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{{Infobox cricket tournament | {{Infobox cricket tournament | ||
| name = 1995 Asia Cup | | name = 1995 Asia Cup | ||
| image = | | fromdate = 5 | ||
| imagesize = | | todate = 14 April 1995 | ||
| image = The Logo of 1995 Asia Cup.png | |||
| imagesize = | |||
| caption = Asia Cup Logo | | caption = Asia Cup Logo | ||
| administrator = [[Asian Cricket Council]] | | administrator = [[Asian Cricket Council]] | ||
| cricket format = [[One Day International]] | | cricket format = [[One Day International]] | ||
| tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] and [[Single-elimination tournament|Knockout]] | | tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] and [[Single-elimination tournament|Knockout]] | ||
| host = | | host = United Arab Emirates | ||
| champions = {{cr|IND}} | | champions = {{cr|IND}} | ||
| runner up = {{cr|SL}} | | runner up = {{cr|SL}} | ||
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| matches = 7 | | matches = 7 | ||
| attendance = | | attendance = | ||
| player of the series = {{ | | player of the series = {{cricon|IND}} [[Navjot Sidhu]] | ||
| most runs = {{ | | most runs = {{cricon|IND}} [[Sachin Tendulkar]] (205) | ||
| most wickets = {{ | | most wickets = {{cricon|IND}} [[Anil Kumble]] (7) | ||
| previous_year = 1990–91 | | previous_year = 1990–91 | ||
| previous_tournament = 1990–91 Asia Cup | | previous_tournament = 1990–91 Asia Cup | ||
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The '''1995 Asia Cup''' (also known as the '''Pepsi Asia Cup'''), was the fifth [[Asia Cup]] tournament, and the second to be held in [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]], [[UAE]]. The tournament took place between April 5–14, 1995. Four teams took part in the tournament: [[India national cricket team|India]], [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]], [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] and [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]]. | The '''1995 Asia Cup''' (also known as the '''Pepsi Asia Cup'''), was the fifth [[Asia Cup]] tournament, and the second to be held in [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]], [[UAE]]. The tournament took place between April 5–14, 1995. Four teams took part in the tournament: [[India national cricket team|India]], [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]], [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] and [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]]. | ||
The 1995 Asia Cup was a [[round-robin tournament]] where each team played the other once, and the top two teams qualifying for a place in the final. India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka all had four points at the end of the round-robin stage, but India and Sri Lanka qualified for the final on the basis of better run-rates. India beat Sri Lanka by 8 wickets to win its third consecutive (and fourth in total) Asia Cup. | The 1995 Asia Cup was a [[round-robin tournament]] where each team played the other once, and the top two teams qualifying for a place in the final. All the matches, including the final, were played at the [[Sharjah Cricket Stadium|Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium]] in [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]]. India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka all had four points at the end of the round-robin stage, but India and Sri Lanka qualified for the final on the basis of better run-rates. India beat Sri Lanka by 8 wickets to win its third consecutive (and fourth in total) Asia Cup. | ||
==Squads== | ==Squads== | ||
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! colspan=4 | Squads<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/pepsi-asia-cup-1994-95-60971 Cricinfo Asia Cup page] Cricinfo. Retrieved on 17 September 2021</ref> | ! colspan=4 | Squads<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/pepsi-asia-cup-1994-95-60971 Cricinfo Asia Cup page] Cricinfo. Retrieved on 17 September 2021</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
! {{cr|IND}} | ! {{cr|IND}} | ||
! {{cr|SRI}} | ! {{cr|SRI}} | ||
! {{cr|PAK}} | ! {{cr|PAK}} | ||
