2010 Asia Cup
The 2010 Asia Cup (also known as Micromax Asia Cup) was the tenth edition of the Asia Cup cricket tournament, which was held in Sri Lanka from 15–24 June 2010. Only the test playing nations India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh were taking part in the competition. India defeated Sri 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.
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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 played | 7 |
| Player of the series |  Shahid Afridi |
| Most runs | Shahid Afridi (265) |
| Most wickets | Lasith Malinga (9) |
Trophy
The trophy was made of a combination of silver, gold, copper and brass 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]
Venue
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium was the only venue of Asia Cup 2010 as other stadiums in Sri Lanka, including the R. Premadasa Stadium, were undergoing renovation for the 2011 Cricket World Cup. All seven matches were Day/Night affairs.
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium is a 16,800 seat cricket stadium in Sri Lanka.[3] The Stadium is situated in the Central Province, close to Dambulla 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.
Squads
The squads of the four teams participating in the tournament were announced in early June by the respective cricket boards.
Fixtures
Group stage
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.
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Sri Lanka
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 1.424 |
| 2 | India
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.275 |
| 3 | Pakistan
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.788 |
| 4 |  Bangladesh
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.627 |
Matches
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Farveez Maharoof got his first hat-trick in this match.
Final
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- India won the Asia Cup title for the fifth time.
Dinesh Karthik was declared the Man of the Match for his match winning innings of 66 off 84 balls while Pakistan's Shahid Afridi was declared Man of the Series for scoring 265 runs in 3 matches during the tournament.[5]
Media coverage
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Television
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References
- ↑ "Asia Cup 2010". cricketwa. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ↑ Micromax unveiled Asia Cup 2010 Trophy to announce the launch of the Cricketing Event. Archived 20 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine India Preview. Retrieved on 14 June 2010.
- ↑ "Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
- ↑ Cricinfo Asia Cup page Cricinfo. Retrieved on 10 June 2010
- ↑ India vs Sri Lanka. Final of 2010 Asia Cup Cricinfo. Retrieved on 26 June 2010.
External links
- Asia Cup 2010 from Cricinfo