Asia Cup
Logo of the ACC Asia Cup
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| Administrator |
International Cricket Council, Asian Cricket Council |
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| Format |
One Day International, Twenty20 International |
| First tournament | 1984 (ODIs) |
| Last tournament | 2016 (T20Is), 2014 (ODIs) |
| Next tournament | 2018 (ODIs), 2020 (T20Is) |
| Tournament format | Round-robin tournament |
| Number of teams | ACC member nations |
| Current champion |
 India (6th title) |
| Most successful |
India (6 titles) (format: 1 T20Is and 5 ODIs) |
| Most runs |
 Babar Hayat (194) (T20Is) |
| Most wickets |
 Amjad Javed (12) (T20Is) |
| Website | Asia Cup Records |
 2016 Asia Cup
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Sanath Jayasuriya (1220) (ODIs)
Muttiah Muralitharan (30) (ODIs)
The ACC Asia Cup is a men's One Day International & Twenty20 International cricket tournament. It was established in 1983 when the Asian Cricket Council was founded as a measure to promote goodwill between Asian countries. It was originally scheduled to be held every two years.
The first Asia cup was held in 1984 in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates where the council's offices were based (until 1995). India boycotted the 1986 tournament due to strained cricketing relations with Sri Lanka. Pakistan boycotted the 1990-91 tournament due to strained political relations with India. The 1993 tournament was cancelled due to strained political relations between India and Pakistan. The ACC has announced that the tournament will be held biennially from 2008 onwards. The ICC has ruled that all games played in the Asia Cup have official ODI status.
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