India is going to be on top whenever someone checks out the Asia Cup Winners List because, once again, in the 2025 Asia Cup, India defeated Pakistan in the finals by five wickets in their first-ever Asia Cup final encounter.
The Asia Cup was first introduced in 1984 to enhance competition for the Asian team and also to provide smaller Asian countries, such as Oman, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, and the UAE, with opportunities to improve by playing against top teams like India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
India leads the winner list with nine Asia Cup titles, followed by Sri Lanka with six and Pakistan with two. It’s quite challenging for Bangladesh to win the title, despite reaching the finals three times. However, India did not participate in the 1986 Asia Cup due to safety concerns.
Asia Cup Winners List (1984–2025)
This is the list of Asia Cup winners, runners-up, hosts, and the final results.
| Year | Winner | Runner-Up | Host | Final Result |
| 1984 | India | Sri Lanka | UAE | India won by 54 runs |
| 1986 | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | SL won by 5 wickets |
| 1988 | India | Sri Lanka | Bangladesh | India won by 6 wickets |
| 1990-91 | India | Sri Lanka | India | India won by 7 wickets |
| 1995 | India | Sri Lanka | UAE | India won by 8 wickets |
| 1997 | Sri Lanka | India | Sri Lanka | SL won by 8 wickets |
| 2000 | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | Bangladesh | Pakistan won by 39 runs |
| 2004 | Sri Lanka | India | Sri Lanka | SL won by 25 runs |
| 2008 | Sri Lanka | India | Pakistan | SL won by 100 runs |
| 2010 | India | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | India won by 81 runs |
| 2012 | Pakistan | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | Pakistan won by 2 runs |
| 2014 | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | Bangladesh | SL won by 5 wickets |
| 2016* | India | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | India won by 8 wickets (T20) |
| 2018 | India | Bangladesh | UAE | India won by 3 wickets |
| 2022* | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | SL won by 23 runs (T20) |
| 2023 | India | Sri Lanka | SL/Pak | India won by 10 wickets |
| 2025* | India | Pakistan | UAE | India won by 5 wickets (T20) |
(*Played in T20I format)
Asia Cup Captains, Man of the Match, and Player of the Series
In this table, you are going to check out the captains, the man of the match of each final, and the player of the series in each tournament.
| Year | Captain | Man of the Match (Final) | Player of the Series |
| 1984 | Sunil Gavaskar | Surinder Khanna | Surinder Khanna |
| 1986 | Duleep Mendis | Arjuna Ranatunga | Arjuna Ranatunga |
| 1988 | Dilip Vengsarkar | Navjot Sidhu | Navjot Sidhu |
| 1990-91 | Mohammad Azharuddin | Kapil Dev | Mohammad Azharuddin |
| 1995 | Mohammad Azharuddin | Navjot Sidhu | Navjot Sidhu |
| 1997 | Arjuna Ranatunga | Aravinda de Silva | Aravinda de Silva |
| 2000 | Moin Khan | Abdul Razzaq | Yousuf Youhana |
| 2004 | Marvan Atapattu | Sanath Jayasuriya | Sanath Jayasuriya |
| 2008 | Mahela Jayawardene | Ajantha Mendis (6/13) | Ajantha Mendis |
| 2010 | MS Dhoni | Dinesh Karthik | Shahid Afridi |
| 2012 | Misbah-ul-Haq | Shahid Afridi | Shakib Al Hasan |
| 2014 | Angelo Mathews | Lahiru Thirimanne | Lahiru Thirimanne |
| 2016* | MS Dhoni | Shikhar Dhawan | Sabbir Rahman |
| 2018 | Rohit Sharma | Litton Das (despite losing) | Shikhar Dhawan |
| 2022* | Dasun Shanaka | Bhanuka Rajapaksa | Wanindu Hasaranga |
| 2023 | Rohit Sharma | Mohammed Siraj (6/21) | Kuldeep Yadav |
| 2025* | Suryakumar Yadav | Tilak Varma (69 off 48) | Abhishek Sharma |
(*T20I format editions)
Asia Cup 2025 Finals: India vs Pakistan
The 2025 Asia Cup tournament has been one of the most talked-about tournaments due to the country conflicts between India and Pakistan, who played against each other three times in the tournament. Each time, it was India who won the match, but the discussion about the topic extended beyond the results.
Indian players refused to shake hands with Pakistani players because the country and many players in the squad mocked India for the Pahalgam attack and Operation Sindor, as many of them were still in delusion of what their army said to the country, which was seen by Harish Rauf and Sahibzada Farhan, who did a Gun celebration, must have their muscle memory clicked in.
India won the match by five wickets while chasing a 147 target. Tilak Varma and Kuldeep Yadav were the main contributors for India, helping them win the game. On the other hand, Pakistan had a fantastic start to the match with both bat and ball, but couldn’t maintain the pressure, which highlights the weakness of their team.
Even after winning the final, the drama was not over as the Indian player refused to take the trophy from Moshin Naqvi, who later took the trophy with him and did not give it to India in the winning ceremony.
Most Successful Teams
- India – 9 titles (1984, 1988, 1990-91, 1995, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2023, 2025)
Sri Lanka – 6 titles (1986, 1997, 2004, 2008, 2014, 2022)
Pakistan – 2 titles (2000, 2012)
Sri Lanka has also been the most consistent, reaching 12 finals.
Records and Stats
- Most Runs in Asia Cup: Sanath Jayasuriya (1,220 runs)
Most Wickets: Muttiah Muralitharan (30)
Highest Team Score: Pakistan – 385/7 vs Bangladesh, 2010
Best Bowling: Ajantha Mendis – 6/13 vs India, 2008
FAQs
The first Asia Cup was won by India in 1984 against Sri Lanka by 54 runs at Sharjah.
India has won the most Asia Cup titles with nine titles in its name.
India beat Pakistan in Dubai by five wickets to win the Asia Cup 2025.
No, they have finished as runners-up three times (2012, 2016, 2018).