! {{cr|BAN}} | ! {{cr|BAN}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Mohammad Azharuddin]] ([[Captain (cricket)|c]]) || [[Arjuna Ranatunga]] ([[Captain (cricket)|c]]) || [[Moin Khan]] ([[Captain (cricket)|c]]) & ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]]) || [[Akram Khan (cricketer)|Akram Khan]] ([[Captain (cricket)|c]]) | | [[Mohammad Azharuddin]] ([[Captain (cricket)|c]]) || [[Arjuna Ranatunga]] ([[Captain (cricket)|c]]) || [[Moin Khan]] ([[Captain (cricket)|c]]) & ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]]) || [[Akram Khan (cricketer)|Akram Khan]] ([[Captain (cricket)|c]]) | ||
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==Matches== | ==Matches== | ||
===Group stage=== | ===Group stage=== | ||
{| | {{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=CricketRR | ||
| | |show_tie=no | ||
|source= [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/pepsi-asia-cup-1994-95-60971/points-table-standings ESPN Cricinfo] | |||
| | |update=complete | ||
| | |||
| | |team_order=IND, SRI, PAK, BAN | ||
| | |win_BAN=0 |loss_BAN=3 |tie_BAN=0 |nr_BAN=0 |nrr_BAN=2.933 | ||
|win_IND=2 |loss_IND=1 |tie_IND=0 | |||
| | |nr_IND=0 |nrr_IND=4.856 | ||
|win_PAK=2 |loss_PAK=1 |tie_PAK=0 |nr_PAK=0 |nrr_PAK=4.596 | |||
|win_SRI=2 |loss_SRI=1 |tie_SRI=0 | |||
|nr_SRI=0 |nrr_SRI=4.701 | |||
|name_BAN={{cr|BAN}} | |||
|name_IND={{cr|IND}} | |||
|name_PAK={{cr|PAK}} | |||
|name_SRI={{cr|SRI}} | |||
|result1=Q |result2=Q | |||
|result3=E |result4=E | |||
|res_col_header=Q | |||
|col_Q=green1 | |||
|text_Q=Advanced to the [[#Final|Final]] | |||
|col_E=#fcc | |||
|text_E=Eliminated | |||
|winpoints=2|drawpoints=1|tiepoints=1 | |||
}} | |||
{{Limited overs international | {{Limited overs international | ||
| date = 5 April 1995 | | date = 5 April 1995 | ||
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| result = India won by 9 wickets | | result = India won by 9 wickets | ||
| report = [http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1994-95/OD_TOURNEYS/ASIA/BDESH_IND_ASIA_ODI1_05APR1995.html Scorecard] | | report = [http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1994-95/OD_TOURNEYS/ASIA/BDESH_IND_ASIA_ODI1_05APR1995.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]] | | venue = [[Sharjah Cricket Stadium|Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]] | ||
| umpires = [[Nigel Plews]] (Eng) and [[Ian Robinson (cricket umpire)|Ian Robinson]] (Zim) | | umpires = [[Nigel Plews]] (Eng) and [[Ian Robinson (cricket umpire)|Ian Robinson]] (Zim) | ||
| motm = [[Manoj Prabhakar]] (Ind) | | motm = [[Manoj Prabhakar]] (Ind) | ||
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| result = Sri Lanka won by 107 runs | | result = Sri Lanka won by 107 runs | ||
| report = [http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1994-95/OD_TOURNEYS/ASIA/SL_BDESH_ASIA_ODI2_06APR1995.html Scorecard] | | report = [http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1994-95/OD_TOURNEYS/ASIA/SL_BDESH_ASIA_ODI2_06APR1995.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]] | | venue = [[Sharjah Cricket Stadium|Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]] | ||
| umpires = [[Cyril Mitchley]] ( | | umpires = [[Cyril Mitchley]] (SA) and [[Nigel Plews]] (Eng) | ||
| motm = [[Arjuna Ranatunga]] (SL) | | motm = [[Arjuna Ranatunga]] (SL) | ||
| notes = [[Chamara Dunusinghe]] (SL), and [[Habibul Bashar]] and [[Hasibul Hossain]] (both Ban) made their debut in ODIs. | | notes = [[Chamara Dunusinghe]] (SL), and [[Habibul Bashar]] and [[Hasibul Hossain]] (both Ban) made their debut in ODIs. | ||
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| result = Pakistan won by 97 runs | | result = Pakistan won by 97 runs | ||
| report = [http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1994-95/OD_TOURNEYS/ASIA/PAK_IND_ASIA_ODI3_07APR1995.html Scorecard] | | report = [http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1994-95/OD_TOURNEYS/ASIA/PAK_IND_ASIA_ODI3_07APR1995.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]] | | venue = [[Sharjah Cricket Stadium|Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]] | ||
| umpires = [[Cyril Mitchley]] ( | | umpires = [[Cyril Mitchley]] (SA) and [[Ian Robinson (cricket umpire)|Ian Robinson]] (Zim) | ||
| motm = [[Aaqib Javed]] (Pak) | | motm = [[Aaqib Javed]] (Pak) | ||
| notes = [[Naeem Ashraf]] and [[Zafar Iqbal (cricketer)|Zafar Iqbal]] (both Pak) made their debut in ODIs. | | notes = [[Naeem Ashraf]] and [[Zafar Iqbal (cricketer)|Zafar Iqbal]] (both Pak) made their debut in ODIs. | ||
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| result = Pakistan won by 6 wickets | | result = Pakistan won by 6 wickets | ||
