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| Dates | 15 September – 28 September |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout |
| Host(s) |  United Arab Emirates |
| Champions |  India (7th title) |
| Runners-up |  Bangladesh |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 13 |
| Player of the series | Shikhar Dhawan |
| Most runs | Shikhar Dhawan (342) |
| Most wickets |  Rashid Khan (10) Mustafizur Rahman (10) Kuldeep Yadav (10) |
The 2018 Asia Cup (also known as Unimoni Asia Cup for sponsorship reasons)[1] was a One-Day International (ODI) cricket tournament that was held in the United Arab Emirates in September 2018.[2] 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 and 1995 tournaments. India were the defending champions,[3] and retained their title, after beating Bangladesh by three wickets in the final.[4]
The five full members of the Asian Cricket Council took part in the tournament: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. They were joined by Hong Kong, who won the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament.[5] Hong Kong had lost their ODI status after finishing tenth in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier in March.[6][7] However, on 9 September 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) awarded ODI status to all matches in the tournament.[8]
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- ^ "ICC awards Asia Cup ODI status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 September 2018.