Asia Cup - 1988

The third edition of Asia Cup was known as Wills Asia Cup. The matches held in Bangladesh between October 26 and November 4, 1988. Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan participated in the tournament. The tournament was round-robin method tournament. Each team played the other once and top two teams qualifying for final. India and Sri Lanka qualified for the final and India won the Wills Asia Cup 1988. It was their second Asia Cup.
Captains of the teams
Pakistan - Javed Miandad
Bangladesh - Gazi Ashraf
India - D B Vengsarkar
Sri Lanka - A Ranatunga

Match summary
27 October, 1988; First match: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka
The match was held in National Stadium, Dhaka. The match was reduced 44 overs. Sri Lanka won the toss and select to field. Pakistan got 194 for 7 wickets with Ijaz Ahmed’s half century. (Saleem Yousuf 31, Saleem Malik 30, Javed Miandad 25 retired) Sri Lanka’s bowling was excellent. Labrooy take three wickets and Ratnayeke and Wijegunawardene got 2 wickets each. (Labrooy 3/36, Ratnayeke 2/27, Wijegunawardene 2/29)

Sri Lankan opener R S Mahanama make a clear victory with his 55 runs. P A de Silva got 48 and D S B P Kuruppu was 35. Sri Lanka make clear victory on 38.5 overs for 5 wickets loss. Wasim Akram got 2 wickets.

Match umpires: R B Gupta and V K Ramaswamy
Man of the match : R S Mahanama

27 October, 1988; Second match: India vs Bangladesh
The 45 overs match was held on Chittagong Stadium. India won the toss and send Bangladesh to bat first. Bangladesh openers failed to help the middle batsman. They decayed by the Arshad Ayub’s excellent bowling. The top scored batsmen are Minhajul Abedin (22 from 67 balls) and Athar Ali Khan (16 from 34 balls). The Indian side, Arshad Ayub got 3 wickets (3/20). Mahinder Singh (1/9) and Amarnath (1/8) are excellent bowling effort.

N S Sindhu’s unbeaten 50 help a easy won for India on 26 overs. K Srikkanth 24 catch Athar bowl Azhar and M Amarnath 19 are the other batsmen.

Match umpires: KT Francis and Tariq Ata
Man of the match: NS Sidhu

29 October, 1988; Third match: Pakistan vs Bangladesh
The match held on Chittagong Stadium. In the match Pakistan won by 173 runs. Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat. The 45 overs match, Pakistan end the innings on 284 for 3 wickets loss. Moin ul Atiq 105 and Ijaz Ahmed 124 were help the innings. Bangladesh started their innings with big losses. Iqbal Qasim (3/13) stopped runs for Bangladesh. Abdul Qadir (2/27) and Shoaib Mohammad (1/21) are made a good win for Pakistan. The top score was 22 by Athar Ali Khan.

Match umpires: RB Gupta and S Ponnadurai
Man of the match: Moin-ul-Atiq

29 October, 1988; Fourth match: India vs Sri Lanka
The match was reduced 45 overs. The match was held on National Stadium, Dhaka. India won the toss and to elected to field. Sri Lanka entered 271 runs with PA de Silva 69 and MAR Samarasekera 66. Kapil Dev took 2 wickets. India failed to face the all overs. They were all out on 44 overs with 254 overs. Wijegunawardene (4/49) was the good bowling effort for Sri Lanka.

Match umpires: Saleem Badar and Tariq Ata
Man of the match: PA de Silva

31 October, 1988; Fifth match: India vs Pakistan
National Stadium, Dhaka was the venue of the match. India won the toss and selected to field. In the limited 45 overs match, Pakistan was stopped by Arshad Ayub. They were entered 142 but all out on 42.2 overs. Arshad Ayub (5/21), Kapil Dev (2/16), Maninder Singh (2/25). India chased the score on 40.4 overs with M Amarnath’s unbeaten 74. Abdul Quadir (3/27), Wasim Akram (2/29). India won by 4 wickets.

Match umpires: KT Francis and S Ponnadurai
Man of the match: Arshad Ayub

2 November, 1988; Sixth match: Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka
The match was won by Sri Lanka. The match was held on National Stadium, Dhaka. In the 45 overs match, Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to field. Bangladesh got 118 runs for 8 wickets loss. Ratnayeke 4/23 was excellent and parted Ramanayake 1/6 also. Sri Lanka crossed the target on 30.5 overs for 1 wicket loss. Azhar Hossain won the wicket. Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets.

