2008 Asia Cup
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| 2008 Asia Cup | |||
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| Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council | ||
| Cricket format | One-Day International | ||
| Tournament format(s) | Round Robin and Knockout | ||
| Host(s) |  Pakistan |
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| Champions |  Sri Lanka (4th title) |
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| Participants | 6 | ||
| Matches played | 13 | ||
| Man of the Series | Ajantha Mendis |
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| Most runs | Sanath Jayasuriya 378 |
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| Most wickets | Ajantha Mendis 17 |
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Cricket's 2008 Asia Cup (also called STAR Cricket Asia Cup) took place in Pakistan in June 2008. The six teams which took part in the tournament were Bangladesh, India, Hong Kong, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the UAE. This was the first Asia Cup hosted by Pakistan; previously political tensions between India and Pakistan did not permit Pakistan to host the event. It was broadcast in India by Star Cricket and ESPN[1] and in Pakistan by Geo Super.[2] Sri Lanka won the final against India by 100 runs.[3]
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[edit] Format
Originally, the ninth version of the Cup was supposed to take place in 2006, however packed international cricket schedules did not allow for the tournament to be held.
Group A consisted of Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates.
Group B consisted of India, Hong Kong and Pakistan.
The two groups first had a separate round-robin competition. The top two teams from each group advanced to the Super Fours. There was again a round-robin competition between the teams in the Super Four, the first two from which advanced to the final.
[edit] Venues
13 matches were played in 2008 Asia Cup at National Stadium, Karachi and Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.
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| Sindh | Punjab |
| National Stadium | Gaddafi Stadium |
| Capacity: 45,000 | Capacity: 60,000 |
| Matches: 10 | Matches: 3 |
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| Karachi | Lahore |
 National Stadium, Karachi
Gaddafi Stadium
Venues in Pakistan
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[edit] Squads
Main article: 2008 Asia Cup squads
[edit] Group stage
[edit] Group A
| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Points |
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| Sri Lanka |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.730 | 4 |
 Bangladesh |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.350 | 2 |
 United Arab Emirates |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2.380 | 0 |
| 24 June 2008 (scorecard) |
Bangladesh 300/8 (50 overs) |
v | United Arab Emirates 204 (45.4 overs) |
Bangladesh by 96 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan Umpires: Ian Gould (ENG) & Simon Taufel (AUS) Player of the match: Mohammad Ashraful |
| Mohammad Ashraful 109 (126) Zahid Shah 3/49 (10 overs) |
Khurram Khan 78 (81) Abdur Razzak 3/20 (10 overs) |
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| 25 June 2008 (scorecard) |
Sri Lanka 357/9 (50 overs) |
v | Bangladesh 226/7 (50 overs) |
Sri Lanka by 131 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan Umpires: Ian Gould (ENG) & Simon Taufel (AUS) Player of the match: Kumar Sangakkara |
| Kumar Sangakkara 101 (91) Abdur Razzak 3/55 (10 overs) |
Mushfiqur Rahim 44 (53) Muttiah Muralitharan 2/37 (10 overs) |
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| 26 June 2008 (scorecard) |
Sri Lanka 290/9 (50 overs) |
v | United Arab Emirates 148 (36.3 overs) |
Sri Lanka by 142 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Ian Gould (ENG) & Simon Taufel (AUS) Player of the match: Ajantha Mendis |
| Mahela Udawatte 67 (74) Zahid Shah 3/49 (10 overs) |
Amjad Ali 77 (79) Ajantha Mendis 5/22 (6.3 overs) |
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[edit] Group B
| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Points |
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 India |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3.190 | 4 |
| Pakistan |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1.170 | 2 |
 Hong Kong |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -4.110 | 0 |
| 24 June 2008 (scorecard) |
Pakistan 288/9 (50 overs) |
v | Hong Kong 133 (37.2 overs) |
Pakistan by 155 runs National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan Umpires: Tony Hill (NZ) & Brian Jerling (RSA) Player of the match: Sohail Tanvir |
| Younis Khan 67 (65) Nadeem Ahmed 4/51 (9 overs) |
Zain Abbas 26(retired hurt) (54) Rao Iftikhar Anjum 2/18 (6 overs) |
