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Background:
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.
Past Records:
| Year
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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 |
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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Pakistan holding the event for first time (Real Time Cricket Coming
to Pakistan)
Groups:
| Group
“A” |
| Bangladesh |
| Sri Lanka |
| United
Arab Emirates |
| Group
“B” |
| India |
| Pakistan |
| Hong Kong |
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