Match umpires: V K Ramaswamy and Saleem Badar
Man of the match: DSBP Kuruppu

Point table
(Team – play – win – loss – points)
Sri Lanka – 3 - 3 - 0 - 6
India 3 – 2- 1 – 4
Pakistan 3 – 1 – 2 – 2
Bangladesh 3 – 0 – 3 - 0

4 November, 1988; Final: Sri Lanka vs India

In the final was India’s greatest cricket style. The toss got India send Sri Lanka to bat first. Sri Lanka got 176 from 43.2 overs. India’s target was 177 from 45 overs. Srikkanth 3/12 helped India to a great dismissal of Sri Lanka. N S Sindhu 76 (87) and captain D B Vengsarkar 50 (81) were made India an easy win on 37.1 overs with 6 wickets. Wijegunawardene got 2 wickets.

Match umpires: Saleem Badar and Tariq Ata
Man of the match: N S Sindhu

Man of the series: N S Sindhu

Asia Cup -1986

The second edition of Asia Cup was known as John Player Gold Leaf Trophy. It was held in Sri Lanka between March 30 and April 6, 1986. Three teams participated in the tournament – Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Each team played the other once and the top two teams qualifying to the final. Pakistan won two matches and qualified for the final. Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh and got points to take final. In the final, Sri Lanka beat Pakistan.
Captains of teams
Pakistan – Imran Khan
Sri Lanka – LRD Mendis
Bangladesh – Gazi Ashraf

Match summery

30 March, 1986; First match: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka
In the first, Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to field. The match was reduced 45 overs. Pakistan won the match by 81 runs. P Saravanamuthu Stadium, Colombo was the venue of the match.
Match umpires: H D Bird and D R Shepherd
Man of the match: Mohsin Khan

Pakistan
Mudassar Nazarc de Silva b de Mel 15 – 23
Mohsin Khanc and b Anurasiri 39 – 46
Rameez Rajac Kuruppu b Ratnayeke 26 – 46
Javed Miandadc Dias b Anurasiri 9 – 16
Qasim Umarst Kuruppu b Ranatunga 16 – 26
Manzoor Elahic Kuruppu b Ranatunga 6 – 10
Imran Khanc de Silva b de Mel 21 – 42
Abdul Qadirc Anurasiri b Amalean 14 – 30
Wasim Akramc sub b Ratnayeke 24 – 26
Zulqarnain (not out) 11 – 10
Zakir Khanb Ratnayeke 1 – 3
Extras (5 b, 7 lb, 1 nb, 2 w) 15
Total (all out, 45 overs) 197

Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Mudassar Nazar), 2-87 (Mohsin Khan), 3-87 (Rameez Raja), 4-108 (Qasim Umar), 5-118 (Javed Miandad), 6-119 (Manzoor Elahi), 7-141 (Abdul Qadir), 8-179 (Imran Khan), 9-187 (Wasim Akram), 10-197 (Zakir Khan)

Sri Lanka bowling
de Mel 9 – 1 – 40 – 2
Amalean 7 – 1 – 30 – 1
Ratnayeke 9 – 1 – 32 – 3
Samarasekera 2 – 0 – 19 – 0
Anurasiri 9 – 1 – 27 – 2
Ranatunga 9 – 1 – 37 – 2

Sri Lanka
DSBP Kuruppu c and b Abdul Qadir 34 - 56
MAR Samarasekera c Imran Khan b Zakir Khan 5 – 13
AP Gurusinha c Zulqarnain b Zakir Khan 8 – 10
RL Dias c Javed Miandad b Zakir Khan 0 - 2
A Ranatunga c Zulqarnain b Manzoor Elahi 7 – 13
LRD Mendis c Zulqarnain b Imran Khan 0 - 2
PA de Silva c Javed Miandad b Manzoor Elahi 12 – 29
JR Ratnayeke (not out) 22 – 39
ALF de Mel c Zulqarnain b Manzoor Elah 0 – 10
SD Anurasiri c Imran Khan b Abdul Qadir 5 – 13
KN Amalean c Imran Khan b Abdul Qadir 9 – 19
Extras (4 b, 3 lb, 7 w) 14
Total (all out, 33.5 overs) 116

Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Samarasekera), 2-32 (Gurusinha), 3-32 (Dias), 4-52 (Ranatunga), 5-53 (Mendis), 6-67 (Kuruppu), 7-83 (de Silva), 8-94 (de Mel), 9-105 (Anurasiri), 10-116 (Amalean)

