The 2016 Asia Cup is a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament currently being held in Bangladesh from 24 February to 6 March 2016. It is the 13th edition of the Asia Cup, the fifth to be held in Bangladesh, and the first to be played using the T20I format.
Along with Bangladesh (the host) and Sri Lanka (the defending champions from the 2014 event), the tournament will include India, Pakistan, and one ICC associate member, the United Arab Emirates, who qualified from a qualifier played from 19 to 22 February 2016.
History:
After the Asian Cricket Council was downsized by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in April 2015, it was announced that upcoming Asia Cup events will be played on rotation basis in One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) format based on respective next world events under the ICC. This means that the 2016 and 2020 events will be played using the T20I format, ahead of the 2016 and 2020 World Twenty20s, and the 2018 and 2022 events will be played in ODI format, ahead of the 2019 and 2023 World Cups respectively.
The table below provides an overview of the performances of teams over past Asia Cup tournaments.
| Team | Appearances | Best result | Statistics | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Latest | Played | Won | Lost | Tie | NR | Win% | ||
 United Arab Emirates | 2 | 2004 | 2008 | Group stage (2004, 2008) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Sri Lanka | 12 | 1984 | 2014 | Champions (1986, 1997, 2004,2008, 2014) | 48 | 34 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 70.83 |
 Pakistan | 11 | 1984 | 2014 | Champions (2000, 2012) | 40 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 61.53 |
 India | 11 | 1984 | 2014 | Champions (1984, 1988, 1990-91,1995, 2010) | 43 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 61.90 |
 Hong Kong | 2 | 2004 | 2008 | Group stage (2004, 2008) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Bangladesh | 11 | 1986 | 2014 | Runner-up (2012) | 37 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 10.81 |
 Afghanistan | 1 | 2014 | 2014 | Group stage (2014) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
Source: Wikipedia