| Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council | 
|---|---|
| Cricket format | One Day International | 
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout | 
| Host(s) |  Sri Lanka | 
| Champions |  Sri Lanka (3rd title) | 
| Runners-up |  India | 
| Participants | 6 | 
| Matches | 13 | 
| Player of the series |  Sanath Jayasuriya | 
| Most runs |  Shoaib Malik (316) | 
| Most wickets |  Irfan Pathan (14) | 
The eighth edition of cricket's Asia Cup (also called Indian Oil Asia Cup) was held in Sri Lanka after a gap of 4 years. Sri Lanka beat India in the final to win the cup. The 4 test playing Asian nations participated in the tournament along with, for the first time, leading Asian associate nations, the UAE and Hong Kong.[1]
Squads
Venues
|  Sri Lanka | ||
|---|---|---|
| Western Province | Central Province | |
| Colombo | Dambulla | |
| R. Premadasa Stadium | Sinhalese Sports Club | Dambulla Cricket Stadium | 
| Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 30,000 | 
| Matches: 6 | Matches: 4 | Matches: 3 | 
|  |  |  | 
| Venues in Sri Lanka | 
Group stage
Group A
| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Pakistan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.567 | 12 | 
|  Bangladesh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.400 | 6 | 
|  Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2.979 | 0 | 
Group B
| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Sri Lanka | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.280 | 11 | 
|  India | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1.040 | 7 | 
|  United Arab Emirates | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2.320 | 0 | 
Super Fours
| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | NRR | BP | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1.144 | 3 | 13 | 
|  India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.022 | 2 | 12 | 
|  Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.162 | 0 | 10 | 
|  Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1.190 | 1 | 1 | 
Final
References
- ↑ Wisden Cricinfo Staff (12 May 2004). "Sri Lanka to host the Asia Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ↑ "Javed Omar replaces Hannan Sarkar". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- ↑ "Agarkar and Kartik dropped". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- ↑ "Shoaib Akhtar picked in Asia Cup squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
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