The Asia Cup is an interesting tournament as it gives young-guns, like Hong Kong and UAE, the opportunity to play with the big-guns of international cricket. They played with experienced teams like India and Pakistan which not only helps them in building their game, but also helps generate interest in this sport in those countries.
The schedule/results for the Asia Cup 2008 is as under :
QUALIFYING MATCHESTue 24th June Tue 24th June Wed 25th June Group A - Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh - Scorecard Wed 25th June Thu 26th June Thu 26th June |
SUPER FOUR MATCHESSat 28th June Sun 29th June Mon 30th June Wed 2nd July Thu 3rd July Fri 4nd July FINALSun 6nd July |
(All matches will be played in Day/Night conditions under floodlights)
| Team | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | N/R | Pts | Net RR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1.363 | ||
| India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.250 | ||
| Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.924 | ||
| Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.665 |