A History of Asia Cup Cricket Tournament Over The Years..

Asia is only continent with enough number of international cricket teams to consist a proper tournament. it was spotted by Asian cricket council (ACC) in 1983 to promote the game & goodwill and very next year we had it's first edition. India has won 5 times, Sri Lanka 4 times upto the 2010 championship while Pakistan have won it only once. Sri Lanka are only team to participate in every single asia cup.

We've had two asia cup of test matches as well, won by Pakistan in year 1998 and Sri Lanka in 2001.

Here's a brief history :-

April 1984 in Sharjah

Indiav Sri Lanka v Pakistan : won by India.

Only 3 match triangular, each team played other once, and India (who won both games) were declared winners without there being a final!

Mar-Apr 1986 in Sri Lanka

Pakistanv Bangladesh v Sri Lanka : won by Sri Lanka.

India skipped due to strained relationship with Sri Lanka, Bangladesh joined this second edition of Asia cup cricket which was another triangular tournament (each match of 45 overs) but with a final, between Sri Lanka & Pakistan which hosts won by 5 wickets.

Oct-Nov 1988 in Bangladesh

India v Pakistan v Sri Lanka v Bangladesh : won by India.

A tournament dominated by finalists India and Sri Lanka who both team Bangladesh and Pakistan at league stage but Indians had a better day on final, winning by 6 wickets after bowling out islanders for only 176.

December 1990 in India

India v Sri Lanka v Bangladesh : won by India

Pakistan refused to tour India and hence only 3 teams played, two major ones reached final at Kolkata in which India yet again beat Sri Lanka, this time chasing down 204 with 7 wicket and 17 balls to spare.

April 1995 in Sharjah

Indiav Sri Lanka v Pakistan v Bangladesh : won by India

Asia cup returned after 5 years (after proposed 1993 edition was canceled due to ill political relationship between India & Pakistan), back to where it all started at Sharjah. Pakistan defeated India by huge margin of 97 runs but lost their way since then, losing to Sri Lanka and failing to reach finals where India, having beaten Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at league stage, beat Lankans once again to claim their 3rd consecutive Asia cup, chasing down 232 with 8 wickets in hand.

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