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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