The quest among Asia’s best cricket nations will kick off from August 27, in which the seven participating teams will be raring to go against each other.
Asia Cup Winner's List (Picture Credits - Twitter)
The quest for Asia’s biggest Cricket Cup, the Asia Cup 2022 would be staged in UAE. Defending champion India will bid to defend the crown. The first game for the Men in Blue will be a blockbuster tie against arch-rival Pakistan on August 28.
The quest among Asia’s best cricket nations will kick off from August 27, in which the seven participating teams will be raring to go against each other. The 15th edition of the Asia Cup will feature Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Oman.
There will be a four team round robin style qualifier between Hong Kong, Kuwait, Singapore and United Arab Emirates in order to decide the seventh and final team for this year’s Asia Cup.
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Here is the list of Asia Cup Winners from the beginning –
1984 – INDIA beat SRI LANKA (Round Robin)
1986 – SRI LANKA beat PAKISTAN by 5 wickets
1988 – INDIA beat SRI LANKA by 6 wickets
1990/91 – INDIA beat SRI LANKA by 7 wickets
1995 – INDIA beat SRI LANKA by 8 wickets
1997 – SRI LANKA beat INDIA by 8 wickets
2000 – PAKISTAN beat SRI LANKA by 39 runs
2004 – SRI LANKA beat INDIA by 25 runs
2008 – SRI LANKA beat INDIA by 100 runs
2010 – INDIA beat SRI LANKA by 81 runs
2012 – PAKISTAN beat BANGLADESH by 2 runs
2014 – SRI LANKA beat PAKISTAN by 5 wickets
2016 – INDIA beat BANGLADESH by 8 wickets
2018 – INDIA beat BANGLADESH by 3 wickets
India lead the list in terms of Asia Cup titles won with a total 7 out of 14. This year’s Asia Cup will be a special one as the tournament has been changed from the 50-over format to the T20 competition keeping in mind the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup in October.
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