The Asian Cup will start on August 27. The Indian team’s first match in this tournament will be against Pakistan on August 28. The Indian team seems completely ready for this tournament. The Indian team will depart for the Asian Cup on August 20. Both teams have prepared for this match. However, what is surprising is that in the last 14 seasons of the Asian Cup, the final match between India and Pakistan has not been played even once. This time everyone is expected to reach the final of these two teams. In such a situation, today we will tell you about all the final matches in the history of the Asian Cup.
- The Asian Cup was started in the year 1984. At the same time, India won this trophy in the first edition.
- Sri Lanka won the second edition of the Asian Cup in the year 1986. Sri Lanka won the Asian Cup for the first time by winning the title from the defending champions India.
- India returned in the third edition of the Asian Cup in 1988 and under the captaincy of Dilip Vengsarkar, India defeated Sri Lanka in the third edition.
- In the fourth edition of the 1991 Asian Cup, India continued to dominate and under the captaincy of Mohammad Azharuddin, the Indian team won the Asian Cup title for the third time by defeating Sri Lanka in the final.
- The fifth edition of the Asian Cup was held in 1995, also in this edition, under the captaincy of Mohammad Azharuddin, the Indian team defeated Sri Lanka and won the title for the second consecutive time.
- In the sixth edition of the 1997 Asian Cup, the great hitter Sachin Tendulkar captained the Indian team. In this edition, India had to face defeat and Sri Lanka captured the title for the second time.
- In the 7th edition of the Asian Cup 2000, Pakistan got the new champion. Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka in the final. This was the first time that Pakistan had won this title.
- In the eighth edition of the Asian Cup in 2004, Sri Lanka again showed great play in the Asian Cup and won the title for the third time. Sri Lanka defeated the Indian team in the final.
- Sri Lanka continued to dominate in the ninth edition of the Asian Cup as they defeated the Indian team in the final for the second time in a row and captured the trophy for the fourth time overall.
- Captain Dhoni’s magic was seen in the 10th edition of the Asian Cup and India won this edition in the year 2010. The Indian team defeated Sri Lanka in the final.
- At the same time, in the 11th edition of the Asian Cup held in 2012, Pakistan came back and captured the Asian Cup title for the second time. Pakistan defeated Bangladesh in the final.
- In the 12th edition of the Asian Cup in 2014, the Sri Lankan team made a comeback and won the title for the fifth time with their lively game. This time, Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan in the final.
- In the 13th edition of the Asian Cup in 2016, the Indian team won the title again under the leadership of captain Dhoni and returned home. This time India defeated Bangladesh in the final.
- At the same time, in the 14th edition of the 2018 Asia Cup, India won the Asia Cup under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. India defeated Bangladesh in the final.
- In the Asian Cup held so far, India has won the title 7 times, Sri Lanka 5 times and Pakistan 2 times.
