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| Dates | 15 June – 24 June[1] |
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| Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin,knockout |
| Host(s) | Sri Lanka |
| Champions |  India (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Sri Lanka |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 7 |
| Player of the series |  Shahid Afridi |
| Most runs | Shahid Afridi (265) |
| Most wickets | Lasith Malinga (9) |
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The2010 Asia Cup (also known asMicromax Asia Cup) was the tenth edition of theAsia Cupcricket tournament, which was held inSri Lanka from 15 to 24 June 2010. Only the test playing nationsIndia,Pakistan,Sri Lanka andBangladesh were taking part in the competition.India defeatedSri Lanka by 81 runs in the final to win a record 5th Asia Cup title. Pakistani captain,Shahid Afridi was declared the man of the tournament for scoring the most runs in the tournament, 265, with an average of 88.33 and a strike rate of 164.59.
The trophy was made of a combination of silver, gold, copper andbrass with a silver finish with mat and gloss finish. It stands to communicate the strength, purity, humility and persistence that not only represents the four metals but also the four participating nations.[2]
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium was the only venue ofAsia Cup 2010 as other stadiums in Sri Lanka, including theR. Premadasa Stadium, were undergoing renovation for the2011 Cricket World Cup. All seven matches wereDay/Night affairs.
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium is a 16,800 seatcricket stadium inSri Lanka.[3] The Stadium is situated in theCentral Province, close toDambulla on a 60-acre (240,000 m2) site leased from the Rangiri Dambulla Temple. The stadium is built overlooking the Dambulla Tank (reservoir) and the Dambulla Rock.
The squads of the four teams participating in the tournament were announced in early June by the respective cricket boards.[4]
 Bangladesh[5][6] | India[7][8] | Pakistan[9][10] | Sri Lanka[11][12] |
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Each side played each other once in the group stages. The top 2 teams based on points at the end of the group stages meet each other in a one-off final. Each win yielded 4 points while a tie/no result yielded 1-point. A bonus point system was also in place, where a team could earn an extra point, in addition to the four received from a win, for a total of 5 points if they achieved victory using 80% or less of available overs or kept the opposition score to less than 80% of their own.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 1.424 |
| 2 | India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.275 |
| 3 | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.788 |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.627 |
All times local (UTC+05:30)
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Sri Lanka won by 16 runs Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium,Dambulla Umpires:Billy Bowden (NZ) andBilly Doctrove (WI) Player of the match:Shahid Afridi (Pak) |
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India won by 6 wickets Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium,Dambulla Umpires:Billy Doctrove (WI) andBruce Oxenford (Aus) Player of the match:Gautam Gambhir (Ind) |
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Sri Lanka won by 126 runs Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium,Dambulla Umpires:Billy Bowden (NZ) andBruce Oxenford (Aus) Player of the match:Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri) |
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India won by 3 wickets Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium,Dambulla Umpires:Billy Bowden (NZ) andBilly Doctrove (WI) Player of the match:Gautam Gambhir (Ind) |
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Pakistan won by 139 runs Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium,Dambulla Umpires:Billy Doctrove (WI) andBruce Oxenford (Aus) Player of the match:Shahid Afridi (Pak) |
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Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium,Dambulla Umpires:Billy Bowden (NZ) andBruce Oxenford (Aus) Player of the match:Farveez Maharoof (SL) |
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India won by 81 runs Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium,Dambulla Umpires:Billy Bowden (NZ) andBilly Doctrove (WI) Player of the match:Dinesh Karthik (Ind) |
Dinesh Karthik was declared theMan of the Match for his match winning innings of 66 off 84 balls whilePakistan'sShahid Afridi was declaredMan of the Series for scoring 265 runs in 3 matches during the tournament.[13]
| Player | Innings | Runs | Average | SR | HS |
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| Shahid Afridi | 3 | 265 | 88.33 | 164.59 | 124 |
| Gautam Gambhir | 4 | 203 | 50.75 | 82.85 | 83 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | 4 | 184 | 46.00 | 73.01 | 73 |
| MS Dhoni | 4 | 173 | 57.66 | 78.99 | 56 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 4 | 161 | 53.66 | 87.02 | 54 |
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| Player | Innings | Wickets | Overs | BBI | Econ. |
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| Lasith Malinga | 3 | 9 | 28.2 | 5/34 | 4.44 |
| Ashish Nehra | 3 | 6 | 22.0 | 4/40 | 5.72 |
| Zaheer Khan | 4 | 6 | 29.3 | 2/36 | 5.01 |
| Praveen Kumar | 4 | 6 | 34.0 | 3/53 | 4.41 |
| Farveez Maharoof | 3 | 5 | 24.0 | 5/42 | 5.66 |
| Source:[15] | |||||