The fourth edition
of the Asia Cup commenced on Christmas Day. India, the defending champions,
were hosting the tournament for the first time. They made three changes to
their playing eleven – Ravi Shastri, Arshad Ayub and Anil Kumble made way for
Woorkeri Raman, Venkatapathy Raju and One-day International debutant Saradindu
Mukherjee.
Bangladesh made five changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Harunur Rashid, Gazi Ashraf, Zahid Razzak, Golam Faruq and Jahangir Shah made way for Nurul Abedin, Faruk Ahmed, Akram Khan, Enamul Haque and Jahangir Alam Talukdar.
On winning the toss, Minhajul Abedin, Bangladesh’s skipper, chose to bat. Nurul, who faced 21 balls, scored just a couple. He was caught by Raju. Manoj broke the eight-run P(rabhak)artnership.
Azhar, whose 50-ball (Hossa)innings included a boundary, scored 13. He was caught by Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper. Atul Wassan broke the 20-run stand. Athar Ali Khan, whose 76-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 44. Raju broke the 108-run stand.
Minhajul, who faced 18 balls, scored nine. Kapil Dev broke the 14-run stand. Faruk, whose 126-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 57. He was caught by Wassan. Raju broke the nine-run stand.
Akram, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. He was trapped leg before wicket by Dev, who broke the five-run stand. Haque, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. He was unbeaten, as was Aminul Islam, who faced five balls, scoring three.
The Indians conceded 29 extras. Bangladesh scored 170 for the loss of six wickets off 50 overs. Sachin Tendulkar, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 15. He was wicketless, as was Mukherjee, who bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 29.
Wassan and Prabhakar bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket each. While the former conceded 41, the latter, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 28. Dev bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 17, picking up a couple of wickets. Raju, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 27. He picked up a couple of scalps.
Raman, whose 101-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 44. He was trapped leg before wicket by Athar, who broke the 121-run stand. Navjot Singh Sidhu, the player of the match, scored 104. His 109-ball innings included 10 boundaries and three sixes. He was unbeaten, as was Sanjay Manjrekar, who faced 21 balls, He scored 11.
Bangladesh conceded a dozen extras. The Indians, who scored 171 for the loss of one wicket off 36.5 overs, won by nine wickets with 79 balls to spare. Islam, who bowled 1.5 wicketless overs, conceded 11. Hossain and Talukdar bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 25, the latter conceded 16.
Haque, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 26. Minhajul and Gholam Nousher bowled nine wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 43, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 24. Athar bowled half-a-dozen overs, including a maiden. He conceded 23, picking up the only wicket to fall.
Bangladesh made five changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Harunur Rashid, Gazi Ashraf, Zahid Razzak, Golam Faruq and Jahangir Shah made way for Nurul Abedin, Faruk Ahmed, Akram Khan, Enamul Haque and Jahangir Alam Talukdar.
On winning the toss, Minhajul Abedin, Bangladesh’s skipper, chose to bat. Nurul, who faced 21 balls, scored just a couple. He was caught by Raju. Manoj broke the eight-run P(rabhak)artnership.
Azhar, whose 50-ball (Hossa)innings included a boundary, scored 13. He was caught by Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper. Atul Wassan broke the 20-run stand. Athar Ali Khan, whose 76-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 44. Raju broke the 108-run stand.
Minhajul, who faced 18 balls, scored nine. Kapil Dev broke the 14-run stand. Faruk, whose 126-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 57. He was caught by Wassan. Raju broke the nine-run stand.
Akram, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. He was trapped leg before wicket by Dev, who broke the five-run stand. Haque, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. He was unbeaten, as was Aminul Islam, who faced five balls, scoring three.
The Indians conceded 29 extras. Bangladesh scored 170 for the loss of six wickets off 50 overs. Sachin Tendulkar, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 15. He was wicketless, as was Mukherjee, who bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 29.
Wassan and Prabhakar bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket each. While the former conceded 41, the latter, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 28. Dev bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 17, picking up a couple of wickets. Raju, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 27. He picked up a couple of scalps.
Raman, whose 101-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 44. He was trapped leg before wicket by Athar, who broke the 121-run stand. Navjot Singh Sidhu, the player of the match, scored 104. His 109-ball innings included 10 boundaries and three sixes. He was unbeaten, as was Sanjay Manjrekar, who faced 21 balls, He scored 11.
Bangladesh conceded a dozen extras. The Indians, who scored 171 for the loss of one wicket off 36.5 overs, won by nine wickets with 79 balls to spare. Islam, who bowled 1.5 wicketless overs, conceded 11. Hossain and Talukdar bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 25, the latter conceded 16.
Haque, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 26. Minhajul and Gholam Nousher bowled nine wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 43, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 24. Athar bowled half-a-dozen overs, including a maiden. He conceded 23, picking up the only wicket to fall.
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