Pakistan bowling
Wasim Akram 6 – 1 – 17 – 0
Zakir Khan 6 - 0 - 34 – 3
Manzoor Elahi 9 – 1 – 22 – 3
Imran Khan 5 - 0 - 12 – 1
Abdul Qadir 7.5 - 1 – 24 - 3

31 March, 1986; Second match: Bangladesh vs Pakistan
In the match Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets. In the 45 overs match Pakistan won the toss and elected to field. Bangladesh failed on 35.3 overs with 94 runs. Pakistan was crossed it their 33 over. Venue of the match was Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa.
Match Umpires: H C Felsinger and P W Vidanagamage
Man of the match: Wasim Akram

Bangladesh
Raqibul Hasan c Zulqarnain b Zakir Khan 5 - 13
Nurul Abedin c Zulqarnain b Imran Khan 0 – 3
Gazi Ashraf b Wasim Akram 0 – 3
Shaheedur Rahman c and b Abdul Qadir 37 – 60
Minhajul Abedin c Manzoor Elahi b Wasim Akram 6 – 23
Rafiqul Alam c Rameez Raja b Wasim Akram 14 - 43
Golam Faruq c Zulqarnain b Abdul Qadir 14 - 29
Jahangir Shah b Wasim Akram 0 – 10
Hafizur Rahman b Imran Khan 8 – 24
Golam Nousher (not out) 1 – 3
Samiur Rahman st Zulqarnain b Abdul Qadir 0 – 2
Extras (4 lb, 1 nb, 4 w) 9
Total (all out, 35.3 overs) 94

Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Nurul Abedin), 2-4 (Gazi Ashraf), 3-15 (Raqibul Hasan), 4-27 (Minhajul Abedin), 5-68 (Rafiqul Alam), 6-70 (Shaheedur Rahman), 7-79 (Jahangir Shah), 8-93 (Golam Faruq), 9-93 (Hafizur Rahman), 10-94 (Samiur Rahman)

Pakistan bowling
Imran Khan 7 - 3 – 11 – 2
Wasim Akram 9 - 2 - 19 – 4
Zakir Khan 7 – 0 – 27 – 1
Manzoor Elahi 5 – 1 – 18 – 0
Abdul Qadir 7.3 - 1 - 15 – 3

Pakistan
Mudassar Nazar (not out) 47 – 97
Mohsin Khan lbw b Jahangir Shah 28 – 44
Rameez Raja lbw b Jahangir Shah 0 – 8
Javed Miandad c Hafizur Rahman b Gazi Ashraf 15 – 32
Qasim Umar (not out) 3 – 12
Extras (4 lb, 1 w) 5
Total (3 wickets, 32.1 overs) 98
Fall of wickets: 1-45 (Mohsin Khan), 2-55 (Rameez Raja), 3-85 (Javed Miandad)
Did not bat: Manzoor Elahi, Imran Khan, Abdul Qadir, Wasim Akram, Zulqarnain, Zakir Khan

Bangladesh bating
Golam Nousher 7 - 1 - 32 - 0
Samiur Rahman 7 - 1 - 15 - 0
Golam Faruq 6 - 0 - 13 - 0
Jahangir Shah 9 - 1 - 23 - 2
Gazi Ashraf 3 - 0 - 7 – 1
Raqibul Hasan 0.1 - 0 - 4 - 0

2 April, 1986; Third match: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh
In the third match was held in Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy. Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to field. The match reduced to 45 overs.
Match umpires: Mahboob Shah and D R Shepherd
Man of the match: A P Gurusinha

Bangladesh
Raqibul Hasan lbw b Ranatunga 12 - 59
Nurul Abedin c Mahanama b Ratnayeke 13 - 29
Gazi Ashraf c Kuruppu b Ranatunga 10 - 24
Minhajul Abedin run out 40 - 63
Shaheedur Rahman c Mendis b Ratnayeke 25 - 48
Rafiqul Alam b Amalean 10 - 20
Golam Faruq (not out) 3 - 14
Jahangir Shah run out 1 - 3
Samiur Rahman c Dias b Amalean 4 - 5
Golam Nousher (not out) 3 - 5
Extras (1 b, 4 lb, 2 nb, 3 w) 10
Total (8 wickets, 45 overs) 131

Fall of wickets: 1-26 (Raqibul Hasan), 2-29 (Nurul Abedin), 3-49 (Gazi Ashraf), 4-92 (Shaheedur Rahman), 5-119 (Rafiqul Alam), 6-119 (Minhajul Abedin), 7-120 (Jahangir Shah), 8-126 (Samiur Rahman)
Did not bat: Hafizur Rahman

