2008 Asia Cup

2008 Asia Cup

Infobox cricket tournament
name = 2008 Asia Cup


imagesize = 100px
caption =
administrator = Asian Cricket Council
cricket format = One-Day International
tournament format = Round Robin and Knockout
host = cr|PAK
champions = cr|SRI
Defending Champions =
count = 4th
participants = 6
matches = 13
attendance =
player of the series = flagicon|SRI Ajantha Mendis
most runs = flagicon|SRI Sanath Jayasuriya 378
most wickets = flagicon|SRI Ajantha Mendis 17

The 2008 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 broadcasted in India by Star Cricket and ESPN [ [http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5C05%5C22%5Cstory_22-5-2006_pg2_6 Pakistan to host Asia Cup in 2008] ] and in Pakistan by Geo Super. [ [http://www.geosuper.tv/ Geo Super] ] Sri Lanka won the final against India by 100 runs.

Format

Originally, the 9th 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 consists of Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates.

Group B consists of India, Hong Kong and Pakistan.

The two groups will first have a separate round-robin competition. The top 2 from each group will go on to the Super Fours. There will be a round-robin competition again between the Super Four, the first two from which will advance to the final.

Group Stage

Group A

Limited overs international
date = 28 June, 2008
team1 = cr-rt|BAN
score1 = 283/6 (50 overs)
score2 = 284/3 (43.2 overs)
team2 = cr|IND
runs1 = Alok Kapali 115 (96)
wickets1 = Irfan Sheikh 2/43 (10 overs)
runs2 = Suresh Raina 115* (107)
wickets2 = Shahadat Hussain 2/60 (9 overs)
result = cr|IND by 7 wickets
report = [http://content.cricinfo.com/asiacup/engine/match/335352.html (scorecard)]
venue = National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan
umpires = Simon Taufel (AUS) & Brian Jerling (RSA)
motm = Suresh Raina

Limited overs international
date = 29 June, 2008
team1 = cr-rt|SRI
score1 = 302/7 (50 overs)
score2 = 238/9 (50 overs)
team2 = cr|PAK
runs1 = Kumar Sangakkara 112 (110)
wickets1 = Sohail Tanvir 5/48 (10 overs)
runs2 = Misbah-ul-Haq 76 (70)
wickets2 = Ajantha Mendis 4/47 (10 overs)
result = cr|SRI by 64 runs
report = [http://content.cricinfo.com/asiacup/engine/current/match/335353.html (scorecard)]
venue = National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan
umpires = Ian Gould (ENG) & Tony Hill (NZ)
motm = Kumar Sangakkara

Limited overs international
date = 30 June, 2008
team1 = cr-rt|SRI
score1 = 332/8 (50 overs)
score2 = 174 (38.3 overs)
team2 = cr|BAN
runs1 = Sanath Jayasuriya 130 (88)
wickets1 = Alok Kapali 2/40 (6 overs)
runs2 = Raqibul Hasan 52 (63)
wickets2 = Muttiah Muralitharan 5/31 (10 overs)
result = cr|SRI by 158 runs
report = [http://content.cricinfo.com/asiacup/engine/match/335354.html (scorecard)]
venue = National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan
umpires = Brian Jerling (RSA) & Simon Taufel (AUS)
motm = Sanath Jayasuriya

Limited overs international
date = 2 July, 2008
team1 = cr-rt|IND
score1 = 308/7 (50 overs)
score2 = 309/2 (45.3 overs)
team2 = cr|PAK
runs1 = Mahendra Singh Dhoni 76 (96)
wickets1 = Rao Iftikhar Anjum 3/51 (10 overs)
runs2 = Younis Khan 123* (117)
wickets2 = Piyush Chawla 1/53 (8 overs)
result = cr|PAK by 8 wickets
report = [http://content.cricinfo.com/asiacup/engine/match/335355.html (scorecard)]
venue = National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan
umpires = Ian Gould (ENG) & Tony Hill (NZ)
motm = Younis Khan

Limited overs international
date = 3 July, 2008
team2 = cr|IND
score2 = 310/4 (46.5 overs)
score1 = 308/8 (50 overs)
team1 = cr-rt|SRI
runs1 = Chamara Kapugedera 75(78)
wickets1 = Ishant Sharma 2/55 (10 overs)
runs2 = Gautam Gambhir 68(61)
wickets2 = Muttiah Muralitharan 2/44 (10 overs)
result = cr|IND by 6 wickets
report = [http://content.cricinfo.com/asiacup/engine/match/335356.html (scorecard)]
venue = National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan
umpires = Simon Taufel (AUS) & Brian Jerling (RSA)
motm = Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Limited overs international
date = 4 July, 2008
team1 = cr-rt|BAN
score1 = 115 (38.2 overs)
score2 = 116/0 (19.4 overs)
team2 = cr|PAK
runs1 = Tamim Iqbal 26(41)
wickets1 = Abdur Rauf 3/24 (8overs)
runs2 = Salman Butt 56*(62)
wickets2 = Nasir Jamshed 52* (56)
result = cr|PAK by 10 wickets
report = [http://content.cricinfo.com/asiacup/engine/match/335357.html (scorecard)]
venue = National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan
umpires = Ian Gould (ENG) & Tony Hill (NZ)
motm = Abdur Rauf

Final

Limited overs international
date = 6 July, 2008
team1 = cr-rt|SRI
score1 = 273 (49.5 overs)
score2 = 173 (39.3 overs)
team2 = cr|IND
runs1 = Sanath Jayasuriya 125(114)
wickets1 = Ishant Sharma 3/55(10 overs)
runs2 = Virender Sehwag 60(36)
wickets2 = Ajantha Mendis 6/13(8 overs)
result = cr-rt|SRI won by 100 runs
report = [http://content.cricinfo.com/asiacup/engine/match/335358.html (scorecard)]
venue = National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan
umpires = Simon Taufel (AUS) & Tony Hill (NZ)
motm = Ajantha Mendis

References

External links

* [http://www.cricketcircle.com/asia-cup-cricket-2008/index.php Asia Cup 2008 Schedule & News]
* [http://rubaisport.com/cricket/1051/2008.php Asia Cup 2008 Fixtures @ RubaiSport]
* [http://www.cricketcalendar.com/schedule/series/ASIACUP08 Asia Cup Schedule in local time]


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