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The eighth edition of cricket

Cricket

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...

's Asia Cup

Asia Cup

The ACC Asia Cup is an international men's One Day International cricket tournament. It was established in 1983 when the Asian Cricket Council was founded as a measure to promote goodwill between Asian countries. It was originally scheduled to be held every two years...

(also called Indian Oil Asia Cup) was held in Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan cricket team

The Sri Lankan cricket team is the national cricket team of Sri Lanka. The team first played international cricket in 1926–27, and were later awarded Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation...

after a gap of 4 years. Sri Lanka beat India

Indian cricket team

The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status....

in the final to win the cup.

Squads


Habibul Bashar Habibul Bashar Qazi Habibul Bashar is a Bangladeshi cricketer, and the former captain of the Bangladeshi cricket team. Under the managership of Davenell Frederick 'Dav' Whatmore, he has been found to be the most successful captain to lead the Bangladesh team to overcome several milestones. The first test... (C) Captain (cricket) The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player... Javed Omar Javed Omar Mohammad Javed Omar Belim is a Bangladeshi cricketer who has played Tests and ODI cricket since 1995.On his Test debut in April 2001, he carried his bat for 85 not out becoming only the third player in history to achieve this on debut. The 29 year old opener has gained a reputation for being able... Rajin Saleh Rajin Saleh Khondokar Mohammad Rajin Saleh Alam is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He was the twelfth man of the inaugural Test that Bangladesh played against India on November 10, 2000. He then spent three years out of the national squad. He made his Test debut against Pakistan in 2003 when they made a trip to... Faisal Hossain Faisal Hossain Faisal Hossain is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He played international cricket for Bangladesh in 2004, one Test match and four One Day Internationals without establishing himself in the side. After poor performances at international level, Hossain drifted out of the international squad. He represents... Mohammad Ashraful Mohammad Ashraful Mohammad Ashraful is a Bangladeshi international cricket player and has represented the Bangladesh national cricket team. A top-order batsman with a penchant for flashy strokeplay, he has also been selected to represent ACC Asia XI ODI side... Alok Kapali Alok Kapali Alok Kapali is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is an allrounder who bats in the middle to lower order and bowls leg spin with a run-up similar to that of Shane Warne. He is the only Bangladeshi cricket player to take a Test hat-trick.-Test career:Kapali made his Test debut in 2002, against Sri... Mushfiqur Rahman Mushfiqur Rahman Mushfiqur Rahman is a Bangladeshi cricketer who played ten Tests and 28 One Day Internationals for Bangladesh between 2000 and 2004. Rahman has not been in the frame for international selection since he toured England with the Bangladesh A team in 2005, but continues to play first class cricket... Khaled Mahmud Khaled Mahmud Khaled Mahmud is a former Bangladeshi cricketer. A medium-pace bowler and middle-order batsman, he played international cricket for Bangladesh from 1998 to 2006, captaining the team from 2003 to 2004.... Khaled Mashud Khaled Mashud Khaled Mashud is a Bangladeshi cricketer. A wicketkeeper and more than a useful middle order batsman, he was a regular member of the national team between 1995-2007. Bangladeshi coach Dav Whatmore has gone so far as to claim Mashud as the best wicketkeeper in Asia.-Early Days:Mashud played for... Mohammad Rafique Mohammad Rafique Mohammed Rafique is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is the leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in Test matches.-International career:... Manjural Islam Rana Manjural Islam Rana Manjural Islam Rana , also known as Qazi Manjural Islam, was a Bangladeshi cricketer who played six Tests and 25 One Day Internationals for Bangladesh. Born in Khulna, Rana was a slow left arm orthodox bowler... Tapash Baisya Tapash Baisya Tapash Baisya is a Bangladeshi cricketer. Tapash Baisya is one of Bangladesh's best pace bowlers to date, having taken 36 Test wickets, although they have come at a bowling average of nearly 60. Nevertheless, he has taken the third-most wickets of any Bangladeshi fast bowler, behind Mashrafe... Tareq Aziz Tareq Aziz Tareq Aziz is a Bangladeshi cricketer.He got off to a great start in his international career taking 3/19 in his debut at his hometown Chittagong in January 2002. Unfortunately there was not much to follow this success. His three Test matches brought him just one wicket for 261 runs... Abdur Razzak	Rahul Sharma (C) Captain (cricket) The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player... Manoj Cheruparambil Manoj Cheruparambil Manoj Cheruparambil is an Indian-born Hong Kong cricketer. He played in two One