The 1995 Asia Cup (also known as the Pepsi Asia Cup), was the fifth
Asia Cup
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tournament, and the second to be held in
Sharjah
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,
UAE
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. The tournament took place between April 5–14, 1995. Four teams took part in the tournament:
India
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,
Pakistan
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,
Sri Lanka
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and
Bangladesh
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.
The 1995 Asia Cup was a
round-robin tournament
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where each team played the other once, and the top two teams qualifying for a place in the final. India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka all had four points at the end of the round-robin stage, but India and Sri Lanka qualified for the final on the basis of better run-rates. India beat Sri Lanka by 8 wickets to win its third consecutive (and fourth in total) Asia Cup.
Squads
Matches
Group stage
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Final
Statistics
Most runs
Most wickets
See also
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Asia Cup
The Asian Cricket Council Asia Cup is a men's One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket tournament. It was established in 1983 when the Asian Cricket Council was founded as a measure to promote goodwill between Asian countries. ...
References
* Cricket Archive: Pepsi Asia Cup 1994/95 http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/UAE/1994-95_UAE_Pepsi_Asia_Cup_1994-95.html
* CricInfo: Asia Cup, 1995 http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1994-95/OD_TOURNEYS/ASIA/
External links
Cricinfo tournament page
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International cricket competitions from 1994–95 to 1997
International cricket competitions in the United Arab Emirates
Cricket in the United Arab Emirates
Asia Cup
The Asian Cricket Council Asia Cup is a men's One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket tournament. It was established in 1983 when the Asian Cricket Council was founded as a measure to promote goodwill between Asian countries. ...