Sri Lanka topped Group A and qualified for the second phase along with Bangladesh. The tournament started on 24 June 2008 and the Final was held on 6 July 2008. Once again, the 2004 format was retained. The ninth edition of the Asia Cup was held in Pakistan. Sanath Jayasuriya was the player of the Tournament. In the final, Sri Lanka defeated India by 25 runs to win the Asia Cup. India and Sri Lanka topped the Super Four stage and reached the final. Bangladesh had the distinction of reaching the second stage in a major tournament for the first time, but played poorly in the Super Fours and got eliminated. UAE and Hong Kong were knocked out in the group stage. Hosts Sri Lanka, India and UAE were placed in Group A while the then defending champions Pakistan, Bangladesh and Hong Kong were placed in Group B.
The top two teams in the Super Four stage then qualified for the final. The top two teams from each group qualified for the Super Four stage where they played each other again once. The group stage was divided into two groups of 3 teams, each playing each other once. There was a change in the tournament format as UAE and Hong Kong were also included for the first time and the tournament was now divided into three stages – the Group Stage, Super Fours and the final. The eighth edition took place in Sri Lanka in 2004. Yousuf Youhana was the player of the Tournament. In the final, Pakistan beat Sri Lanka to win the Asia Cup for the first time. Pakistan and Sri Lanka made it to the final while India only won one match against Bangladesh and did not qualify for the final for the first time. The seventh edition took place in Bangladesh for the second time in 2000. Main articles: 2000 Asia Cup, 2004 Asia Cup, 2008 Asia Cup, and 2010 Asia Cup In the final, India beat Sri Lanka by 6 wickets to win their second Asia Cup. The third edition, in 1988, was held in Bangladesh, the first time a multi-national cricket tournament was held there. Sri Lanka won the tournament beating Pakistan in the final. Bangladesh was included for the first time.
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India pulled out of the tournament due to soured cricketing relations with Sri Lanka after a controversial series in Sri Lanka the previous year. Sri Lanka was the host for the second edition in 1986. India won this tournament with two victories, Sri Lanka were the runners up in the tournament with a single victory over Pakistan, while Pakistan went home without winning any of its two games. The first match was between Pakistan and the new ICC member Sri Lanka. The tournament was a round-robin tournament among India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. The first edition of the Rothmans Asia Cup was held in 1984 in Sharjah, UAE, the location of the headquarters of the newly formed Asian Cricket Council. Main articles: 1984 Asia Cup, 1986 Asia Cup, and 1988 Asia Cup Sri Lanka has played the most Asia Cups (14) followed by India, Pakistan and Bangladesh who have played 13 each. Sri Lanka is the second most successful team, with five. India, with seven titles (six ODI and one T20), is the most successful team in the tournament. As a result, the 2016 event was the first event played in the T20I format and functioned as a preparatory tournament ahead of the 2016 ICC World Twenty20. The ICC has ruled that all games played in the Asia Cup have official ODI status.Īfter downsizing the Asian Cricket Council in 2015, it was announced by the ICC that Asia Cup events from 2016 would be played on a rotation basis between One Day International and Twenty20 International format, on the basis of the format of upcoming world events. The ACC announced that the tournament would be held biennially from 2009 onwards. Pakistan boycotted the 1990–91 tournament due to strained political relations with India and the 1993 tournament was cancelled for the same reason. India boycotted the 1986 tournament due to strained cricketing relations with Sri Lanka.
The first Asia cup was held in 1984 in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates where the council's offices were based (until 1995). It alternates every 2-years between ODI and T20 formats. The Asia Cup is the only continental championship in cricket and the winning team becomes the champions of Asia. It was originally scheduled to be held every two years. It was established in 1983 when the Asian Cricket Council was founded as a measure to promote goodwill between Asian countries. The Asian Cricket Council Asia Cup is a men's One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket tournament.
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