Day Internationals for the Hong Kong cricket team in 2004, both in Colombo in Sri Lanka during the Asia Cup, the first against Bangladesh and the second against Pakistan... Ilyas Gul Ilyas Gul Ilyas Gul is a Pakistani-born Hong Kong cricketer.His best One Day International bowling performance is 3-46 against Bangladesh at Colombo in 2004; as of 2007, he remains the only Hong Kong player to take three wickets in an ODI... Tim Smart Tim Smart Timothy Trudeau Smart is an Australian-born Hong Kong cricketer.Smart is a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper and has played cricket in Hong Kong for a number of years.... Tabarak Dar Tabarak Dar Tabarak Dar is a Pakistani-born cricketer who plays for Hong Kong. He is a specialist batsman, though his medium pace yielded seven wickets at the 2001 ICC Trophy, which was his international debut... Alexander French Alexander French Alexander Niall French is a Hong Kong cricketer who has played two One Day Internationals and nine ICC Trophy matches for Hong Kong. French made his debut aged 16 at the 1997 ICC Trophy in Malaysia, and played four matches, scoring 22 runs with a highest score of 13 in the debut match against Italy... Najeeb Amar Roy Lamsam Roy Lamsam John Patrick Roy Lamsam is a Hong Kong cricketer who has played two One Day Internationals and four ICC Trophy matches between 1997 and 2008. He is a specialist batsman who has batted between five and eight in the batting order for Hong Kong, scoring 15 ICC Trophy runs and 24 One Day International... Nasir Hameed Nasir Hameed Nasir Hameed is a Pakistani-born Hong Kong cricketer who has appeared once at One Day International level, against Pakistan in the 2004 Asia Cup. He opened the batting with Tim Smart, but was dismissed for 0.-References:... Sher Lama Sher Lama Sher Lama is a Hong Kong cricketer who has played one One Day International and four ICC Trophy matches for Hong Kong. His only One Day International saw him hit 16 unbeaten runs against Bangladesh at the 2004 Asia Cup from number nine in the batting order, which was the second-highest score of... Khalid Khan Khalid Khan Khalid Khan is a Hong Kong cricketer who has played two One Day Internationals and two first class matches for Hong Kong... Nadeem Ahmed Nadeem Ahmed Nadeem Ahmed is a Pakistani-born Hong Kong cricketer who appeared in one One Day International against Pakistan in 2004; he bowled 10 overs without taking a wicket and scored 1. He also appeared in two first-class matches in the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup taking three wickets.-External links:*... Afzaal Haider Afzaal Haider Afzaal Haider is a Pakistani-born Hong Kong cricketer who has played two One Day Internationals for Hong Kong in addition to two first class games for the team and several games for Lahore City in Pakistani domestic cricket... Graeme Jardine	Saurav Ganguly (C) Captain (cricket) The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player... Rahul Dravid Rahul Dravid Rahul Sharad Dravid , is a cricketer in the Indian national team, of which he has been a regular member since 1996. He was appointed as the captain of the Indian cricket team in October 2005 and resigned from the post in September 2007. Dravid was honoured as one of the top-five Wisden Cricketers... (V) Captain (cricket) The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player... Sachin Tendulkar Sachin Tendulkar Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is an Indian cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is the leading run-scorer and century maker in Test and one-day international cricket. He is the only male player to score a double century in the history of ODI cricket... Virender Sehwag Virender Sehwag Virender Sehwag , affectionately known as Viru, the Nawab of Najafgarh, or the Zen master of modern cricket, is one of the leading batsmen in the Indian cricket team. Sehwag is an aggressive right-handed opening batsman and a part-time right-arm off-spin bowler... V.V.S. Laxman Yuvraj Singh Yuvraj Singh Yuvraj Singh Bhandal is an Indian cricketer, and the son of former Indian fast bowler and Punjabi movie star Yograj Singh. He has been a member of the Indian cricket team since 2000 and played his first Test match in 2003. He was the vice captain of the ODI team from late-2007 to late-2008... Mohammed Kaif Mohammed Kaif Mohammad Kaif is an Indian cricketer. He is a thinly built cricketer who made it to the national team on the strength of his performances at the Under-19 level, where he captained the Indian team to victory in the Under-19 World Cup in 2000... Parthiv Patel Parthiv Patel Parthiv Ajay Patel is an Indian cricketer, wicketkeeper-batsman, and a member of the Indian national cricket team. He is a left-handed batsman. He got married in 2008 to Avni Zaveri.