| Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin andKnockout |
| Host(s) | United Arab Emirates |
| Champions |  India (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Sri Lanka |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 7 |
| Player of the series | Navjot Sidhu |
| Most runs | Sachin Tendulkar (205) |
| Most wickets | Anil Kumble (7) |
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The1995 Asia Cup (also known as thePepsi Asia Cup), was the fifthAsia Cup tournament, and the second to be held inSharjah,UAE. The tournament took place between April 5–14, 1995. Four teams took part in the tournament:India,Pakistan,Sri Lanka andBangladesh.
The 1995 Asia Cup was around-robin tournament where each team played the other once, and the top two teams qualifying for a place in the final. India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka all had four points at the end of the round-robin stage, but India and Sri Lanka qualified for the final on the basis of better run-rates. India beat Sri Lanka by 8 wickets to win its third consecutive (and fourth in total) Asia Cup.
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | RR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.856 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.701 |
 Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.596 |
 Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.933 |
5 April 1995 Scorecard |
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India won by 9 wickets Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium,Sharjah Umpires:Nigel Plews (Eng) andIan Robinson (Zim) Player of the match:Manoj Prabhakar (Ind) |
6 April 1995 Scorecard |
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Sri Lanka won by 107 runs Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium,Sharjah Umpires:Cyril Mitchley (SA) andNigel Plews (Eng) Player of the match:Arjuna Ranatunga (SL) |
7 April 1995 Scorecard |
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Pakistan won by 97 runs Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium,Sharjah Umpires:Cyril Mitchley (SA) andIan Robinson (Zim) Player of the match:Aaqib Javed (Pak) |
8 April 1995 Scorecard |
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Pakistan won by 6 wickets Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium,Sharjah Umpires:Nigel Plews (Eng) andIan Robinson (Zim) Player of the match:Wasim Akram (Pak) |
9 April 1995 Scorecard |
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India won by 8 wickets Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium,Sharjah Umpires:Cyril Mitchley (SA) andNigel Plews (Eng) Player of the match:Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) |
11 April 1995 Scorecard |
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Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium,Sharjah Umpires:Cyril Mitchley (SA) andIan Robinson (Zim) Player of the match:Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) |
14 April 1995 Scorecard |
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India won by 8 wickets Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium,Sharjah Umpires:Nigel Plews (Eng) andCyril Mitchley (SA) Player of the match:Mohammad Azharuddin (Ind) |
| Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | 4 | 4 | 205 | 68.33 | 109.62 | 112* | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| Navjot Singh Sidhu | 4 | 4 | 197 | 98.50 | 80.40 | 84* | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | 3 | 3 | 190 | 95.00 | 86.75 | 88 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 3 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 4 | 4 | 134 | 33.50 | 87.01 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| Manoj Prabhakar | 4 | 4 | 122 | 40.66 | 64.89 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Source:Cricinfo[3] | ||||||||||
| Player | Matches | Innings | Wickets | Overs | Econ. | Ave. | BBI | S/R | 4WI | 5WI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anil Kumble | 4 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 3.86 | 19.85 | 2/23 | 20.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 3 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 4.00 | 18.66 | 3/37 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaqib Javed | 2 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 2.52 | 9.60 | 5/19 | 30.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Saiful Islam | 3 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 4.54 | 20.00 | 4/36 | 19.2 | 1 | 0 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 3 | 3 | 5 | 28.2 | 3.91 | 22.20 | 4/23 | 26.4 | 1 | 0 |
| Source:Cricinfo[4] | ||||||||||