in Sharjah in 1984, was a three-team round-robin won by India — no final was played. Sri Lanka won at home in 1986 (an edition India skipped), and India then won three in a row across 1988, 1990–91 and 1995, all with final wins over Sri Lanka.

1997–2014: The Sri Lankan surge and Pakistan’s titles. Sri Lanka won in 1997, 2004 and 2008, making the most of home conditions in two of those. Pakistan claimed their first title in 2000 in Dhaka and a second in 2012, edging hosts Bangladesh by two runs in one of the tournament’s best finals. Sri Lanka added a fifth title in 2014.

2016–2023: The format era. The 2016 edition was the first played as T20Is; India beat Bangladesh in the final in Mirpur. India won again in 2018 in the UAE, Sri Lanka took the 2022 T20I edition, and India crushed Sri Lanka in the rain-affected 2023 ODI edition.

2025: The first India–Pakistan final. Played across UAE venues in September 2025, the ninth Indian title came in the tournament’s first ever India–Pakistan final. Kuldeep Yadav’s 4/30 helped bowl Pakistan out for 146, and Tilak Varma’s unbeaten 69 carried India home by 5 wickets with two balls to spare, per the ESPNcricinfo match report. Abhishek Sharma was the tournament’s leading scorer with 314 runs, and Kuldeep Yadav its top wicket-taker with 17.

Next edition: The 2027 Asia Cup is slated for Bangladesh in the ODI format, with the field expanding to eight teams.

For the global honours boards, see the ODI World Cup winners list and the T20 World Cup winners list.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has won the most Asia Cup titles?

India, with nine titles (1984, 1988, 1990–91, 1995, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2023 and 2025). Sri Lanka have six and Pakistan two.

Who won the Asia Cup 2025?

India. They beat Pakistan by 5 wickets in the final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 28 September 2025 — the first India–Pakistan final in Asia Cup history. The edition was played in the T20I format.

Why is the Asia Cup sometimes ODI and sometimes T20I?

Since 2016, the format follows the next major ICC event. If a T20 World Cup is coming up, the Asia Cup is played as T20Is; ahead of an ODI World Cup, it is played as ODIs.

When is the next Asia Cup?

The next edition is scheduled for 2027 in Bangladesh, in the ODI format, ahead of the 2027 ODI World Cup.

Has Bangladesh ever won the Asia Cup?

Not yet. Bangladesh have finished runners-up three times — 2012, 2016 and 2018 — losing the 2012 final to Pakistan by just 2 runs.

Which team has played every Asia Cup?

Sri Lanka. India did not take part in 1986 and Pakistan withdrew from the 1990–91 edition; Sri Lanka have appeared in all 17.

Practice Questions

1. Which country has won the most Asia Cup titles?

a) Sri Lanka
b) Pakistan
c) India
d) Bangladesh

Answer: c) India

2. The 2025 Asia Cup final was contested between which two teams?

a) India and Sri Lanka
b) India and Pakistan
c) Pakistan and Bangladesh
d) India and Afghanistan

Answer: b) India and Pakistan

3. The first Asia Cup in 1984 was held in which country?

a) India
b) Sri Lanka
c) Bangladesh
d) UAE

Answer: d) UAE

4. In the 2023 Asia Cup final, India defeated Sri Lanka by what margin?

a) 5 wickets
b) 10 wickets
c) 100 runs
d) 2 runs

Answer: b) 10 wickets

5. The 2027 Asia Cup is scheduled to be played in which format and country?

a) T20I in India
b) ODI in Bangladesh
c) ODI in Sri Lanka
d) T20I in UAE

Answer: b) ODI in Bangladesh