Asia Cup winning list from 1984-2023

Asia Cup 2025 is just a few months away. The Multi-Nation Tournament 2026 will serve as a preparation field for the T20 World Cup, which is to be played in India and Sri Lanka earlier next year.

In this article, we will see the complete list of teams who have won the Asia Cup.

Asia Cup winner: 1984-2023

India (8 times)

India holds the record for winning the Asia Cup. Blue men have been crowned as the champion of Asia on eight occasions.

Domination began in 1984 with the inaugural edition of the tournament, where the then World Cup winners defeated Sri Lanka in the finalThat special version of the tournament took place in UAE.

Sunil Gavaskar -led Indian team defeated Sri Lanka, who was considered a Dalit at that time and was led by Dalip Mendis. It was a three-team tournament with the third nation of Pakistan.

India made a strong comeback by winning three titles on Trott in 1988, 1990 and 1995 and after remembering the 1986 Asia Cup due to some off-field events.

India was captained by Dilip Vengsarkar and Mohammad Azharuddin in these special editions of the Asia Cup respectively.,

It seemed that India had cracked the code of winning the Asia Cup, winning all four versions that they were part of 1995, but it was not so for the next 15 years.

India was not able to cross the line in three of the next four editions in 1997, 2004 and 2008, and finished second after failing to improve Sri Lanka on all three occasions.

While he was equal in terms of his performance in the seventh edition held in 2000, the team could not make it in the finals.

However, when the team led by MS Dhoni won the 2010 Asia Cup title in Dambullah, things changed.

But this success was short -lived as the defending champion was knocked out in the first round of the tournament in 2012, including a necklace against Bangladesh, after which there was a shocking exit from the next edition in 2014.

Since then, things have been pleasant for the most successful team in the tournament, as they have won three of the last four editions in 2016, 2018 and 2023 respectively.

Sri Lanka (6 times)

Sri Lanka is the second most successful team as far as winning the Asia Cup. The island nation has won the tournament on six occasions.

Sri Lanka won its first Asia Cup title in 1986, when it was played in Sri Lanka, in which Bangladesh was prepared as the third team.

The 1996 World Cup champion had to wait for a long time before tasting success for the second time, and he did so a year after winning his first ODI World Cup.

The Sri Lanka team continued their dominance in Asia at the turn of Millennium, only to fall short against a strong Pakistani side in the 2000 Asia Cup final,

Saying that, the Mahela Jayawardane -led side made a strong comeback and won the next edition after defeating India in a low scoring thriller in 2004, and defended his title against the same opposition in 2008.

There are different Sri Lankan players who have placed their hands up and have given a demonstration to win a title for the team on each of the six occasions.

The 2004 Asia Cup saw the emergence of a fast bowler Lasith Malinga with an unusual bowling action. Although Malinga missed the final of the tournament, but was here to live due to his performance throughout the tournament.

As far as the 2008 tournament is concerned, it was a person’s show for Ajantha Mendis’s last courtesy. The mystery spinner reduced the Indian batting lineup to help Sri Lanka protect her title.

It was in 2014 and 2022 that Sri Lanka surprised everyone by receiving their last two Asia Cup titles, as many experts have not given the team any chance to reach the finals, let it win alone.

Pakistan (2 times)

The younger generation may be difficult to believe, but it is a fact that Pakistan was not able to win the same Asia Cup title for 16 years, with the quality of the players, they had their disposal.

It was in the year 2000 that Pakistan was crowned Asia’s champion after getting rid of Sri Lanka in the final played in Dhaka under the leadership of wicketkeeper Batter Moin Khan.

In that tournament, Pakistan played like a well -rounded unit as it had a good mix of youth and expansion.

The last champion was the choice of Moin Khan, Wasim Akram, Inzam-ul-Haq, who had expansion, and Shahid Afridi, Imran Nazir, and Azhar Mahmud, who had a lot of youth.

Saying that, as has happened to Pakistan in the last few years, the team was unable to go to the finals in the next three editions and had to wait till 2012 to lift its second title.

Pakistan pushed the home side Bangladesh in the thriller of one final ball after two runs after two runs after posting a total courtesy under the performance of an enthusiastic bowling from the bowlers from the bowlers, who bowled the final over.

Asia Cup winning list