- ODI career :... Anil Kumble Anil Kumble Anil Kumble is a former Indian cricketer and captain of the Indian Test cricket team. He is a right-arm leg spin bowler and a right-hand batsman. He is currently the leading wicket-taker for India in both Test and One Day International matches... Harbhajan Singh Harbhajan Singh Harbhajan Singh Plaha , commonly known as Harbhajan Singh, is an Indian cricketer. A specialist bowler, he has the second-highest number of Test wickets by an off spinner, behind Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan.... Zaheer Khan Zaheer Khan Zaheer Khan is an Indian cricketer who has been a member of the Indian cricket team since 2000. A left arm fast bowler considered as the best of the Indian fast bowling attack, Zaheer is known for his ability to swing the ball both ways, and as a batsman also holds the record for the highest Test... Lakshmipathy Balaji Lakshmipathy Balaji Lakshmipathy Balaji is an Indian cricketer. He is a right arm fast medium bowler.-International Cricket:... Irfan Pathan Irfan Pathan Irfan Pathan is an Indian cricketer who made his debut for India in late-2003 and was a core member of the national team until a decline in form set in during 2006, forcing him out of the team... Ashish Nehra Ashish Nehra Ashish Nehra is an Indian cricketer who has represented India at the international level since 1999.Nehra started playing first-class cricket for his hometown, Delhi, in the 1997/1998 season and made his Test debut against Sri Lanka at Colombo in 1999 and his ODI debut against Zimbabwe at Harare...	Inzamam-ul-Haq Inzamam-ul-Haq Inzamam-ul-Haq , also known as Inzamam, nicknamed Inzy, is a former Pakistan international cricketer who was national captain between 2003 and 2007. He is a right-handed batsman who has been regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of his era... (C) Captain (cricket) The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player... Yousuf Youhana Imran Farhat Imran Farhat Imran Farhat is a Pakistani cricketer who has played over 30 Tests and One Day Internationals for Pakistan, opening the batting in most of his international innings.-Career:... Yasir Hameed Yasir Hameed Yasir Hameed Qureshi is a Pakistani cricketer. He scored two centuries on his Test debut against Bangladesh, becoming only the second player to do so... Imran Nazir Imran Nazir Imran Nazir is a Pakistani right handed batsman in cricket who represented the Pakistan national cricket team in Test cricket, One Day International and Twenty20 cricket matches.-Career:... Younis Khan Younis Khan Mohammad Younus Khan is a Pakistani cricketer and former captain of the Pakistan national cricket team. Younus' name is often spelled Younis Khan, but he has been quoted as saying, "My name is Younus Khan... 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Shoaib Akhtar Shoaib Akhtar Shoaib Akhtar is a former Pakistani right arm fast bowler in cricket, who is regarded as the fastest bowler in the history of cricket. He set an official world record by achieving the fastest delivery, when he clocked in at 161.3 km/h in his bowling speed, twice at a cricket match against... Shabbir Ahmed Shabbir Ahmed Shabbir Ahmed is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a line-and-length pace bowler who took eight wickets for 109 runs on his Test debut against Bangladesh in the first of their 2003-04 three-Test series... Danish Kaneria Danish Kaneria Danish Prabha Shanker Kaneria is a Pakistani cricketer . Danish Kaneria has continued the tradition of great Pakistani leg spin bowlers and possesses a very well disguised googly...	Marvan Atapattu Marvan Atapattu Marvan Samson Atapattu is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and former Sri Lankan captain. Towards the end of his career he joined the Indian Cricket League and captained the Delhi Giants... (C) Captain (cricket) The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player... Mahela Jayawardene Mahela Jayawardene Denagamage Proboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene , known as Mahela Jayawardene, is the former captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team. He is a specialist batsman who has a Test average of over 50, and an ODI average in the 30s... Sanath Jayasuriya Sanath Jayasuriya Sanath Teran Jayasuriya is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. An all-rounder, he played for the Sri Lankan cricket team from 1989 to 2011... Saman Jayantha Saman Jayantha Warushavithana Saman Jayantha is a Sri Lankan cricketer who played 17 One Day Internationals for Sri Lanka in 2004 before he was dropped by the Sri Lankan selectors... Kumar Sangakkara Kumar Sangakkara Kumar Sangakkara is a Sri Lankan, Sinhalese cricketer and the former captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team. He is a left-handed top-order batsman... Tillakaratne Dilshan Tillakaratne Dilshan Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan born October 14, 1976 in Kalutara, Sri Lanka is a Sri Lankan cricketer and captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team since April 2011. He has been a member of the team since November 1999, and was also known as Tuwan Mohammad Dilshan prior to his conversion... Thilina Kandamby Thilina Kandamby Sahan Hewa Thilina Kandamby is a Sri Lankan international cricketer who is a specialist middle-order batsman. Kandamby was marked out as a talent early, playing for the Sri Lanka Under 19s from 1998 to 2001, and he has also played ten first class games for Sri Lanka A cricket team.Kandamby made... Upul Chandana Upul Chandana Umagiliya