1988 Asia Cup
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The 1988 Asia Cup (also known as the Wills Asia Cup) was the third Asia Cup tournament, held in Bangladesh between 26 October and 4 November 1988. Four teams took part in the tournament: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the host nation Bangladesh. The matches were the first-ever List A-classified being played in Bangladesh, then an Associate Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC), their opponents all being Full Members.
Dates | 27 October – 4 November 1988 |
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Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council |
Cricket format | One Day International |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
Host(s) | Bangladesh |
Champions | India (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Sri Lanka |
Participants | 4 |
Matches | 7 |
Player of the series | Navjot Sidhu |
Most runs | Ijaz Ahmed (192) |
Most wickets | Arshad Ayub (9) |
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The 1988 Asia Cup was a round-robin tournament where each team played the other three once, and the top two teams qualifying for a place in the final. India and Sri Lanka qualified for the final in which India defeated Sri Lanka by 6 wickets to win its second Asia Cup.