2008 Asia Cup
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| Dates | 24 June – 6 July |
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| Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Host(s) |  Pakistan |
| Champions |  Sri Lanka (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  India |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 13 |
| Player of the series | Ajantha Mendis |
| Most runs | Sanath Jayasuriya (378) |
| Most wickets | Ajantha Mendis (17) |
The 2008 Asia Cup (also called Star Cricket Asia Cup) was a One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament, held in Pakistan from 24 June to 6 July 2008, at two venues.[1] The six teams which took part in the tournament were India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Asian associate nations UAE and Hong Kong. This was the first Asia Cup hosted by Pakistan; previously political tensions between India and Pakistan did not permit Pakistan to host the event in 1993. It was broadcast in India by Star Cricket and ESPN[2] and in Pakistan by Geo Super.[3] Sri Lanka won the tournament after beating India by 100 runs in the final.[4]
Format
[edit]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.[5]
Group A consisted of Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates.
Group B consisted of India, Pakistan and Hong Kong.
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.
Venues
[edit]13 matches were played in 2008 Asia Cup at National Stadium, Karachi and Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.
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| Karachi | Lahore |
| National Stadium | Gaddafi Stadium |
| Capacity: 34,000 | Capacity: 27,000 |
| Matches: 10 | Matches: 3 |
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Squads
[edit] Bangladesh[6]
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 Hong Kong[7]
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India[8][9]
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Pakistan[10]
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Sri Lanka[11]
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 United Arab Emirates[12]
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Group stage
[edit]Group A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Sri Lanka
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.730 |
| 2 | Bangladesh
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.350 |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.380 |
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Group B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | India
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.154 |
| 2 | Pakistan
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.161 |
| 3 | Hong Kong
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4.110 |
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was India's first cricket match to be played against Hong Kong.
- Suresh Raina (Ind) scored his first century in ODIs.[13]
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Super Fours
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | PCO | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Sri Lanka
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1.363 |
| 2 | India
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0.250 |
| 3 | Pakistan
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.924 |
| 4 | Bangladesh
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.665 |
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- Saeed Ajmal (Pak) made his ODI debut.
- Misbah-ul-Haq (Pak) stood as captain for the first time in ODIs.
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Final
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
Statistics
[edit]Most runs
[edit]| Player | Innings | NO | Runs | Average | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
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| Sanath Jayasuriya
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5 | 0 | 378 | 75.60 | 126.00 | 130 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 16 |
| Suresh Raina
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6 | 1 | 372 | 74.40 | 110.38 | 116* | 2 | 2 | 34 | 11 |
| Virender Sehwag
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5 | 0 | 348 | 69.60 | 143.80 | 119 | 1 | 2 | 49 | 10 |
| Kumar Sangakkara
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6 | 0 | 345 | 57.50 | 99.13 | 121 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 2 |
| Mahendra Dhoni
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5 | 2 | 327 | 109.00 | 91.34 | 109* | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 |
| Updated: 7 October 2022[14] | ||||||||||
Most wickets
[edit]| Player | Innings | Wickets | Runs | Overs | BBI | Econ. | Ave. | 5WI |
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| Ajantha Mendis
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5 | 17 | 145 | 42.0 | 6/13 | 3.45 | 8.52 | 2 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran
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5 | 11 | 184 | 48.0 | 5/31 | 3.83 | 16.72 | 1 |
| Sohail Tanvir
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5 | 10 | 241 | 42.0 | 5/48 | 5.73 | 24.10 | 1 |
| Iftikhar Anjum
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5 | 9 | 210 | 43.4 | 3/51 | 4.80 | 23.33 | 0 |
| Rudra Singh
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5 | 7 | 239 | 43.0 | 3/67 | 5.55 | 34.14 | 0 |
| Abdur Razzak
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5 | 7 | 247 | 46.2 | 3/20 | 5.33 | 35.28 | 0 |
| Updated: 7 October 2022[15] | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Asia Cup 2008". cricketwa. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
- ^ "Pakistan to host Asia Cup in 2008". Daily Times. 22 May 2006. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ "Asia Cup super four leg from tomorrow". Geo TV. 27 May 2006. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ Premachandran, Dileep (6 July 2008). "Mendis spins Sri Lanka to title triumph". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ Pakistan to host 2006 Asia Cup
- ^ "Bangladesh Squad - Bangladesh Squad - Asia Cup, 2008 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- ^ "Hong Kong Squad - Hong Kong Squad - Asia Cup, 2008 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- ^ "India Squad - India Squad - Asia Cup, 2008 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- ^ "Sreesanth ruled out of Asia Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ^ "Pakistan Squad - Pakistan Squad - Asia Cup, 2008 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Squad - Sri Lanka Squad - Asia Cup, 2008 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- ^ "United Arab Emirates Squad - U.A.E. Squad - Asia Cup, 2008 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- ^ "India thrash sorry Hong Kong". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Asia Cup, 2008 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- ^ "Asia Cup, 2008 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
External links
[edit]- "Asia Cup tournament review". ESPNcricinfo.
- "Asia Cup 2008". ESPNcricinfo.