| report = [http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1994-95/OD_TOURNEYS/ASIA/BDESH_PAK_ASIA_ODI4_08APR1995.html Scorecard] | | report = [http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1994-95/OD_TOURNEYS/ASIA/BDESH_PAK_ASIA_ODI4_08APR1995.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]] | | venue = [[Sharjah Cricket Stadium|Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]] | ||
| umpires = [[Nigel Plews]] (Eng) and [[Ian Robinson (cricket umpire)|Ian Robinson]] (Zim) | | umpires = [[Nigel Plews]] (Eng) and [[Ian Robinson (cricket umpire)|Ian Robinson]] (Zim) | ||
| motm = [[Wasim Akram]] (Pak) | | motm = [[Wasim Akram]] (Pak) | ||
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| result = India won by 8 wickets | | result = India won by 8 wickets | ||
| report = [http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1994-95/OD_TOURNEYS/ASIA/SL_IND_ASIA_ODI5_09APR1995.html Scorecard] | | report = [http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1994-95/OD_TOURNEYS/ASIA/SL_IND_ASIA_ODI5_09APR1995.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]] | | venue = [[Sharjah Cricket Stadium|Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]] | ||
| umpires = [[Cyril Mitchley]] ( | | umpires = [[Cyril Mitchley]] (SA) and [[Nigel Plews]] (Eng) | ||
| motm = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] (Ind) | | motm = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] (Ind) | ||
| notes = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] (Ind) became the youngest player to reach 3,000 runs in ODIs.<ref>{{cite web |title=On This Day in 1995: Sachin Tendulkar Became Youngest Cricketer to Score 3,000 ODI Runs - News18 |url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/on-this-day-in-1995-sachin-tendulkar-became-youngest-cricketer-to-score-3000-odi-runs-7503349.html |website=News18.com |access-date=19 September 2023 |language=en}}</ref> | | notes = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] (Ind) became the youngest player to reach 3,000 runs in ODIs.<ref>{{cite web |title=On This Day in 1995: Sachin Tendulkar Became Youngest Cricketer to Score 3,000 ODI Runs - News18 |url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/on-this-day-in-1995-sachin-tendulkar-became-youngest-cricketer-to-score-3000-odi-runs-7503349.html |website=News18.com |access-date=19 September 2023 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
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| result = Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets | | result = Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets | ||
| report = [http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1994-95/OD_TOURNEYS/ASIA/PAK_SL_ASIA_ODI6_11APR1995.html Scorecard] | | report = [http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1994-95/OD_TOURNEYS/ASIA/PAK_SL_ASIA_ODI6_11APR1995.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]] | | venue = [[Sharjah Cricket Stadium|Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]] | ||
| umpires = [[Cyril Mitchley]] ( | | umpires = [[Cyril Mitchley]] (SA) and [[Ian Robinson (cricket umpire)|Ian Robinson]] (Zim) | ||
| motm = [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] (SL) | | motm = [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] (SL) | ||
| notes = [[Mahmood Hamid]] and [[Javed Qadeer]] (both Pak) made their debut in ODIs. | | notes = [[Mahmood Hamid]] and [[Javed Qadeer]] (both Pak) made their debut in ODIs. | ||
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| result = India won by 8 wickets | | result = India won by 8 wickets | ||
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8532/scorecard/65691 Scorecard] | | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8532/scorecard/65691 Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]] | | venue = [[Sharjah Cricket Stadium|Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]] | ||
| umpires = [[Nigel Plews]] (Eng) and [[Cyril Mitchley]] ( | | umpires = [[Nigel Plews]] (Eng) and [[Cyril Mitchley]] (SA) | ||
| toss = India won the toss and elected to field. | | toss = India won the toss and elected to field. | ||
| motm = [[Mohammad Azharuddin]] (Ind) | | motm = [[Mohammad Azharuddin]] (Ind) | ||
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[[Category:International cricket competitions from 1994–95 to 1997]] | [[Category:International cricket competitions from 1994–95 to 1997]] | ||
