The 1988 Asia Cup (also known as the Wills Asia Cup) was the third Asia Cup tournament, held in Bangladesh between 26 October and 4 November 1988. Four teams took part in the tournament: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the host nation Bangladesh. The matches were the first-ever List A-classified being played in Bangladesh, then an Associate Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC), their opponents all being Full Members.
| Dates | 27 October – 4 November 1988 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) |  Bangladesh |
| Champions |  India (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Sri Lanka |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 7 |
| Player of the series | Navjot Sidhu |
| Most runs |  Ijaz Ahmed (192) |
| Most wickets | Arshad Ayub (9) |
The 1988 Asia Cup was a round-robin tournament where each team played the other three once, and the top two teams qualifying for a place in the final. India and Sri Lanka qualified for the final in which India defeated Sri Lanka by 6 wickets to win its second Asia Cup.
Squads
editVenues
edit| Dhaka | Chattogram | |
|---|---|---|
| Bangabandhu National Stadium | MA Aziz Stadium | |
| Capacity: 36,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | |
| Matches: 5 | Matches: 2 | |
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Matches
editGroup stage
edit| Teams | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | RR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5.110 |
| India |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4.491 |
| Pakistan |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.721 |
| Bangladesh |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.430 |
Final
editStatistics
editMost runs
edit| Player | Matches | Innings | NO | Runs | Average | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ijaz Ahmed
|
3 | 3 | 1 | 192 | 96.00 | 103.78 | 124* | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Navjot Sidhu
|
4 | 4 | 1 | 179 | 59.66 | 77.82 | 76 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Moin-ul-Atiq
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 143 | 71.50 | 79.00 | 105 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Athula Samarasekera
|
4 | 4 | 1 | 140 | 46.66 | 75.67 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aravinda de Silva
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 135 | 45.00 | 107.14 | 69 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Source: Cricinfo[2] | ||||||||||
Most wickets
edit| Player | Matches | Innings | Wickets | Overs | Ave. | Econ. | BBI | 4WI | 5WI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arshad Ayub
|
4 | 4 | 9 | 36.00 | 13.33 | 3.33 | 5/21 | 0 | 1 |
| Kapila Wijegunawardene
|
4 | 4 | 8 | 32.00 | 16.50 | 4.12 | 4/49 | 1 | 0 |
| Ravi Ratnayeke
|
4 | 4 | 7 | 34.00 | 18.85 | 3.88 | 4/23 | 1 | 0 |
| Kapil Dev
|
4 | 4 | 6 | 28.2 | 16.50 | 3.49 | 2/16 | 0 | 0 |
| Abdul Qadir
|
3 | 3 | 26.00 | 17.00 | 3.92 | 3/27 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source: Cricinfo[3] | |||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Cricinfo Asia Cup page Cricinfo. Retrieved on 17 September 2021
- ^ "Wills Asia Cup, 1988/89 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Wills Asia Cup, 1988/89 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- CricInfo: Asia Cup in Bangladesh (Bdesh Ind Pak SL) : Oct/Nov 1988 http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1980S/1988-89/OD_TOURNEYS/ASIA/
External links
edit- Tournament page at ESPN Cricinfo
- Wills Asia Cup 1988/89 at CricketArchive (subscription required)