Asia Cup 1997 (cricket)
The Asia Cup 1997 was the 6th edition of the cricket competition for Asian national teams, which is held in ODI format . In the final, Sri Lanka was able to prevail against India with 8 wickets.
Attendees
The participants were all three nations with test status (hosts Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan) as well as Bangladesh.
format
The four teams played against each other team in a group. The first two teams qualified for the final and played the tournament winner there.
Stages
Venues of the Asia Cup |
The following stadiums were designated for the tournament.
| Stadion | city | capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium (PSS) | Colombo | 15,000 |
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground (SSC) | Colombo | 10,000 |
Preliminary group
- table
| Sp. | S. | N | R. | NO | Points | NRR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sri Lanka
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6th | +1,035 |
 India
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +1,405 |
 Pakistan
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +0.940 |
 Bangladesh
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2,895 |
- Games
| July 14th scorecard |
Colombo (RPS) |
Sri Lanka 239 (49.5) |
- |
Pakistan 224-9 (50) |
| Sri Lanka wins with 25 runs | ||||
| July 16 scorecard |
Colombo (RPS) |
Pakistan 319-5 (50) |
- |
Bangladesh 210 (49.3) |
| Pakistan wins with 109 runs | ||||
| July 18 scorecard |
Colombo (RPS) |
India 227-6 (50) |
- |
Sri Lanka 231-4 (44.4) |
| Sri Lanka wins with 6 wickets | ||||
| 20./21. July scorecard |
Colombo (SSC) |
Pakistan 30-5 (9/33) |
- |
India |
| No result | ||||
| July 22nd scorecard |
Colombo (SSC) |
Sri Lanka 296-4 (46/46) |
- |
Bangladesh 193-8 (46/46) |
| Sri Lanka wins with 103 runs | ||||
| July 24th scorecard |
Colombo (SSC) |
Bangladesh 130-8 (43/43) |
- |
India 132-1 (15/43) |
| India wins with 9 wickets | ||||
final
| July 26th scorecard |
Colombo (RPS) |
India 239-7 (50) |
- |
Sri Lanka 240-2 (36.5) |
| Sri Lanka wins with 8 wickets | ||||