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| Dates | 24 June – 6 July |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin andKnockout |
| 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) |
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The2008 Asia Cup (also calledStar Cricket Asia Cup) was aOne 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 wereIndia,Pakistan,Sri Lanka,Bangladesh and Asian associate nationsUAE andHong Kong. This was the firstAsia Cup hosted by Pakistan; previously political tensions between India and Pakistan did not permit Pakistan to host the event in1993. It was broadcast in India byStar Cricket andESPN[2] and in Pakistan byGeo Super.[3] Sri Lanka won the tournament after beating India by 100 runs in the final.[4]
Due to the2008 Mumbai attacks and security reasons, this is the last time India has played a tournament in Pakistan.[5]
Originally, the ninth version of the Cup was supposed to take place in 2006, however packedinternational cricket schedules did not allow for the tournament to be held.[6]
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.
13 matches were played in 2008 Asia Cup atNational Stadium, Karachi andGaddafi Stadium,Lahore.
| Karachi | Lahore |
|---|---|
| National Stadium | Gaddafi Stadium |
| Capacity: 34,000 | Capacity: 27,000 |
| Matches: 10 | Matches: 3 |
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  National Stadium, Karachi Gaddafi Stadium | |
 Bangladesh[7] |  Hong Kong[8] | India[9][10] |  Pakistan[11] | Sri Lanka[12] |  United Arab Emirates[13] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.730 |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.350 |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.380 |
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Bangladesh won by 96 runs Gaddafi Stadium,Lahore Umpires:Ian Gould (Eng) andSimon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match:Mohammad Ashraful (Ban) |
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Sri Lanka won by 131 runs Gaddafi Stadium,Lahore Umpires:Ian Gould (Eng) andSimon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match:Kumar Sangakkara (SL) |
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Sri Lanka won by 142 runs Gaddafi Stadium,Lahore Umpires:Ian Gould (Eng) andSimon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match:Ajantha Mendis (SL) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.154 |
| 2 | Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.161 |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4.110 |
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Pakistan won by 155 runs National Stadium,Karachi Umpires:Tony Hill (NZ) andBrian Jerling (SA) Player of the match:Sohail Tanvir (Pak) |
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India won by 256 runs National Stadium,Karachi Umpires:Tony Hill (NZ) andBrian Jerling (SA) Player of the match:Suresh Raina (Ind) |
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India won by 6 wickets National Stadium,Karachi Umpires:Tony Hill (NZ) andBrian Jerling (SA) Player of the match:Suresh Raina (Ind) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | PCO | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1.363 |
| 2 | India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0.250 |
| 3 | Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.924 |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.665 |
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India won by 7 wickets National Stadium,Karachi Umpires:Brian Jerling (SA) andSimon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match:Suresh Raina (Ind) |
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Sri Lanka won by 64 runs National Stadium,Karachi Umpires:Ian Gould (Eng) andTony Hill (NZ) Player of the match:Kumar Sangakkara (SL) |
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Sri Lanka won by 158 runs National Stadium,Karachi Umpires:Brian Jerling (SA) &Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match:Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) |
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Pakistan won by 8 wickets National Stadium,Karachi Umpires:Ian Gould (Eng) andTony Hill (NZ) Player of the match:Younis Khan (Pak) |
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India won by 6 wickets National Stadium,Karachi Umpires:Brian Jerling (SA) andSimon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match:MS Dhoni (Ind) |
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Salman Butt 56* (52) |
Pakistan won by 10 wickets National Stadium,Karachi Umpires:Ian Gould (Eng) andTony Hill (NZ) Player of the match:Abdur Rauf (Pak) |
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Sri Lanka won by 100 runs National Stadium,Karachi Umpires:Tony Hill (NZ) andSimon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match:Ajantha Mendis (SL) |
| Player | Innings | NO | Runs | Average | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 5 | 0 | 378 | 75.60 | 126.00 | 130 | 2 | 1 | 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 | 0 | 44 | 2 |
| Mahendra Dhoni | 5 | 2 | 327 | 109.00 | 91.34 | 109* | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 |
| Updated: 7 October 2022[15] | ||||||||||
| 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[16] | ||||||||