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Asia Cup: The highs and lows

Highest total

TT Bureau Published 14.09.18, 06:30 PM

Highest total

385/7 in 50 ovs: By Pak, vs Bangla (Dambulla, June 21, 2010)

Highest winning total (chasing)

330/4 in 47.5 ovs: By Ind, vs Pak (Mirpur, March 18, 2012) 

Lowest total

87/9 (one injured, did not bat) in 34.2 ovs: By Bangla, vs Pak (Dhaka, June 2, 2000)

Highest individual score

183: Virat Kohli (Ind) vs Pak (Mirpur, March 18, 2012)
144: Younis Khan (Pak) vs Hkg (Colombo, July 18, 2004)
143: Shoaib Malik (Pak) vs  Ind  (Colombo, July 25, 2004)

Hundreds

Total individual 100s: 47
By Pakistan:16
By Sri Lanka: 14
By India: 13
By Bangladesh:  4

Most individual 100s

6 - Sanath Jayasuriya (SL)
4 - Kumar Sangakkara (SL)
3  - Shoaib Malik (Pak) & Virat Kohli (Ind)

Leading run scorers

Sanath Jayasuriya (SL): 1220 runs (Matches 25, Avg. 53.04, 100s/50s 6/3)
Kumar Sangakkara (SL): 1075 runs (Matches 24, Avg. 48.86, 100s/50s 4/8)
Sachin Tendulkar (Ind): 971 runs (Matches 23, Avg. 51.10, 100s/50s 2/7)

Fastest 100

In 53 balls: Shahid Afridi (Pak) vs Bangla (Dambulla, June 21, 2010)

Best bowling

6/13: Ajantha Mendis (SL) vs Ind (Karachi, July 6, 2008)
5/19: Aaqib Javed (Pak) vs Ind (Sharjah, April 7, 1995)
5/21: Arshad Ayub (Ind) vs Pak (Dhaka, October 31, 1988)

Leading wicket-takers

Muttiah Muralitharan (SL): 30 wickets (Matches 24, Avg. 28.83, 4+wkts 2)
Ajantha Mendis (SL): 26 wickets (Matches 8, Avg. 10.42, 4+wkts 4)
Saeed Ajmal (Pak): 25 wickets (Matches 12, Avg. 19.40, 4+wkts 0)

Five-plus wicket hauls 

Total: 11
By Sri Lanka: 7
By Pakistan: 3
By India: 1
Lasith Malinga is the only bowler to claim three 5-wicket hauls in the Asia Cup 

Hat-tricks 

Kapil Dev (Ind): 4/31 vs SL (Calcutta, January 4, 1991)      
Farveez Maharoof (SL): 5/52 vs Ind (Dambulla, June 22, 2010)

Miscellaneous 

India did not participate in 1986 edition of the event held in Sri Lanka.
Pakistan did not participate in the 1991 edition, held in India.
Sri Lanka are the only team to participate in all the 12 editions of the Asia Cup.
No final was played in the inaugural edition. The winner was decided on points after the round-robin league.
Sri Lanka & Bangladesh have hosted most tournaments - 4 - followed by 2 by the UAE, and one each by India and Pakistan.
The 1993 edition of the tournament was to be held in Pakistan, but it was cancelled.
The ninth edition was to be held in India in February 2006, but India pulled out because of its hectic schedule during the season.
The 2016 edition was a T20I affair in Mirpur, in Bangladesh in February-March 2016. The tournament was won by India, beating Bangladesh by 8 wickets.

Mohandas Menon

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