The 2010 Asia Cup (also known as Micromax Asia Cup) was the tenth edition of the

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tournament, which was held in

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

from 15 to 24 June 2010. Only the test playing nations India, Pakistan,

and Bangladesh were taking part in the competition. India defeated

by 81 runs in the final to win a record 5th Asia Cup title. Pakistani captain,

Shahid Afridi Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi ( ur, شاہد افریدی‎, ps, شاهد افریدی; born 1 March 1977), known as Shahid Afridi, is a Pakistani former cricketer and captain of the Pakistan national cricket team. He is current ...

was declared the man of the tournament for scoring the most runs in the tournament, 265, with an average of 88.33 and a strike rate of 164.59.

Trophy

The trophy was made of a combination of silver, gold, copper and brass with a silver finish with mat and gloss finish. It stands to communicate the strength, purity, humility and persistence that not only represents the four metals but also the four participating nations.

Venue

Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium was the only venue of

2010 as other stadiums in Sri Lanka, including the

R. Premadasa Stadium The R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium (RPS) ( si, ආර්. ප්‍රේමදාස ක්‍රීඩාංගනය, ta, ஆர். பிரேமதாச அரங்கம்; also known as Khettarama Stadium, Ranasinghe Prem ...

, were undergoing renovation for the

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. All seven matches were Day/Night affairs. Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium is a 16,800 seat

stadium in

. The Stadium is situated in the Central Province, close to Dambulla on a 60-acre (240,000 m²) site leased from the Rangiri Dambulla Temple. The stadium is built overlooking the Dambulla Tank (reservoir) and the Dambulla Rock.

Squads

The squads of the four teams participating in the tournament were announced in early June by the respective cricket boards.

Fixtures

Group stage

Each side played each other once in the group stages. The top 2 teams based on points at the end of the group stages meet each other in a one-off final. Each win yielded 4 points while a tie/no result yielded 1-point. A bonus point system was also in place, where a team could earn an extra point, in addition to the four received from a win, for a total of 5 points if they achieved victory using 80% or less of available overs or kept the opposition score to less than 80% of their own.

Table

Matches

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Final

Dinesh Karthik was declared the Man of the Match for his match winning innings of 66 off 84 balls while Pakistan's

was declared Man of the Series for scoring 265 runs in 3 matches during the tournament.India vs Sri Lanka. Final of 2010 Asia Cup
Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2010.

Media coverage

Television

Broadband

References

External links

from

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