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| 25 June 2008 (scorecard) |
India 374/4 (50 overs) |
v | Hong Kong 118 (36.5 overs) |
India by 256 runs National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan Umpires: Tony Hill (NZ) & Brian Jerling (RSA) Player of the match: Suresh Raina |
| Mahendra Singh Dhoni 109 (96) Najeeb Amar 2/40 (10 overs) |
Irfan Ahmed 25 (43) Piyush Chawla 4/23 (10 overs) |
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| 26 June 2008 (scorecard) |
Pakistan 299/4 (50 overs) |
v | India 301/4 (42.1 overs) |
India by 6 wickets National Stadium, Karachi , Pakistan Umpires: Tony Hill (NZ) & Brian Jerling (RSA) Player of the match: Suresh Raina |
| Shoaib Malik 125 (119) R P Singh 1/44 (10 overs) |
Virender Sehwag 119 (95) Iftikhar Anjum 2/61 (9.4 overs) |
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[edit] Super Fours
| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | NRR | BP | Points |
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| Sri Lanka |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1.363 | 2 | 6 |
| India |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.250 | 2 | 6 |
| Pakistan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.924 | 0 | 4 |
| Bangladesh |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2.665 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 June 2008 (scorecard) |
Bangladesh 283/6 (50 overs) |
v | India 284/3 (43.2 overs) |
India by 7 wickets National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan Umpires: Simon Taufel (AUS) & Brian Jerling (RSA) Player of the match: Suresh Raina |
| Alok Kapali 115 (96) Irfan Pathan 2/43 (10 overs) |
Suresh Raina 115* (107) Shahadat Hussain 2/60 (9 overs) |
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| 29 June 2008 (scorecard) |
Sri Lanka 302/7 (50 overs) |
v | Pakistan 238/9 (50 overs) |
Sri Lanka by 64 runs National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan Umpires: Ian Gould (ENG) & Tony Hill (NZ) Player of the match: Kumar Sangakkara |
| Kumar Sangakkara 112 (110) Sohail Tanvir 5/48 (10 overs) |
Misbah-ul-Haq 76 (70) Ajantha Mendis 4/47 (10 overs) |
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| 30 June 2008 (scorecard) |
Sri Lanka 332/8 (50 overs) |
v | Bangladesh 174 (38.3 overs) |
Sri Lanka by 158 runs National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan Umpires: Brian Jerling (RSA) & Simon Taufel (AUS) Player of the match: Sanath Jayasuriya |
| Sanath Jayasuriya 130 (88) Alok Kapali 2/40 (6 overs) |
Raqibul Hasan 52 (63) Muttiah Muralitharan 5/31 (10 overs) |
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| 2 July 2008 (scorecard) |
India 308/7 (50 overs) |
v | Pakistan 309/2 (45.3 overs) |
Pakistan by 8 wickets National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan Umpires: Ian Gould (ENG) & Tony Hill (NZ) Player of the match: Younis Khan |
| Mahendra Singh Dhoni 76 (96) Rao Iftikhar Anjum 3/51 (10 overs) |
Younis Khan 123* (117) Piyush Chawla 1/53 (8 overs) |
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| 3 July 2008 (scorecard) |
Sri Lanka 308/8 (50 overs) |
v | India 310/4 (46.5 overs) |
India by 6 wickets National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan Umpires: Simon Taufel (AUS) & Brian Jerling (RSA) Player of the match: Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
| Chamara Kapugedera 75(78) Ishant Sharma 2/55 (10 overs) |
Gautam Gambhir 68(61) Muttiah Muralitharan 2/44 (10 overs) |
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| 4 July 2008 (scorecard) |
Bangladesh 115 (38.2 overs) |
v | Pakistan 116/0 (19.4 overs) |
Pakistan by 10 wickets National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan Umpires: Ian Gould (ENG) & Tony Hill (NZ) Player of the match: Abdur Rauf |
| Tamim Iqbal 26(41) Abdur Rauf 3/24 (8overs) |
Salman Butt 56*(62) Nasir Jamshed 52* (56) |
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[edit] Final
| 6 July 2008 (scorecard) |
Sri Lanka 273 (49.5 overs) |
v | India 173 (39.3 overs) |
Sri Lanka won by 100 runs National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan Umpires: Simon Taufel (AUS) & Tony Hill (NZ) Player of the match: Ajantha Mendis |
| Sanath Jayasuriya 125(114) Ishant Sharma 3/55(10 overs) |
Virender Sehwag 60(36) Ajantha Mendis 6/13(8 overs) |
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[edit] References
- ^ "Pakistan to host Asia Cup in 2008". Daily Times. http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5C05%5C22%5Cstory_22-5-2006_pg2_6. Retrieved May 22, 2006.
- ^ Geo Super
- ^ "Mendis spins Sri Lanka to title triumph". Cricinfo. http://content.cricinfo.com/asiacup/content/story/360084.html. Retrieved July 6, 2008.
[edit] External links
- Asia Cup tournament review by Cricinfo
- Asia Cup 2008 - Cricinfo.com
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