Asia Cup
Administrator(s)	Asian Cricket Council
Cricket format	One Day International
First tournament	1984
Tournament format(s)	multiple (refer to article)
Current champion	Sri Lanka
Most successful	India (4 titles)

The Asia Cup is an international cricket tournament. It was conceived in 1983 when the Asian Cricket Council was created as a measure to promote goodwill between Asian countries. It was originally scheduled to be held every two years. The first edition was held in 1984 in Sharjah, UAE where the council's offices were based (until 1995). The International Cricket Council has ruled that all games played for the Asia Cup have official One Day International status. Indian cricket team has lifted the Asia cup the most times (4) and appeared in every final apart from the 1986 and 2000 cup, which India boycotted due to soured relations with host nations Sri Lanka. The Asian Cricket Council was formed as the Asian Cricket Conference in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Malaysia and Singapore. ... A One-day International (ODI) cricket match is a one-day cricket match played between two international teams each representing a particular country. ... The 1984 Asia Cup (also known as the Rothmans Asia Cup) was held in Sharjah, UAE between April 6 - 13 1984. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sri_Lanka. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... This article is about the sport. ... For the Jimi Hendrix song, see 1983. ... The Asian Cricket Council was formed as the Asian Cricket Conference in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Malaysia and Singapore. ... For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ... This article is about the year. ... UAE redirects here. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... ICC logo The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the governing body for international Test match and One-day International cricket. ... A One-day International (ODI) cricket match is a one-day cricket match played between two international teams each representing a particular country. ... The Indian cricket team is an international cricket team representing India. ...

The ACC have announced that the tournament will be held biennially from 2008 onwards.^[1]

First edition: 1984

Main article: 1984 Asia Cup

The first edition of the Asia Cup was held in 1984 in Sharjah, UAE, the location of the headquarters of the newly formed Asian Cricket Council. The first match was Pakistan vs the new ICC member Sri Lanka. The tournament was a round-robin tournament; India won both its matches, winning the inaugural Cup. Sri Lanka came in second while Pakistan lost both its matches. The 1984 Asia Cup (also known as the Rothmans Asia Cup) was held in Sharjah, UAE between April 6 - 13 1984. ...

Second edition: 1986

Main article: 1986 Asia Cup

The second edition was held in Sri Lanka, the first multi-national cricket series to be held there. India had pulled out of the tournament due to soured relations with Sri Lanka after a controversial series in Sri Lanka the previous year in which the umpires allegedly made wrong decisions to favour the home side leading to Sri Lanka winning their first ever Test match. Sri Lanka lifted the cup beating Pakistan. The 1986 Asia Cup (also known as the John Player Gold Leaf Trophy), was the second Asia Cup tournament, and was held in Sri Lanka between March 30 and April 6 1986. ...

Fourth edition: 1990/91

Main article: 1990-91 Asia Cup

The fourth edition was held in India. Pakistan had pulled out of the tournament which helped India retain its hold on the Cup defeating Sri Lanka in the final. The 1990-91 Asia Cup, was the fourth Asia Cup tournament, and was held in India between December 25 1990 and January 4 1991. ...

Fifth edition: 1995

Main article: 1995 Asia Cup

The fifth edition took the series back to Sharjah after 11 years. India and Sri Lanka made it to the final by virtue of better runrate than Pakistan as all three teams had equal points after preliminary round. For the third successive time in the Asia Cup, India defeated Sri Lanka in the final. The 1995 Asia Cup (also known as the Pepsi Asia Cup), was the fifth Asia Cup tournament, and the second to be held in Sharjah, UAE. The tournament took place between April 5 - 13 1995. ...

Ninth edition: 2008

See also: 2008 Asia Cup The 2008 Asia Cup will take place in Pakistan in June 2008. ...

The ninth edition of the Asia Cup will be held in Pakistan in june 2008. The format sees two groups of three sides, where each side in each group plays each other once. The top two teams in each group play in knock-out semi-finals, with a one-off final to follow. Tourney starts from june 24, 2008 and will end up on july 6th, 2008. The three sides in each group play each other once, with the top two teams from each group qualifying for the second phase, where they will again play each other once. The top two teams will contest the final. Karachi will host 10 of the 13 matches, while Lahore will host three and all matches will be day-night affairs, starting late in the afternoon.

Group A consists of Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates. The Bangladeshi cricket team is a national cricket team representing Bangladesh and is nicknamed the Tigers. ... The Sri Lankan cricket team is a national cricket team representing Sri Lanka. ... The United Arab Emirates cricket team is a mediocre team that ocassionally play well-known opposition. ...

Group B consists of Pakistan, Hong Kong and [[Indian cricket team|India].

Champions

Year	Host	Champion	Runner-Up
1984	UAE	India	Sri Lanka
1986	Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka	Pakistan
1988	Bangladesh	India	Sri Lanka
1990-91	India	India	Sri Lanka
1993	Pakistan	Cancelled
1995	UAE	India	Sri Lanka
1997	Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka	India
2000	Bangladesh	Pakistan	Sri Lanka
2004	Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka	India
2008	Pakistan

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See also

Cricket Portal

• Asian Test Championship
• Women's Asia Cup

Image File history File links Portal. ... The Asian Test Championship is a Test cricket tournament between the test playing nations of Asia: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. ... The Womens Asia Cup is a cricket tournament contested by womens cricket teams from Asia. ...

References

• Schedule for the ninth Asia Cup

Further references and notes

1. ^ Asia Cup to be held biennially, from Cricinfo, retrieved 22 June 2006

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External Links

• Asia Cup History, Schedule & News
• Asia Cup 2008 Fixtures @ RubaiSport

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