1990–91 Asia Cup
| Dates | 25 December 1990 – 4 January 1991 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) |  India |
| Champions | India (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Sri Lanka |
| Participants | 3 |
| Matches | 4 |
| Player of the series | Not awarded |
| Most runs | Arjuna Ranatunga (166) |
| Most wickets | Kapil Dev (9) |
The 1990–91 Asia Cup was the fourth Asia Cup tournament, and was held in India between 25 December 1990, and 4 January 1991. Three teams took part in the tournament: India, Sri Lanka and Asian leading associate member Bangladesh. Pakistan had pulled out of the tournament due to strained political relations with India.
The 1990–91 Asia Cup was a round-robin tournament where each team played the other once, and the top two teams qualifying for a place in the final. India and Sri Lanka qualified for the final in which India beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets to win its second consecutive (and third in total) Asia Cup.
Squads
Venues
| Kolkata | Cuttack | Chandigarh |
|---|---|---|
| Eden Gardens | Barabati Stadium | Sector 16 Stadium |
| Capacity: 67,000 | Capacity: 45,000 | Capacity: 30,000 |
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Matches
Group stage
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | RR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.908 |
| India |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.222 |
 Bangladesh |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.663 |
25 December 1990 Scorecard |
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Saradindu Mukherjee (Ind) made his ODI debut.
31 December 1990 Scorecard |
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Saiful Islam (Ban) and Pramodya Wickramasinghe (SL) made their ODI debuts.
- Fog delayed start of play. The match was subsequently reduced to 45 overs-a-side.[2]
- Bangladesh surpassed their previous team aggregate of 177. Athar Ali Khan's 78 was the highest individual score for a Bangladesh player.[2]
Final
4 January 1991 Scorecard |
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- Kapil Dev became the second bowler for India to take a hat-trick in ODIs.[3]
Statistics
Most runs
| Player | Matches | Innings | NO | Runs | Average | SR | HS | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arjuna Ranatunga
|
3 | 3 | 1 | 166 | 83.00 | 73.45 | 64* | 0 | 2 |
| Navjot Sidhu
|
3 | 3 | 1 | 144 | 72.00 | 81.45 | 104* | 1 | 0 |
| Aravinda de Silva
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 126 | 42.00 | 120.00 | 89 | 0 | 1 |
| Athar Ali Khan
|
2 | 2 | 1 | 122 | 122.00 | 71.34 | 78* | 0 | 1 |
| Sanjay Manjrekar
|
3 | 3 | 2 | 112 | 112.00 | 65.88 | 75* | 0 | 1 |
| Source: Cricinfo[4] | |||||||||
Most wickets
| Player | Matches | Innings | Wickets | Overs | Ave. | Econ. | BBI | 4WI | 5WI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev
|
3 | 3 | 9 | 26.2 | 10.66 | 3.64 | 4/31 | 1 | 0 |
| Atul Wassan
|
3 | 3 | 5 | 27.00 | 20.80 | 3.85 | 3/28 | 0 | 0 |
| Rumesh Ratnayake
|
2 | 2 | 4 | 14.5 | 14.50 | 3.91 | 3/24 | 0 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya
|
3 | 3 | 3 | 20.00 | 30.33 | 4.55 | 2/39 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: Cricinfo[5] | |||||||||
See also
References
- ^ ESPNcricinfo Asia Cup page ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved on 22 September 2021
- ^ a b "Asia Cup 1990-91, third match, Bangladesh v Sri Lanka". Wisden. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ India v Sri Lanka, Asia Cup 1990/91 (Final) at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- ^ "Asia Cup, 1990/91 Cricket Team Records & Stats". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Asia Cup, 1990/91 Cricket Team Records & Stats". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
External links
- Tournament page on ESPNcricinfo
- Asia Cup 1990/91 at CricketArchive (subscription required)