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2008 Asia Cup
Cricket tournament in Pakistan
Cricket tournament in Pakistan
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2008 Star Cricket Asia Cup |
| image | Asia cup 2008 logo.svg |
| administrator | Asian Cricket Council |
| cricket format | One Day International |
| fromdate | 24 June |
| todate | 6 July 2008 |
| tournament format | Round-robin and Knockout |
| host | Pakistan |
| champions | |
| runner up | |
| count | 4 |
| participants | 6 |
| matches | 13 |
| player of the series | Ajantha Mendis |
| most runs | Sanath Jayasuriya (378) |
| most wickets | Ajantha Mendis (17) |
| previous_year | 2004 |
| previous_tournament | 2004 Asia Cup |
| next_year | 2010 |
| next_tournament | 2010 Asia Cup |
| player of the series = Ajantha Mendis
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. 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 and in Pakistan by Geo Super. Sri Lanka won the tournament after beating India by 100 runs in the final.
Due to the 2008 Mumbai attacks and security reasons, this is the last time India has played a tournament in Pakistan.
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, 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
13 matches were played in 2008 Asia Cup at National Stadium, Karachi and Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.
| Karachi | Lahore | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Stadium | Gaddafi Stadium | |||||
| Capacity: 34,000 | Capacity: 27,000 | |||||
| Matches: 10 | Matches: 3 | |||||
| [[File:Inside the National Stadium, Karachi 03.jpg | 200px]] | [[File:Gaddafi Stadium at Night.jpg | 200px]] | |||
| {{Location map+ | Pakistan | width=500 | float=center | caption= | places= |
Squads
Group stage
Group A
All times are in UTC+5 (PST)
Group B
All times are in UTC+5 (PST)
- Suresh Raina (Ind) scored his first century in ODIs.
Super Fours
All times are in UTC+5 (PST)
- Misbah-ul-Haq (Pak) stood as captain for the first time in ODIs.
Final
Statistics
Most runs
| Player | Innings | NO | Runs | Average | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 5 | 0 | 378 | 75.60 | 126.00 | 130 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 16 |
| Suresh Raina | 6 | 1 | 372 | 74.40 | 110.38 | 116* | 2 | 2 | 34 | 11 |
| Virender Sehwag | 5 | 0 | 348 | 69.60 | 143.80 | 119 | 1 | 2 | 49 | 10 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | 6 | 0 | 345 | 57.50 | 99.13 | 121 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 2 |
| Mahendra Dhoni | 5 | 2 | 327 | 109.00 | 91.34 | 109* | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 |
| Updated: 7 October 2022 |
Most wickets
| Player | Innings | Wickets | Runs | Overs | BBI | Econ. | Ave. | 5WI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajantha Mendis | 5 | 17 | 145 | 42.0 | 6/13 | 3.45 | 8.52 | 2 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 5 | 11 | 184 | 48.0 | 5/31 | 3.83 | 16.72 | 1 |
| Sohail Tanvir | 5 | 10 | 241 | 42.0 | 5/48 | 5.73 | 24.10 | 1 |
| Iftikhar Anjum | 5 | 9 | 210 | 43.4 | 3/51 | 4.80 | 23.33 | 0 |
| Rudra Singh | 5 | 7 | 239 | 43.0 | 3/67 | 5.55 | 34.14 | 0 |
| Abdur Razzak | 5 | 7 | 247 | 46.2 | 3/20 | 5.33 | 35.28 | 0 |
| Updated: 7 October 2022 |
References
References
- "Asia Cup 2008". cricketwa.
- (22 May 2006). "Pakistan to host Asia Cup in 2008". [[Daily Times (Pakistan).
- (27 May 2006). "Asia Cup super four leg from tomorrow". Geo TV.
- Premachandran, Dileep. (6 July 2008). "Mendis spins Sri Lanka to title triumph". ESPNcricinfo.
- (22 December 2024). "Champions Trophy 2025: India All Set to Play Matches at Familiar Venue, Report Reveals".
- [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/3525956.stm Pakistan to host 2006 Asia Cup]
- "Bangladesh Squad - Bangladesh Squad - Asia Cup, 2008 Squad".
- "Hong Kong Squad - Hong Kong Squad - Asia Cup, 2008 Squad".
- "India Squad - India Squad - Asia Cup, 2008 Squad".
- "Sreesanth ruled out of Asia Cup".
- "Pakistan Squad - Pakistan Squad - Asia Cup, 2008 Squad".
- "Sri Lanka Squad - Sri Lanka Squad - Asia Cup, 2008 Squad".
- "United Arab Emirates Squad - U.A.E. Squad - Asia Cup, 2008 Squad".
- "India thrash sorry Hong Kong". ESPN Cricinfo.
- "Asia Cup, 2008 Cricket Team Records & Stats {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com".
- "Asia Cup, 2008 Cricket Team Records & Stats {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com".
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