| Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| ← 20002008 → | |
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.
Squads
Venues
 Sri Lanka
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| Western Province | Central Province | |
| Colombo | Dambulla | |
| R. Premadasa Stadium | Sinhalese Sports Club | Dambulla Cricket Stadium |
| Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 30,000 |
| Matches: 6 | Matches: 4 | Matches: 3 |
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  RP StadiumSCC GroundRDI Stadium
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Group stage
Group A
| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.567 | 12 |
 Bangladesh
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.400 | 6 |
 Hong Kong
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2.979 | 0 |
| 16 July 2004 (scorecard) |
| Bangladesh 221/9 (50 overs) |
v | Hong Kong 105 (45.2 overs) |
| Javed Omar 68 (113) Ilyas Gull 3/46 (10 overs) |
Tabarak Dar 20 (44) Abdur Razzak 3/17 (9 overs) |
| Bangladesh won by 116 runs Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SL) and Tyron Wijewardene (SL) Player of the match: Javed Omar (Ban) |
| 17 July 2004 (scorecard) |
| Pakistan 257/6 (50 overs) |
v | Bangladesh 181 (45.2 overs) |
| Yasir Hameed 102 (123) Abdur Razzak 2/36 (10 overs) |
Javed Omar 62 (87) Shoaib Akhtar 3/30 (10 overs) |
| Pakistan won by 76 runs Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Brian Jerling (SA) and Gamini Silva (SL) Player of the match: Yasir Hameed (Pak) |
| 18 July 2004 (scorecard) |
| Pakistan 343/5 (50 overs) |
v | Hong Kong 165 (44.1 overs) |
| Younis Khan 144 (122) Khalid Khan 2/62 (10 overs) |
Tabarak Dar 36 (43) Shoaib Malik 4/19 (9.5 overs) |
| Pakistan won by 173 runs (D/L method) Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SL) and Brian Jerling (SA) Player of the match: Shoaib Malik (Pak) |
Group B
| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.280 | 11 |
| India
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1.040 | 7 |
 United Arab Emirates
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2.320 | 0 |
| 16 July 2004 (scorecard) |
| India 260/6 (50 overs) |
v | United Arab Emirates 144 (35 overs) |
| Rahul Dravid 104 (93) Rizwan Latif 2/69 (9 overs) |
Mohammad Tauqir 55 (73) Irfan Pathan 3/28 (8 overs) |
| India won by 116 runs Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WI) and Ian Howell (SA) Player of the match: Rahul Dravid (Ind) |
| 17 July 2004 (scorecard) |
| Sri Lanka 239 (50 overs) |
v | United Arab Emirates 123 (47.5 overs) |
| Avishka Gunawardene 73 (89) Khurram Khan 4/32 (10 overs) |
Ramveer Rai 39 (124) Upul Chandana 4/22 (9.5 overs) |
| Sri Lanka won by 116 runs Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla Umpires: Ian Howell (SA) and Peter Parker (Aus) Player of the match: Khurram Khan (UAE) |
- Lasith Malinga (SL) made his ODI debut.
| 18 July 2004 (scorecard) |
| Sri Lanka 282/4 (50 overs) |
v | India 270/8 (50 overs) |
| Mahela Jayawardene 58 (49) Irfan Pathan 1/49 (10 overs) |
Rahul Dravid 82 (100) Nuwan Zoysa 3/49 (10 overs) |
| Sri Lanka won by 12 runs Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WI) and Peter Parker (Aus) Player of the match: Nuwan Zoysa (SL) |
Super Fours
| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | NRR | BP | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1.144 | 3 | 13 |
| India
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.022 | 2 | 12 |
| Pakistan
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.162 | 0 | 10 |
| Bangladesh
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1.190 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 July 2004 (scorecard) |
| Bangladesh 177 (49.1 overs) |
v | India 178/2 (38.3 overs) |
| Mohammad Ashraful 35 (69) Irfan Pathan 3/32 (8.1 overs) |
Sachin Tendulkar 82* (126) Mohammad Rafique 1/30 (7 overs) |
| India won by 8 wickets Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WI) and David Shepherd (Eng) Player of the match: Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) |
| 21 July 2004 (scorecard) |
| Pakistan 122 (39.5 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 123/3 (32 overs) |
| Abdul Razzaq 43 (71) Nuwan Zoysa 3/29 (10 overs) |
Avishka Gunawardene 26 (78) Abdul Razzaq 2/21 (6 overs) |
| Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Peter Parker (Aus) Player of the match: Nuwan Zoysa (SL) |
| 23 July 2004 (scorecard) |
| Bangladesh 190/9 (50 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 191/0 (33.3 overs) |
| Mohammad Ashraful 66 (120) Chaminda Vaas 3/30 (10 overs) |
Sanath Jayasuriya 107* (101) |
| Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Peter Parker (Aus) and David Shepherd (Eng) Player of the match: Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) |
| 25 July 2004 (scorecard) |
| Pakistan 300/9 (50 overs) |
v | India 241/8 (50 overs) |
| Shoaib Malik 143 (137) Sachin Tendulkar 3/28 (5 overs) |
Sachin Tendulkar 78 (103) Shabbir Ahmed 2/38 (10 overs) |
| Pakistan won by 59 runs R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Billy Doctrove (WI) Player of the match: Shoaib Malik (Pak) |
| 27 July 2004 (scorecard) |
| India 271/6 (50 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 267/9 (50 overs) |
| Virender Sehwag 81 (92) Lasith Malinga 2/56 (10 overs) |
Sanath Jayasuriya 130 (132) Virender Sehwag 3/37 (9 overs) |
| India won by 4 runs R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WI) and David Shepherd (Eng) Player of the match: Virender Sehwag (Ind) |
| 29 July 2004 (scorecard) |
| Bangladesh 166 (45.2 overs) |
v | Pakistan 167/4 (41 overs) |
| Khaled Mashud 54 (94) Shabbir Ahmed 3/32 (10 overs) |
Shoaib Malik 48 (56) Abdur Razzak 1/29 (10 overs) |
| Pakistan won by 6 wickets R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Peter Parker (Aus) Player of the match: Shoaib Malik (Pak) |
Final
| 1 August 2004 (scorecard) |
| Sri Lanka 228/9 (50 overs) |
v | India 203/9 (50 overs) |
| Marvan Atapattu 65 (87) Irfan Pathan 2/33 (7 overs) |
Sachin Tendulkar 74 (100) Upul Chandana 3/33 (10 overs) |
| Sri Lanka won by 25 runs R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and David Shepherd (Eng) Player of the match: Marvan Atapattu (SL) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
References
- Wisden Cricinfo Staff (12 May 2004). "Sri Lanka to host the Asia Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- "Javed Omar replaces Hannan Sarkar". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- "Agarkar and Kartik dropped". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- "Shoaib Akhtar picked in Asia Cup squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
External links
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| Following season: International cricket in 2004–05 | |