Durage Upul Chandana is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. He was more specifically a leg spin bowler and was also an outstanding fielder.... Chaminda Vaas Chaminda Vaas Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas , usually known as Chaminda Vaas, is a Sri Lankan cricketer is regarded as the best fast bowler to have come out of the country - he has been described as the 'most penetrative and successful new-ball bowler Sri Lanka have had'... Nuwan Zoysa Nuwan Zoysa Demuni Nuwan Tharanga Zoysa is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He was a lanky left-arm seam bowler, who played 30 Tests and 95 ODI's for Sri Lanka. In his eighth Test, Zoysa became the first player in the history to take a hat-trick off the first three balls of the match. He achieved this against Zimbabwe... Muttiah Muralitharan Muttiah Muralitharan Muttiah Muralitharan , often referred to as Murali, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who was rated the greatest Test match bowler ever by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002... Avishka Gunawardane Lasith Malinga Lasith Malinga Separamadu Lasith Malinga is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a fast bowler with a rare round-arm action, sometimes referred to as a sling action, which leads to his nickname, "Slinga Malinga"... Farveez Maharoof Farveez Maharoof Mohamed Farveez Maharoof is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He first made his impression in the 2004 U19 World Cup in which he captained the Sri Lankan team. He enjoyed a prolific school career for Wesley College, with a highest score of 243 and best bowling figures of 8 for 20. An all-rounder, he made...	Khuram Khan (C) Captain (cricket) The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player... Arshad Ali Arshad Ali Arshad Ali is a United Arab Emirates cricketer. Born in the Punjab region of Pakistan, Arshad has represented his adopted country at the 2004 Asia Cup of cricket.-References:*... Abdul Rehman Abdul Rehman (cricketer) Abdul Rehman is a United Arab Emirates cricketer.A wicketkeeper and useful lower-order right-handed batsman, Rehman was plucked from the obscurity of the United Arab Emirates Under 17s squad into the national team for the 2004 Asia Cup.He made his One Day International debut for the UAE against a... Ali Asad Abbas Ali Asad Abbas Ali Asad Abbas is a United Arab Emirates cricketer of Pakistani descent who has represented his adopted country in 2 ODIs.- References : ... Asghar Ali Asghar Ali Asghar Ali is a United Arab Emirates cricketer. He played two One Day Internationals for them in 1994.-References:... Asim Saeed Asim Saeed Asim Saeed is a United Arab Emirates cricketer. He played for them in the 1997, 2001 and 2005 versions of the ICC Trophy, as well as in one first-class game in the 2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup. He also played in two One Day Internationals in the 2004 Asia Cup.-References:*... Fahad Usman Fahad Usman Fahad Usman is a United Arab Emirates cricketer. Fahad Usman played one first-class match for Karachi Whites in the 1997–98 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy before emigrating to the United Arab Emirates... Mohammad Tauqeer Mohammad Tauqeer Mohammad Tauqir Khan is a United Arab Emirates cricketer. He is a handy lower order batsman and off-spin bowler, he played his first game for UAE in the final of 1996 ACC Trophy . He has been part of the UAE team in the last three ICC Trophys and last six ACC Trophys... Mohammad Fawad Naeemuddin Naeemuddin Naeemuddin Aslam is a United Arab Emirates cricketer. Naeemuddin is a specialist batsman who has played two One Day Internationals, during the 2004 Asia Cup, and has also represented the UAE at various other levels.-2004:... Ramveer Rai Ramveer Rai Ramveer Rai is a United Arab Emirates cricketer, who has played one One Day International and one first class match for UAE... Rizwan Latif Rizwan Latif Rizwan Latif Ahmed , also known as Rizwan Ahmed, was born in Karachi and is a United Arab Emirates cricketer. He made his debut in One Day Internationals against the Indian cricket team at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium.... Sameer Zia Sameer Zia Sameer Zia was born on 8 September 1981 in the United Arab Emirates and plays cricket for them as a specialist bowler. He made his debut in One Day Internationals against Sri Lanka in Dambulla in July 2004, and his first-class debut in 2004 in the new ICC Intercontinental Cup.-One-day... Syed Maqsood Syed Maqsood Syed Maqsood is a United Arab Emirates cricketer. He made his debut in One Day Internationals against the Indian cricket team at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium....

Group A

P	W	L	NRR	Points
2	2	0	+2.567	12
2	1	1	+0.400	6
2	0	2	-2.979	0

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Group B

P	W	L	NRR	Points
2	2	0	+1.280	11
2	1	1	+1.040	7
2	0	2	-2.320	0

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Super Fours

P	W	L	NRR	BP	Points
3	2	1	+1.144	2	13
3	2	1	+0.022	2	12
3	2	1	+0.162	0	10
3	0	3	-1.190	0	1

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Final

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