1986 Asia Cup

Cricket tournament in Sri Lanka 1986 Asia Cup 30 March 6 April 1986 John Player Asia Cup 1986 Gold Leaf Trophy logo.PNG Asian Cricket Council One Day International Round-robin Sri Lanka SRI PAK 1 3 4 SRI Arjuna Ranatunga SRI Arjuna Ranatunga (105) PAK Abdul Qadir (9) 1984 1984 Asia Cup 1988 1988 Asia Cup The 1986 Asia Cup (also known as the John Player Asia Cup 86) was the second Asia Cup tournament, and was held in Sri Lanka between March 30 and April 6. Three teams took part in the tournament: Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Asian leading associate member Bangladesh. India pulled out of the tournament due to strained cricketing relations with Sri Lanka and was replaced by Asian leading associate nation Bangladesh, which had qualified by winning the 1984 South-East Asia Cup. The 1986 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. Pakistan won both its matches and qualified for the final against Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka beat Pakistan to win their first Asia Cup. 1984 South-East Asia Cup The First South-East Asian Cricket Tournament was held in Dhaka in January 1984. Two teams from the host country were joined by teams from Singapore and Hong Kong. The Bangladesh national team won the trophy, and thus qualified for the 1986 Asia Cup in Sri Lanka.Hasan Babli. "Antorjartik Crickete Bangladesh". Khelar Bhuban Prakashani, November, 1994. The organizers suffered an early setback when Malaysia, one of the stronger cricketing nations of the Far East, withdrew at the last moment. Apart from Dhaka, Chittagong and Mymensingh hosted some games. The Bangladesh national team, however, played all its fixtures at the capital. Squads SquadsCricinfo Asia Cup page Cricinfo. Retrieved on 14 September 2021 SRI PAK BAN Duleep Mendis (c) Imran Khan (c) Gazi Ashraf (c) Brendon Kuruppu (wk) Mudassar Nazar Raqibul Hasan Roshan Mahanama Mohsin Khan Nurul Abedin Asanka Gurusinha Ramiz Raja Minhajul Abedin Roy Dias Javed Miandad Shaheedur Rahman Arjuna Ranatunga Qasim Umar Rafiqul Alam Aravinda de Silva Manzoor Elahi Golam Faruq Ravi Ratnayeke Abdul Qadir Jahangir Shah Ashantha de Mel Wasim Akram Hafizur Rahman (wk) Don Anurasiri Zulqarnain (wk) Gholam Nousher Kaushik Amalean Zakir Khan Samiur Rahman Athula Samarasekera Saleem Malik - Matches Group stage main CricketRR no ESPN Cricinfo complete PAK, SRI, BAN 0 2 0 0 2.795 2 0 0 0 3.823 1 1 0 0 3.796 BAN PAK SRI H Q Q E Q green1 Advanced to the Final #fcc Eliminated 4 2 2 30 March 1986 PAK 197 (45 overs) 116 (33.5 overs) SRI Mohsin Khan 39 (46) Ravi Ratnayeke 3/32 (9 overs) Brendon Kuruppu 34 (56) Manzoor Elahi 3/22 (9 overs) Pakistan won by 81 runs Scorecard Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo Dickie Bird and David Shepherd Mohsin Khan (Pak) 31 March 1986 BAN 94 (35.3 overs) 98/3 (32.1 overs) PAK Shaheedur Rahman 37 (60) Wasim Akram 4/19 (9 overs) Mudassar Nazar 47 (97) Jahangir Shah 2/23 (9 overs) Pakistan won by 7 wickets Scorecard Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa Herbi Felsinger and PW Vidanagamage Wasim Akram (Pak) 2 April 1986 BAN 131/8 (45 overs) 132/3 (31.3 overs) SRI Minhajul Abedin 40 (63) Kaushik Amalean 2/15 (9 overs) Asanka Gurusinha 44 (91) Golam Faruq 1/22 (8.3 overs) Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets Scorecard Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy Mahboob Shah and David Shepherd Asanka Gurusinha (SL) Final 6 April 1986 PAK 191/9 (45 overs) 195/5 (42.2 overs) SRI Javed Miandad 67 (100) Kaushik Amalean 4/46 (9 overs) Arjuna Ranatunga 57 (55) Abdul Qadir 3/32 (9 overs) Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets Scorecard Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Dickie Bird and David Shepherd Javed Miandad (Pak) Statistics Most runs PlayerMatchesInningsNORunsAverageSRHS10050SL Arjuna Ranatunga33110552.5092.105701PAK Javed Miandad 3309130.3361.486701PAK Mohsin Khan3307424.6664.913900SRI Brendon Kuruppu3306722.3359.293400SRI Aravinda de Silva3206432.0066.665201BAN Shaheedur Rahman2206231.0057.413700Source: CricinfoJohn Player Gold Leaf Trophy (Asia Cup), 1985/86 Cricket Team Records & Stats ESPNcricinfo.com https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=602&type=tournament 2022-09-18 Cricinfo Most wickets PlayerMatchesInningsWicketsOversEcon.Ave.BBIS/R4WI5WIPAK Abdul Qadir 33924.22.917.883/1516.200SL Kaushik Amalean33725.03.6413.004/4621.410SL Ravi Ratnayeke3326.04.7317.573/3222.2200PAK Wasim Akram33422.22.5914.504/1933.5010PAK Manzoor Elahi 3323.03.0417.503/2234.5000SL Arjuna Ranatunga3327.03.0020.252/1740.5000PAK Zakir Khan3319.05.1024.253/3428.5000Source: CricinfoJohn Player Gold Leaf Trophy (Asia Cup), 1985/86 Cricket Team Records & Stats ESPNcricinfo.com https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=602&type=tournament 2022-09-18 Cricinfo See also Asia Cup References Cricket Archive: John Player Gold Leaf Trophy (Asia Cup) 1985/86 http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/SL/1985-86_SL_John_Player_Gold_Leaf_Trophy_(Asia_Cup)_1985-86.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150924135107/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/SL/1985-86_SL_John_Player_Gold_Leaf_Trophy_%28Asia_Cup%29_1985-86.html 2015-09-24 WisdenAlmanack: John Player Gold Leaf Trophy (Asia Cup) http://content-search.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/150621.html External links Cricket archive tournament page https://web.archive.org/web/20150924135107/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/SL/1985-86_SL_John_Player_Gold_Leaf_Trophy_%28Asia_Cup%29_1985-86.html 2015-09-24 1986 Category:1986 in Sri Lankan cricket Category:International cricket competitions from 1985–86 to 1988 Cricket, Asia Cup, 1986 Category:International cricket competitions in Sri Lanka Category:March 1986 sports events in Asia Category:April 1986 sports events in Asia