[[Category:International cricket competitions in the United Arab Emirates]] | [[Category:International cricket competitions in the United Arab Emirates]] | ||
[[Category:April 1995 sports events in Asia|Asia Cup]] | [[Category:April 1995 sports events in Asia|Asia Cup]] | ||
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| Dates | 5 – 14 April 1995 |
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| Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Host(s) | United Arab Emirates |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches played | 7 |
| Player of the series | |
| Most runs | |
| Most wickets | |
The 1995 Asia Cup (also known as the Pepsi Asia Cup), was the fifth Asia Cup tournament, and the second to be held in Sharjah, UAE. The tournament took place between April 5–14, 1995. Four teams took part in the tournament: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
The 1995 Asia Cup was a round-robin tournament where each team played the other once, and the top two teams qualifying for a place in the final. All the matches, including the final, were played at the Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium in Sharjah. India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka all had four points at the end of the round-robin stage, but India and Sri Lanka qualified for the final on the basis of better run-rates. India beat Sri Lanka by 8 wickets to win its third consecutive (and fourth in total) Asia Cup.
Squads[edit | edit source]
Matches[edit | edit source]
Group stage[edit | edit source]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.856 | Advanced to the Final | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.701 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.596 | Eliminated | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.933 |
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- Sajjad Ahmed, Khaled Mashud, Javed Omar, Mohammad Rafique and Anisur Rahman (all Ban), and Utpal Chatterjee (Ind) made their debut in ODIs.
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- Chamara Dunusinghe (SL), and Habibul Bashar and Hasibul Hossain (both Ban) made their debut in ODIs.
9 April 1995
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- Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) became the youngest player to reach 3,000 runs in ODIs.[2]
Final[edit | edit source]
Statistics[edit | edit source]
Most runs[edit | edit source]
| Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
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| 4 | 4 | 205 | 68.33 | 109.62 | 112* | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 | |
| 4 | 4 | 197 | 98.50 | 80.40 | 84* | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0 | |
| 3 | 3 | 190 | 95.00 | 86.75 | 88 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 3 | |
| 4 | 4 | 134 | 33.50 | 87.01 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 1 | |
| 4 | 4 | 122 | 40.66 | 64.89 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | |
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Most wickets[edit | edit source]
| Player | Matches | Innings | Wickets | Overs | Econ. | Ave. | BBI | S/R | 4WI | 5WI |
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| 4 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 3.86 | 19.85 | 2/23 | 20.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 4.00 | 18.66 | 3/37 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 2.52 | 9.60 | 5/19 | 30.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 4.54 | 20.00 | 4/36 | 19.2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | 28.2 | 3.91 | 22.20 | 4/23 | 26.4 | 1 | 0 | |
| Source: Cricinfo[4] | ||||||||||
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Cricinfo Asia Cup page Cricinfo. Retrieved on 17 September 2021
- ↑ "On This Day in 1995: Sachin Tendulkar Became Youngest Cricketer to Score 3,000 ODI Runs - News18". News18.com. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ↑ "Pepsi Asia Cup, 1994/95 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ↑ "Pepsi Asia Cup, 1994/95 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- Cricket Archive: Pepsi Asia Cup 1994/95 http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/UAE/1994-95_UAE_Pepsi_Asia_Cup_1994-95.html
- CricInfo: Asia Cup, 1995 http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1994-95/OD_TOURNEYS/ASIA/
