The 1984 Asia Cup (also known as the Rothmans Asia Cup) was the first edition of the Asia Cup. It was held in Sharjah, UAE, which was the location of the newly formed Asian Cricket Council. The new tournament was held between April 6–13, in 1984 and three teams took part: India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium hosted its first One Day International (ODI) match.[1]
 Asia Cup Logo | |
| Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) |  UAE |
| Champions |  India (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Sri Lanka |
| Participants | 3 |
| Matches | 3 |
| Player of the series | Surinder Khanna |
| Most runs | Surinder Khanna (107) |
| Most wickets | Ravi Shastri (4) |
The 1984 Asia Cup was a round-robin tournament where each team played the other once. India won both its matches, winning the inaugural Cup. Sri Lanka came in second while Pakistan lost both its matches.
Squads
editMatches
editGroup stage
edit| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4.212 | 8 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3.059 | 4 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3.489 | 0 |
Statistics
editMost runs
edit| Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 107 | 107.00 | 75.88 | 56 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2 | 2 | 74 | 37.00 | 65.48 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2 | 2 | 62 | 62.00 | 50.81 | 57* | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2 | 62 | 31.71 | 31.00 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2 | 54 | 54.00 | 43.90 | 32* | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Source: Cricinfo[3] | ||||||||||
Most wickets
edit| Player | Matches | Innings | Wickets | Overs | Econ. | Ave. | BBI | S/R | 4WI | 5WI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 3.11 | 13.25 | 3/40 | 25.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 2.28 | 10.66 | 3/11 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3.80 | 12.66 | 3/38 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 2.66 | 13.33 | 3/22 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 16.4 | 3.48 | 19.33 | 3/33 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source: Cricinfo[4] | ||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "This day that year - Sharjah Cricket Stadium hosts its first international match". The National. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ Cricinfo Asia Cup page Cricinfo. Retrieved on 14 September 2021
- ^ "Rothmans Asia Cup, 1983/84 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
- ^ "Rothmans Asia Cup, 1983/84 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2021-11-06.