Sri Lanka bowling
de Mel 9 - 1 - 30 – 0
Amalean 9 - 2 - 15 – 2
Ratnayeke 9 - 1 - 41 – 2
Ranatunga 9 - 1 - 17 – 2
Anurasiri 9 - 2 - 23 – 0

Sri Lanka
DSBP Kuruppu c Samiur Rahman b Golam Nousher 3 - 7
RS Mahanama c Hafizur Rahman b Golam Faruq 25 - 50
AP Gurusinha (not out) 44 - 91
RL Dias c Raqibul Hasan b Gazi Ashraf 0 - 5
A Ranatunga (not out) 41 – 46
Extras (3 b, 7 lb, 9 w) 19
Total (3 wickets, 31.3 overs) 132
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Kuruppu), 2-63 (Mahanama), 3-64 (Dias)
Did not bat: LRD Mendis, PA de Silva, JR Ratnayeke, ALF de Mel, SD Anurasiri, KN Amalean

Bangladesh bating
Golam Nousher 9 - 0 - 45 – 1
Samiur Rahman 3 - 0 - 15 – 0
Jahangir Shah 6 - 0 - 18 – 0
Golam Faruq 8.3 – 2 - 22 – 1
Gazi Ashraf 5 – 0 - 22 - 1

6 April, 1986; Final: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka
The final match was held on Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo. The match was reduced 45 overs. In the match Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 5 wickets with half centuries of P A de Silva and A Ranatunga. Javed Miandad’s 67 runs from 100 balls did not help Pakistan to make a good score. Sri Lanka crossed their 191 on 42.2 overs for 5 wickets loss.
Match umpires: H D Bird and D R Shepherd
Man of the match: Javed Miandad

Pakistan
Mudassar Nazarb de Mel 2 – 17
Mohsin Khan run out 7 – 24
Rameez Raja c Mahanama b Amalean 2 – 12
Javed Miandad c Ratnayeke b Amalean 67 – 100
Imran Khan lbw b Ratnayeke 2 – 16
Saleem Malik c and b Anurasiri 23 – 27
Manzoor Elahi b Amalean 37 – 52
Abdul Qadir c de Mel b Ratnayeke 30 – 19
Wasim Akram c Gurusinha b Amalean 6 – 3
Zulqarnain (not out) 1 – 2
Extras (4 lb, 2 nb, 8 w) 14
Total (9 wickets, 45 overs) 191
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Mudassar Nazar), 2-10 (Mohsin Khan), 3-24 (Rameez Raja), 4-32 (Imran Khan), 5-72 (Saleem Malik), 6-137 (Manzoor Elahi), 7-179 (Javed Miandad), 8-185 (Wasim Akram), 9-191 (Abdul Qadir)
Did not bat: Zakir Khan

Sri Lanka bowling
de Mel 9 - 2 - 21 – 1
Amalean 9 - 1 - 46 – 4
Ratnayeke 8 - 0 - 50 – 2
Ranatunga 9 - 1 - 27 – 0
Anurasiri 9 - 0 - 24 – 1
de Silva 1 - 0 - 19 – 0

Sri Lanka
DSBP Kuruppu c Saleem Malik b Abdul Qadir 30 - 50
RS Mahanama c Abdul Qadir b Manzoor Elahi 21 - 52
AP Gurusinha c Zulqarnain b Abdul Qadir 4 - 13
PA de Silva c sub (Tauseef Ahmed) b Mudassar Nazar 52 - 67
A Ranatunga c Mohsin Khan b Abdul Qadir 57 - 55
LRD Mendis (not out) 22 - 18
RL Dias (not out) 0 - 1
Extras (1 b, 6 lb, 2 w) 9
Total (5 wickets, 42.2 overs) 195
Fall of wickets: 1-40 (Mahanama), 2-59 (Gurusinha), 3-64 (Kuruppu), 4-161 (Ranatunga), 5-191 (de Silva)
Did not bat: JR Ratnayeke, ALF de Mel, SD Anurasiri, KN Amalean

Pakistan bowling
Wasim Akram 7.2 - 2 - 22 – 0
Zakir Khan 6 - 0 - 36 – 0
Abdul Qadir 9 - 0 - 32 – 3
Manzoor Elahi 9 - 0 - 30 – 1
Saleem Malik 3 - 0 - 19 – 0
Mudassar Nazar 8 - 0 - 49 - 1