Asia Cup 2014
The Asia Cup 2014 was the 12th edition of the cricket tournament Asia Cup and took place from February 25th to March 8th in Bangladesh . In the final, Sri Lanka won against Pakistan with 5 wickets and won the tournament for the 5th time.
Attendees
The participants were host Bangladesh, the remaining 4 nations with test status and Afghanistan, which took part in a cricket tournament in one-day mode for the first time .
Venues
| city | Stadion | capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Dhaka | Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium | 18,000 |
| Dhaka | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium | 26,000 |
Preliminary round
| team | Games | Victories | Ndlg. | NRR | Bonus points |
Table points |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
 Sri Lanka
|
4th | 4th | 0 | +0.773 | 1 | 17th |
| 2. |
 Pakistan
|
4th | 3 | 1 | +0.349 | 1 | 13 |
| 3. |
 India
|
4th | 2 | 2 | +0.450 | 1 | 9 |
| 4th |
 Afghanistan
|
4th | 1 | 3 | −1.278 | 0 | 4th |
| 5. |
 Bangladesh
|
4th | 0 | 4th | −0.259 | 0 | 0 |
| February 25 scorecard |
Dhaka |
Sri Lanka 296-6 (50) |
- |
Pakistan 284 (48.5) |
| Sri Lanka wins with 12 runs | ||||
| February 26 scorecard |
Dhaka |
Bangladesh 279-7 (50) |
- |
India 280-4 (49) |
| India wins with 6 wickets | ||||
| February 27 scorecard |
Dhaka |
Pakistan 248-8 (50) |
- |
Afghanistan 176 (47.2) |
| Pakistan wins with 72 runs | ||||
| February 28 scorecard |
Dhaka |
India 264-9 (50) |
- |
Sri Lanka 265-8 (49.2) |
| Sri Lanka wins with 2 wickets | ||||
| March 1st scorecard |
Dhaka |
Afghanistan 254-6 (50) |
- |
Bangladesh 222 (47.5) |
| Afghanistan wins with 32 runs | ||||
| March 2nd scorecard |
Dhaka |
India 245-8 (50) |
- |
Pakistan 249-9 (49.4) |
| Pakistan wins with 1 wicket | ||||
| March 3 scorecard |
Dhaka |
Sri Lanka 253-6 (50) |
- |
Afghanistan 124 (38.4) |
| Sri Lanka wins with 129 runs | ||||
| March 4th scorecard |
Dhaka |
Bangladesh 326-3 (50) |
- |
Pakistan 329-7 (49.5) |
| Pakistan wins with 3 wickets | ||||
| March 5 scorecard |
Dhaka |
Afghanistan 159 (45.2) |
- |
India 160-2 (32.2) |
| India wins with 8 wickets | ||||
| March 6th scorecard |
Dhaka |
Bangladesh 204-9 (50) |
- |
Sri Lanka 208-7 (49) |
| Sri Lanka wins with 3 wickets | ||||
final
| March 8 scorecard |
Dhaka |
Pakistan 260-5 (50) |
- |
Sri Lanka 261-5 (46.2) |
| Sri Lanka wins with 5 wickets | ||||
statistics
Most successful run scorer
The 7 players with the most runs were:
| player | team | Games | Runs | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lahiru Thirimanne |
Sri Lanka
|
5 | 279 | 55.80 |
| Umar Akmal |
Pakistan
|
5 | 253 | 50.60 |
| Kumar Sangakkara |
Sri Lanka
|
5 | 248 | 49.60 |
| Ahmed Shehzad |
Pakistan
|
5 | 228 | 45.60 |
| Anamul Haque |
Bangladesh
|
5 | 227 | 45.40 |
| Angelo Mathews |
Sri Lanka
|
5 | 196 | 39.20 |
| Mushfiqur Rahim |
Bangladesh
|
4th | 195 | 48.75 |
Most successful wicket taker
The 7 players with the most wickets were:
| player | team | Games | Wickets | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasith Malinga |
Sri Lanka
|
4th | 11 | 17.18 |
| Saeed Ajmal |
Pakistan
|
5 | 11 | 18.36 |
| Ajantha Mendis |
Sri Lanka
|
3 | 9 | 14.00 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin |
India
|
4th | 9 | 18.55 |
| Mohammed Shami |
India
|
4th | 9 | 25.55 |
| Ravindra Jadeja |
India
|
4th | 7th | 22.57 |
| Mirwais Ashraf |
Afghanistan
|
4th | 6th | 22.50 |