Every Asia Cup winner
| Year | Format | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | ODI | India | Sri Lanka |
| 1986 | ODI | Sri Lanka | Pakistan |
| 1988 | ODI | India | Sri Lanka |
| 1990–91 | ODI | India | Sri Lanka |
| 1995 | ODI | India | Sri Lanka |
| 1997 | ODI | Sri Lanka | India |
| 2000 | ODI | Pakistan | Sri Lanka |
| 2004 | ODI | Sri Lanka | India |
| 2008 | ODI | Sri Lanka | India |
| 2010 | ODI | India | Sri Lanka |
| 2012 | ODI | Pakistan | Bangladesh |
| 2014 | ODI | Sri Lanka | Pakistan |
| 2016 | T20 | India | Bangladesh |
| 2018 | ODI | India | Bangladesh |
| 2022 | T20 | Sri Lanka | Pakistan |
| 2023 | ODI | India | Sri Lanka |
| 2025 | T20 | India | Pakistan |
Every edition, briefly
1984 — India. The first Asia Cup was a round-robin in Sharjah; India topped the table ahead of Sri Lanka. No final, just the start of a long dominance.
1986 — Sri Lanka beat Pakistan (Colombo). Sri Lanka's first Asia Cup title, won at home against Pakistan in the final. An early sign of what was coming from the islanders.
1988 — India beat Sri Lanka. India defended their crown in Bangladesh, beating Sri Lanka in the final. The late-80s Indian ODI machine kept rolling.
1990–91 — India beat Sri Lanka. Another India–Sri Lanka final, another Indian win. Three titles in a row for India across the decade.
1995 — India beat Sri Lanka (Sharjah). Same fixture, same result. Sri Lanka kept reaching finals in this era and kept running into India — until 1996 changed everything for them globally.
1997 — Sri Lanka beat India (Colombo). The world champions finally took the Asian crown too, beating India in the final at home.
2000 — Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 39 runs (Dhaka). Pakistan's first Asia Cup title. They posted a competitive total and defended it with room to spare against Sri Lanka. Details: Pakistan's Asia Cup history.
2004 — Sri Lanka beat India. Back on top in the 2000s, beating India in the final in Colombo.
2008 — Sri Lanka beat India. Ajantha Mendis' 6/13 ripped through India in the Karachi final — one of the great mystery-spin performances, and the reason a generation of batters had nightmares about the carrom ball.
2010 — India beat Sri Lanka. India reclaimed the trophy in Dambulla, beating Sri Lanka in the final.
2012 — Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 2 runs (Dhaka). The most dramatic Asia Cup final ever. Bangladesh needed 9 off the last over with wickets in hand and somehow fell 2 runs short; Dhaka went silent. Pakistan's second title, won the hard way.
2014 — Sri Lanka beat Pakistan (Dhaka). Sri Lanka chased down Pakistan's total in the final to take the title — Pakistan's first final defeat in the tournament's later era.
2016 (T20) — India beat Bangladesh (Dhaka). The first T20-format Asia Cup, a warm-up for the World T20. India won comfortably in the final.
2018 — India beat Bangladesh (Dubai). A last-ball thriller — India scraped home off the final delivery. Bangladesh's second straight final defeat, both heartbreakers.
2022 (T20) — Sri Lanka beat Pakistan (Dubai). Sri Lanka, unfancied before the tournament, beat Pakistan in the final after Pakistan had dominated the group stage. One that got away.
2023 — India beat Sri Lanka (Colombo). Mohammed Siraj's 6/21 bowled Sri Lanka out for 50 — the final was effectively over inside the powerplay. Brutal, and over in a hurry.
2025 (T20) — India beat Pakistan by 5 wickets (Dubai). The latest chapter of the rivalry: Pakistan reached the final but India chased down 147 with five wickets in hand on 28 September 2025. India's ninth title — the most by any team.
Titles by format
| Format | India | Sri Lanka | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|---|
| ODI (1984–2023) | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| T20 (2016–2025) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 6 | 2 |
Notable finals
| Year | Final | Why it mattered |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Pak beat Ban by 2 runs | Most dramatic Asia Cup final ever |
| 2023 | Ind beat SL (SL 50 all out) | Siraj 6/21 — shortest final in memory |
| 2025 | Ind beat Pak by 5 wickets | Latest Pak-India final; India's 9th title |
| 2022 | SL beat Pak | Pakistan's group-stage dominance counted for nothing |
| 2008 | SL beat Ind | Mendis 6/13 — the carrom-ball final |
Titles by team
| Team | Titles |
|---|---|
| India | 9 |
| Sri Lanka | 6 |
| Pakistan | 2 (2000, 2012) |
Pakistan's finals record stings a little: runners-up in 1986, 2014, 2022 and 2025 to go with the two wins. Details: How many Asia Cups has Pakistan won?
The Asia Cup final I remember best is 2012 — two runs, last over, Bangladesh. I've never been that nervous watching cricket before or since.
The 2025 final was a different kind of nervous — Pakistan in an Asia Cup final against India doesn't happen often, and when it does the whole country stops. Didn't go our way, but the occasion was massive.
For the head-to-head behind these finals: Pakistan vs India, all formats.
