Asia Cup 2022: india never had a title clash with Pakistan...
The 14th edition of Asia Cup 2022 is going to start in uae on the 27th of August. This time 6 teams will compete among themselves to win this title. The first edition of the Asia Cup was organized in the year 1984. Then only three teams took part in it. Since then 13 editions have been held, in which sri lanka has won the Asia Cup title 5 times, while india has won the Asia Cup title 7 times. However, the most interesting thing is that india and pakistan have never met in the final of the Asia Cup cricket tournament. The reason is that both teams have never been able to make a place in the final together.
7 titles of the indian team in the Asia Cup
1. In 1984, the uae hosted the first Asia Cup, in which india, pakistan and sri lanka participated. It was played in the first ODI format. In the first tournament, sri lanka and india made it to the final, where india defeated sri lanka to win the title.
2. The third edition of the Asia Cup was held in Bangladesh. This time the Asia Cup had increased from three to four teams. sri lanka made it to the final along with India. But for the second time, sri lanka had to face defeat against the indian team in the final.
3. The fourth edition of the Asia Cup was played in India. This time pakistan refused to play in india and this tournament was organized between three countries only. india and sri lanka again made it to the final and had to face defeat here too. This was Sri Lanka's third consecutive defeat to india in the final of the Asia Cup.
4. In the year 1995, the Asia Cup returned to where it was held for the first time. pakistan returned to this tournament played in uae but the result did not change. This time also the teams of india and sri lanka reached the final and india won by 8 wickets.
5. After 1995, in the year 2010, the indian team won the title of the Asia Cup after 15 years. In the four editions played before this, sri lanka had won three and pakistan had won once. Nothing much changed in 2010. sri lanka and india reached the final and india won the title again.
6. In the year 2016, the format of the Asia Cup was changed. Now it was decided to organize it according to the ICC event. Meaning if the format of the ICC tournament will be held before the Asia Cup, the Asia Cup will also be in the same format. Here bangladesh made it to the final with india but india got victory.
7. In the year 2018, the 13th edition of the Asia Cup in t20 format was organized in uae itself. This time for the second time in a row, bangladesh made it to the final. bangladesh, who made it to the finals by defeating pakistan and sri lanka, were spirited but could not overcome pakistan in the final.
