Men’s Cricket Asia Cup: India to host 2025 and Bangladesh 2027 edition
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The Asian Cricket Council has announced the host of the forthcoming biennial Men’s Cricket Asia Cup to be held in 2025 and 2027.
India will host the 2025 edition in T20 format, and Bangladesh will host the 2027 edition in One-Day International (ODI) format.
The format of the Asia Cup follows the format of the forthcoming World Cup and is scheduled accordingly.
The last 2023 Asia Cup hosted by Pakistan was held in a hybrid model as India refused to play in Pakistan. Indian matches were held in Sri Lanka and the final involving India was also held in Sri Lanka. India won the final, defeating Sri Lanka by 10 wickets to lift its 8th Asia Cup title.
2025 Asia Cup in T20 and 2027 in ODI Format
- India will host the 2025 Asia Cup in T-20 format, as the 10th ICC Men’s T-20 World Cup is scheduled to be held in India and Sri Lanka in 2026. India is the current world champion in the T-20 format.
- The 2027 Asia Cup will be held in ODI format in Bangladesh as the 14th ICC Men’s ODI World Cup will be held in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia in 2027.
Teams participating in the 2025 & 2027 Asia Cup
According to the Asian Cricket Council, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and one non-test playing member of the Asian Cricket Council will compete in the tournament. The non-test playing member will be selected through a qualification tournament to be organised by the Asian Cricket Council.
Men’s Cricket Asia Cup
The Asian Cricket Council organises the Men’s Cricket Asia Cup. The first Asia Cup was held in 1984 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, in a round-robin format, with India winning the championships.
Since 2016, the Asia Cup has been played in T20 and ODI formats, alternatively following the upcoming cricket World Cup.
It is held every two years.
India is the most successful team in the Asia Cup, with eight title wins. Sri Lanka is the second most successful team, with six title wins, and Pakistan has won it two times.
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Edition |
Format |
Year |
Host |
Winner |
Runners-up |
|
1 |
ODI |
1984 |
United Arab Emirates |
India |
Sri Lanka |
|
2 |
ODI |
1986 |
Sri Lanka |
Sri Lanka |
Pakistan |
|
3 |
ODI |
1988 |
Bangladesh |
India |
Sri Lanka |
|
4 |
ODI |
1990-91 |
India |
India |
Sri Lanka |
|
5 |
ODI |
1995 |
UAE |
India |
Sri Lanka |
|
6 |
ODI |
1997 |
Sri Lanka |
Sri Lanka |
India |
|
7 |
ODI |
2000 |
Bangladesh |
Pakistan |
Sri Lanka |
|
8 |
ODI |
2004 |
Sri Lanka |
Sri Lanka |
India |
|
9 |
ODI |
2008 |
Pakistan |
Sri Lanka |
India |
|
10 |
ODI |
2010 |
Sri Lanka |
India |
Sri Lanka |
|
11 |
ODI |
2012 |
Bangladesh |
Pakistan |
Bangladesh |
|
12 |
ODI |
2014 |
Bangladesh |
Sri Lanka |
Pakistan |
|
13 |
T20 |
2016 |
Bangladesh |
India |
Bangladesh |
|
14 |
ODI |
2018 |
UAE |
India |
Bangladesh |
|
15 |
T20 |
2022 |
UAE |
Sri Lanka |
Pakistan |
|
16 |
ODI |
2023 |
Pakistan &Sri Lanka |
India |
Sri Lanka |
|
17 |
T20 |
2025 |
India |
- |
- |
|
18 |
ODI |
2027 |
Bangladesh |
- |
- |
About Asian Cricket Council
The Asian Cricket Council was founded as the Asian Cricket Conference in New Delhi in 1983 to develop and promote cricket in the region.
In 1993, its name was changed to the Asian Cricket Council.
Members—There are 27 members, of which the test-playing nations are India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Afghanistan.
Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
President: Jay Shah
