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-The '''2018 Asia Cup''' (also known as '''Unimoni Asia Cup''')<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sportbusiness.com/sport-news/unimoni-title-sponsor-uaes-asia-cup|title=Unimoni to title sponsor UAE's Asia Cup|date=15 August 2018|work=SportBusiness Group|access-date=27 August 2018|language=en}}</ref> was a [[One-Day International]] (ODI) [[cricket]] tournament that was held in the [[United Arab Emirates]] in September 2018.<ref name="UAE">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1142882.html |title=2018 Asia Cup moved from India to UAE |access-date=10 April 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> It was the 14th edition of the [[Asia Cup]] and the third time the tournament was played in the United Arab Emirates, after the [[1984 Asia Cup|1984]] and [[1995 Asia Cup|1995]] tournaments. [[India national cricket team|India]] were the defending champions,<ref name="champs">{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/661607 |title=India to host Asia Cup 2018 in UAE |access-date=10 April 2018 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref> and retained their title, after beating Bangladesh by three wickets in the final.<ref name="Winner">{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/864025 |title=India creep home in final-over thriller to defend Asia Cup title |access-date=28 September 2018 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref>
+The '''2018 Asia Cup''' (also known as '''Unimoni Asia Cup''' for sponsorship reasons)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sportbusiness.com/sport-news/unimoni-title-sponsor-uaes-asia-cup|title=Unimoni to title sponsor UAE's Asia Cup|date=15 August 2018|work=SportBusiness Group|access-date=27 August 2018|language=en}}</ref> was a [[One-Day International]] (ODI) [[cricket]] tournament that was held in the [[United Arab Emirates]] in September 2018.<ref name="UAE">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1142882.html |title=2018 Asia Cup moved from India to UAE |access-date=10 April 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> It was the 14th edition of the [[Asia Cup]] and the third time the tournament was played in the United Arab Emirates, after the [[1984 Asia Cup|1984]] and [[1995 Asia Cup|1995]] tournaments. [[India national cricket team|India]] were the defending champions,<ref name="champs">{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/661607 |title=India to host Asia Cup 2018 in UAE |access-date=10 April 2018 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref> and retained their title, after beating Bangladesh by three wickets in the final.<ref name="Winner">{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/864025 |title=India creep home in final-over thriller to defend Asia Cup title |access-date=28 September 2018 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref>
 The five [[Asian Cricket Council#Full members|full members]] of the [[Asian Cricket Council]] took part in the tournament: [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]], [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]], [[India national cricket team|India]], [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] and [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]]. They were joined by [[Hong Kong national cricket team|Hong Kong]], who won the [[2018 Asia Cup Qualifier]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/845119 |title=Hong Kong hold their nerve to clinch Asia Cup berth |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=6 September 2018}}</ref> Hong Kong had lost their ODI status after finishing tenth in the [[2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier]] in March.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8038/report/1133023/hong-kong-vs-papua-new-guinea-27th-match-9th-place-play-off-icc-cricket-world-cup-qualifier-2017-18 |title=Norman Vanua, Charles Amini help PNG defend 200 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=9 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24679878/asia-cup-participation-highlights-ironies-hong-kong-odi-existence |title=Asia Cup participation highlights the ironies of Hong Kong's ODI existence |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=15 September 2018}}</ref> However, on 9 September 2018, the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) awarded ODI status to all matches in the tournament.<ref name="ODIStatus">{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/846145 |title=ICC awards Asia Cup ODI status |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=9 September 2018 }}</ref>