Asia Cup History: 1984 till date

Asia Cup History: The Asia Cup was started in 1983 with the establishment of the Asia Cricket Council. That is, in today’s time, the history of the Asia Cup is about 40 years old. This cricket tournament is organized by the Asia Cricket Council, in which cricket is played by some Asian countries. This cup, which started to improve relations between Asian countries, is organized every 2 years.

This tournament is organized in one day and T20 format. Let us look at the history of the Asia Cup through today’s article and also look at the important points.

Editions Held in Asia Cup History

Asia Cup history: covering all the editions held since 1984 till date

1984:

• Host: UAE (Match played in Sharjah)
• Final: India vs Sri Lanka
• Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
• Winner: India
• Man of the Match (Final): Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka)
• Man of the Series: Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka)
• Most wickets: Ashantha de Mel (Sri Lanka)
• Most runs: Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka)

1986:

• Host: UAE (Match played in Sharjah)
• Final: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka
• Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
• Winner: Sri Lanka
• Man of the Match (Final): Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
• Man of the Series: Salim Malik (Pakistan)
• Most wickets: Manzoor Elahi (Pakistan)
• Most Runs: Salim Malik (Pakistan)

1988:

• Host: Bangladesh
• Final: India vs Sri Lanka
• Venue: Gabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
• Winner: India
• Man of the Match (Final): Navjot Sidhu
• Man of the Series: Navjot Sidhu
• Most wickets: Arshad Ayub (9)
• Most runs: Ijaz Ahmed (192)

1990-91:

• Host: India
• Final: India vs Sri Lanka
• Location: Eden Gardens, Calcutta
• Winner: India
• Man of the Match (Final): Mohammad Azharuddin
• Man of the Series:-
• Most wickets: Kapil Dev (9)
• Most runs: Arjuna Ranatunga (166)

1993:

• The 1993 tournament was canceled due to poor political relations between India and Pakistan.

1995:

• Host: United Arab Emirates
• Final: India vs Sri Lanka
• Venue: Sharjah CA Stadium, Sharjah
• Winner: India
• Man of the Match (Final): Mohammad Azharuddin
• Man of the Series: Navjot Sidhu
• Most wickets: Anil Kumble (7)
• Most runs: Sachin Tendulkar (205)

1997:

• Host: Sri Lanka
• Final: India vs Sri Lanka
• Venue: R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
• Winner: Sri Lanka
• Man of the Match (Final): Marvan Atapattu
• Man of the Series: Arjuna Ranatunga
• Most wickets: Venkatesh Prasad (7)
• Most runs: Arjuna Ranatunga (272)

2000:

• Host: Bangladesh
• Final: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka
• Venue: Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
• Winner: Pakistan
• Man of the Match (Final): Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)
• Man of the Series: Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)
• Most wickets: Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan)
• Most Runs: Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)

2004:

• Host: Sri Lanka
• Final: Sri Lanka vs India
• Location: R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
• Winner: Sri Lanka
• Man of the Match (Final): Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka)
• Man of the Series: Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka)
• Most wickets: Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka)
• Most Runs: Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)

2008:

• Host: Pakistan (matches moved to neutral venues due to security concerns)
• Final: Sri Lanka vs India
• Venue: National Stadium, Karachi
• Winner: Sri Lanka
• Man of the Match (Final): Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
• Man of the Series: Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka)
• Most wickets: Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka)
• Most Runs: Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)

2010:

• Host: Sri Lanka
• Final: India vs Sri Lanka
• Venue: Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla
• Winner: India
• Man of the Match (Final): Dinesh Karthik (India)
• Man of the Series: Dinesh Karthik (India)
• Most wickets: Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka)
• Most runs: Dinesh Karthik (India)

2012:

• Host: Bangladesh
• Final: Pakistan vs Bangladesh
• Venue: Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
• Winner: Pakistan
• Man of the Match (Final): Sarfaraz Ahmed (Pakistan)
• Man of the Series: Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)
• Most wickets: Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)
• Most runs: Virat Kohli (India)

2014:

• Host: Bangladesh
• Final: Sri Lanka vs Pakistan
• Venue: Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
• Winner: Sri Lanka
• Man of the Match (Final): Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)
• Man of the Series: Lahiru Thirimanne (Sri Lanka)
• Most wickets: Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)
• Most runs: Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)

2016:

• Host: Bangladesh
• Final: India vs Bangladesh
• Venue: Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
• Winner: India
• Man of the Match (Final): Shikhar Dhawan (India)
• Man of the Series: Sabbir Rahman (Bangladesh)
• Most wickets: Al-Amin Hossain (Bangladesh)
• Most runs: Sabbir Rahman (Bangladesh)

2018:

• Host: United Arab Emirates
• Final: India vs Bangladesh
• Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
• Winner: India
• Man of the Match (Final): Liton Das (Bangladesh)
• Man of the Series: Shikhar Dhawan (India)
• Most wickets: Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)
• Most runs: Shikhar Dhawan (India)

2020:

• The 2020 Asia Cup was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2022:

• Host: United Arab Emirates
• Final: Sri Lanka vs Pakistan
• Venue: Dubai International Stadium
• Winner: Sri Lanka
• Man of the Match (Final): Bhanuka Rajapaksa (Sri Lanka)
• Man of the Series: Vanindu Hasaranga
• Most wickets: Bhuvneshwar Kumar (11 wickets)
• Most Runs: Mohammad Rizwan (281)

2023:

The 16th edition of Asia’s Cup is being organized this year. One Day International (ODI) matches will be played in this. Pakistan and Sri Lanka will jointly host the 16th edition of the Asia Cup, which will be the first time in the history of the Asia Cup. There are 6 teams participating in this tournament, which are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Nepal will also be participating in a tournament for the first time in the history of the Asia Cup.

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