Top 5 Records Held by India in Asia Cup History

The 16th edition of the Asia Cup is all set to begin on 30 August. Sri Lanka are the defending champions of this tournament while India will look to win it as it can work as a major boost for them ahead of the ODI World Cup. Pakistan will also look to win this title for the third time in their history. However, there are some records that the Men in Blue have held over the years in this tournament.

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India's Dominance: Top 5 Records in Asia Cup History:

Most wins in T20 Format

MS Dhoni in Asia Cup 2016 (Image Source: Twitter)

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India showed their class in the 2016 Asia Cup when the tournament was played in the 20-20 format. Then captain MS Dhoni and his men won all five matches and won the tournament as unbeaten. In the 2022 edition, the tournament was played again in the shortest format but this time, India failed to qualify for the final. They suffered losses against Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the ‘Super 4’ stage. But, still, the Men in Blue have eight wins out of 10 matches in those two editions and that is more than any other side. 

Highest Chase in ODI Format

Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar in Asia Cup 2012 (Image Source: Twitter)

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This epic run chase came in the Asia Cup 2012 during the India vs Pakistan clash in Mirpur. It was an ODI clash where the Men in Green batted first and set a 330-run target for their arch-rivals. But, Virat Kohli produced a magical knock of 183 runs and thus, India defeated Pakistan with 13 balls to spare and six wickets in hand. Eventually, Pakistan won that edition of the tournament after defeating Bangladesh in the final. But, Kohli finished the tournament after scoring the most runs (357).    

Highest Total in T20 Format

Virat Kohli in Asia Cup 2022 (Image Source: Twitter)

India hold this record also of scoring the highest total in the 20-20 format during the 2022 Asia Cup. It was a ‘Super 4’ clash where India took Afghanistan. In that clash, the Men in Blue batted first and scored 212 runs for two wickets in 20 overs. Virat Kohli notched up his maiden T20I century in that clash as he scored 122* runs off 61 balls. In reply, Bhuvneshwar Kumar came up with a fifer as the Afghans got bundled out for just 111 runs. Thus, India won the game by a massive margin of 111 runs.  

Most Centuries

Virat Kohli in Asia Cup 2022 (Image Source: Twitter)

In the history of this tournament, the most number of centuries (16) have been seen from Team India’s players. Virat Kohli tops the chart with three centuries. Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina, and Sachin Tendulkar have two tons each. While Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, MS Dhoni, and Rohit Sharma have one century each. In the last edition in 2022, Kohli hit his third ton against Afghanistan. 

Most titles 

Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni in Asia Cup 2016 (Image Source: Twitter)

The Men in Blue have won this competition the most number of times (seven). They won the inaugural edition of the tournament in 1984. Then, in 1986, Sri Lanka won their first title. After that, India won three consecutive titles (1988, 1991, 1995). Pakistan have won two titles so far (2000, 2012). Sri Lanka are in the second spot with six titles (1986, 1997, 2004, 2008, 2014, 2022) to their name with the latest coming in 2022. India last won the title in 2018.    

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