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| Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) | UAE |
| Champions |  India (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Sri Lanka |
| Participants | 3 |
| Matches | 3 |
| Player of the series | Surinder Khanna |
| Most runs | Surinder Khanna (107) |
| Most wickets | Ravi Shastri (4) |
1986 → | |
The1984 Asia Cup (also known as theRothmans Asia Cup) was the first edition of theAsia Cup. It was held inSharjah,UAE, which was the location of the newly formedAsian Cricket Council. The new tournament was held between April 6–13, in 1984 and three teams took part:India,Pakistan andSri Lanka. TheSharjah Cricket Association Stadium hosted its firstOne Day International (ODI) match.[1]
The 1984 Asia Cup was around-robin tournament where each team played the other once. India won both its matches, winning the inaugural Cup. Sri Lanka came in second while Pakistan lost both its matches.
| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4.212 | 8 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3.059 | 4 |
 Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3.489 | 0 |
6 April 1984 Scorecard |
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Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium,Sharjah,UAE Umpires:Dickie Bird (Eng) andSwaroop Kishen (Ind) Player of the match:Roy Dias (SL) |
8 April 1984 Scorecard |
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Surinder Khanna 51* (69) |
India won by 10 wickets Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium,Sharjah,UAE Umpires:Dickie Bird (Eng) andShakoor Rana (Pak) Player of the match:Surinder Khanna (Ind) |
13 April 1984 Scorecard |
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India won by 54 runs Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium,Sharjah,UAE Umpires:Dickie Bird (Eng) andHerbi Felsinger (SL) Player of the match:Surinder Khanna (Ind) |
| Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surinder Khanna | 2 | 2 | 107 | 107.00 | 75.88 | 56 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| Zaheer Abbas | 2 | 2 | 74 | 37.00 | 65.48 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Roy Dias | 2 | 2 | 62 | 62.00 | 50.81 | 57* | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mohsin Khan | 2 | 2 | 62 | 31.71 | 31.00 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ghulam Parkar | 2 | 2 | 54 | 54.00 | 43.90 | 32* | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Source:Cricinfo[3] | ||||||||||
| Player | Matches | Innings | Wickets | Overs | Econ. | Ave. | BBI | S/R | 4WI | 5WI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravi Shastri | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 3.11 | 13.25 | 3/40 | 25.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Madan Lal | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 2.28 | 10.66 | 3/11 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3.80 | 12.66 | 3/38 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chetan Sharma | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 2.66 | 13.33 | 3/22 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Binny | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16.4 | 3.48 | 19.33 | 3/33 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Source:Cricinfo[4] | ||||||||||