2000 Asia Cup
The 2000 Asia Cup (as called Pepsi Asia Cup) was the seventh edition of the Asia Cup for cricket, which was held in Bangladesh between May–June, 2000.[1] India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh took part in the tournament. Pakistan won the tournament beating Sri Lanka by 39 runs in the final. All the games were played at Dhaka's Bangabandhu National Stadium. Yousuf Youhana was declared the Man of the Series.
| Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Host(s) |  |
| Champions |  |
| Runners-up |  |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches played | 7 |
| Player of the series | |
| Most runs | |
| Most wickets | |
Tournament structure
Each side played each other once in the group stages. The top 2 teams based on points at the end of the group stages met each other in a one-off final. Each win yielded 2 points while a tie/no result yielded 1 point.
Venue
7 matches were played at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka.
| City | Venue | Capacity | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhaka, Dhaka Division | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 36,000 | 7 |
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Venue in Bangladesh
Squads
Group stage table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1.920 |
| 2 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +1.077 |
| 3 |  |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.416 |
| 4 | |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −2.800 |
Match summary
29 May 2000 (Scorecard) |
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Aravinda de Silva 96 (93) Mohammad Rafique 1/42 (10 overs) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Kaushalya Weeraratne (SL) made his ODI debut.
30 May 2000 (Scorecard) |
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Akram Khan 64 (52) Thiru Kumaran 3/54 (9 overs) |
Saurav Ganguly 135* (124) Enamul Haque 1/28 (5 overs) |
- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mushfiqur Rahman (Ban) and Hemang Badani (Ind) both made their ODI debuts.
3 June 2000 Scorecard |
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Yousuf Youhana 100 (112) Anil Kumble 3/43 (10 overs) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat
- Amit Bhandari (Ind) made his ODI debut.
- Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja (Ind) both played their last international match.[2]
5 June 2000 Scorecard |
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Yousuf Youhana 90 (130) Sajeewa de Silva 2/34 (6 overs) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
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References
- Ganesh, AC (3 May 2000). "Asia Cup: No problem in selecting the probables". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- "Mohammad Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja make their last appearance for India". Cricket Country. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
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