Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council |
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Cricket format | One Day International |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
Host(s) | Sri Lanka |
Champions | Sri Lanka (3rd title) |
Runners-up | India |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 13 |
Player of the series | Sanath Jayasuriya |
Most runs | Shoaib Malik (316) |
Most wickets | Irfan Pathan (14) |
The eighth edition of cricket's Asia Cup (also called Indian Oil Asia Cup) was held in Sri Lanka after a gap of 4 years. Sri Lanka beat India in the final to win the cup. The 4 test playing Asian nations participated in the tournament along with, for the first time, leading Asian associate nations, the UAE and Hong Kong.[1]