in the year after their world cup victory, (1984) india continued its new-found dominance over one day cricket with a comprehensive win over arch-rivals pakistan in the final. they went on to secure more victories over their asian rivals, winning the 1984 asia cup with a victory over sri lanka in the finals. it won its third consecutive asia cup with a victory over sri lanka in 1990. it continued its strong streak in 1995, again beating sri lanka in the final. however, in 1997, a confident sri lanka riding on their first-ever world cup victory swept past a weaker indian side, breaking the 4-tournament winning streak.