 The countries which took part - Pakistan, Sri Lanka, India and Bangladesh | |
| Administrator | Asian Cricket Council |
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| Format | Test cricket |
| First edition | 1998–99 |
| Latest edition | 2001–02 |
| Tournament format | Round-robin tournament |
| Number of teams | 4[1] |
| Most successful |  Pakistan (1 title) Sri Lanka (1 title) |
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TheAsian Test Championship was aTest cricket tournament contested by the Test-playing nations ofAsia:India,Pakistan,Sri Lanka andBangladesh. It was held only twice, in1998–99 and in2001–02. It was originally planned to be held every two years, alternately with theAsia Cup.[2] The third Championship was delayed for four years due to conflicting tours of the participating members.[citation needed] In 2006, theAsian Cricket Council cancelled the Asian Test Championship, as well as the Asian and African Cup, due to the tightly packedInternational cricket tour schedule.
The tournament winners were Pakistan in1998–99 and Sri Lanka in2001–02. Both tournaments contained three teams.
The Asian Test Championship is only the second example of a Test cricket tournament involving more than two teams, the first being the1912 Triangular Tournament, which was held betweenAustralia,England andSouth Africa. This tournament was considered to be the predecessor to theICC World Test Championship that theInternational Cricket Council (ICC) was planning for the 9 member nations.[3]
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Bangladesh,Pakistan,Sri Lanka competed in the second Asian Test Championship between August 2001 and March 2002. India pulled out of the tournament due topolitical tensions with Pakistan.Pakistan and Sri Lanka both played Bangladesh in the two round robin matches. A win was worth 16 points, a tie 8 points and no points were awarded for a draw or loss. In addition to this, bonus points were awarded to teams forbowling andbatting performances. Pakistan and Sri Lanka qualified for the final after convincingly beating Bangladesh inMultan Cricket Stadium in Pakistan andColombo in Sri Lanka.
The final was held atGaddafi Stadium inLahore, Pakistan. Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 8 wickets to win the second Asian Test championship.[4]
| Cycle | Number of teams | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Winners | Result | Runners-up | Player of the final | Winning captain | |||
| 1998–1999 | 3 | National Stadium, Dhaka | Pakistan 594 | Pakistan won by an innings and 175 runs | Sri Lanka 231 & 188 | Ijaz Ahmed | Wasim Akram | |
| 2001–2002 | Gaddafi Stadium,Lahore | Sri Lanka 528 & 33/2 | Sri Lanka won by 8 Wickets | Pakistan 234 & 325 | Kumar Sangakkara | Sanath Jayasuriya | ||
| Team | Appearances | Best result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Latest | ||
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 1998–99 | 2001–02 | Champions(2001–02) |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1998–99 | 2001–02 | Champions(1998–99) |
 India | 1 | 1998–99 | 1998–99 | Group stage(1998–99) |
 Bangladesh | 1 | 2001–02 | 2001–02 | Group stage(2001–02) |
