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Wednesday, January 27, 2016

2016 Asia Cup in Bangladesh Schedule Announced


The schedule of the tournament, which will begin on February 24, 2016 will see India take on hosts Bangladesh in its opener.

While India will play Pakistan in their second match, their third match is slated for March 1 against Sri Lanka.

India’s fourth and last league match will be held on March 3 and the opponents are yet to be decided.

Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Oman and United Arab Emirates will take on each other in the qualifying stage and the topper will proceed to the next stage

Asia Cup Schedule
  • Feb 24 India v Bangladesh
  • Feb 25 Sri Lanka v TBD
  • Feb 26 Bangladesh v TBD
  • Feb 27 India v Pakistan
  • Feb 28 Bangladesh v Sri Lanka
  • Feb 29 Pakistan v TBD
  • Mar 1 India v Sri Lanka
  • Mar 2 Bangladesh v Pakistan
  • Mar 3 India v TBD
  • Mar 4 Pakistan v Sri Lanka
  • Mar 6 Final


The final is scheduled for March 6,2016

All the matches will be played at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur

Previous Winners

India and Sri Lanka have won the Asia Cup for the highest number of times.

Both the teams have lifted the trophy 5 times while Pakistan have won it 2 times

Results
Year                  Winner                            Runner-Up           Host Nation
1984                  India                                Sri Lanka               U A E
1986                  Sri Lanka                          Pakistan                 Sri Lanka
1988                  India                                Sri Lanka                Bangladesh
1990-91             India                                Sri Lanka                India
1993                  Cancelled                                                       Pakistan
1995                  India                                Sri Lanka                U A E
1997                  Sri Lanka                          India                      Sri Lanka
2000                  Pakistan                            Sri Lanka               Bangladesh
2004                  Sri Lanka                          India                      Sri Lanka
2008                  Sri Lanka                          India                      Pakistan
2010                  India                                Sri Lanka                Sri Lanka
2012                  Pakistan                           Bangladesh              Bangladesh
2014                  Sri Lanka                          Pakistan                  Bangladesh

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