Asian Test Championship

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The Asian Test Championship is a Test cricket tournament between the test playing nations of Asia: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. It is not a regular event in the cricketing calendar, and has so far been held only twice - in 1998/99 and 2001/02. The Asian Test Championship is only the second example of a Test cricket tournament involving more than two teams, the first being the 1912 Triangular Tournament, which was held between Australia, England and South Africa.

Contents 1 1998/99 Championship 1.1 System of Scoring 1.2 Matches 1.2.1 round-robin 1.2.1.1 Points Table 1.2.2 Final 1.3 Squads 1.3.1 India 1.3.2 Pakistan 1.3.3 Sri Lanka 2 2001/02 Championship 2.1 System of Scoring 2.2 Points Table 2.3 Matches 2.3.1 Round-robin 2.3.2 Final 2.4 Squads 2.4.1 Bangladesh 2.4.2 Pakistan 2.4.3 Sri Lanka 3 References

[edit] 1998/99 Championship

The first Asian Test Championship was held between February and March 1999 between India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Bangladesh were not involved as they had not yet achieved Test match status.

Three matches were played in 'round-robin' format, with points available for winning matches and batting and bowling performances. The two highest placed teams then went through to the final. The venues of the round-robin matches were rotated between the three countries, with the final to be held in Bangladesh as a neutral venue.

[edit] System of Scoring

Result	Points
Win	12
Tie	6
Draw/Loss	0

Bonus Points: (only assessed on the first 100 overs of the 1st innings)

Batting

Runs	Points
350+	4
300-349	3
225-299	2
150-224	1

Bowling

Wickets	Points
9-10	4
7-8	3
5-6	2
3-4	1

[edit] Matches

[edit] round-robin

The first match was between India and Pakistan at Calcutta. The two sides had just completed a series with the score tied at 1-1, but this match was not considered part of that.

Pakistan won by 46 runs

Innings	Team	Score
1st	Pakistan	185
2nd	India	223
3rd	Pakistan	316
4th Target:279	India	232

• Pakistan 17 points
• India 5 points

India secured a first innings lead of 38 runs, scoring 223 to Pakistan's 185, but the Pakistanis put in a much stronger performance in the second innings, posting 316, with opener Saeed Anwar 'carrying his bat', finishing with 188 not out, having opened the innings. India needed to score 279 to win the match, but fell short with only 232.

In the second match, Sri Lanka took on India in Colombo.

Match Drawn

Innings	Team	Score
1st	India	518-7 dec
2nd	Sri Lanka	485
3rd	India	306-5

• India 5 points
• Sri Lanka 4 points

This match became a high scoring affair, with the India and Sri Lanka posting 518 and 485 respectively in their first innings. The game was hampered by bad light and weather, and finished as a draw with India on 306 for 5 in their second innings.

Match Drawn

Innings	Team	Score
1st	Pakistan	398
2nd	Sri Lanka	328
3rd	Pakistan	314-8 dec
4th Target:385	Sri Lanka	165-2

• Pakistan 8 points
• Sri Lanka 7 points

The final round robin match was between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Lahore. This match also ended in a draw, with Pakistan scoring 8 points and Sri Lanka 7.

[edit] Points Table

Team	Points
Pakistan	25
Sri Lanka	11
India	10

[edit] Final

Pakistan won by an innings and 175 runs

Innings	Team	Score
1st	Sri Lanka	231
2nd	Pakistan	594
3rd	Sri Lanka	188

• Pakistan wins the 1998/99 Asian Test Championship

The final was therefore between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Dhaka. Sri Lanka were bowled out relatively cheaply in the first innings for 231, to which Pakistan responded with an enormous total of 594 all out. Ijaz Ahmed and Inzamam-ul-Haq made 211 and 200 respectively and put together a partnership of 366 for the third wicket.

Sri Lanka were comprehensively wiped out again in the second innings, scoring just 188, which meant Pakistan won the match (and with it the championship) by an innings and 175 runs.

[edit] Squads

[edit] India

• M Azharuddin(captain)
• SR Tendulkar
• SC Ganguly
• R Dravid
• VVS Laxman
• J Srinath
• NR Mongia(Wicketkeeper)
• Harbhajan Singh
• SB Joshi
• S Ramesh
• HH Kanitkar
• LR Shukla
• BKV Prasad
• A Kumble
• A Nehra

[edit] Pakistan

• Wasim Akram(Capt.)
• Moin Khan(Wicketkeeper)
• Saeed Anwar
• Mohammad Naved
• Wajahatullah Wasti
• Shahid Afridi
• Ijaz Ahmed
• Saleem Malik
• Yousuf Youhana
• Azhar Mahmood
• Inzamam-ul-Haq
• Waqar Younis
• Shoaib Akhtar
• Mushtaq Ahmed
• Saqlain Mushtaq
• Nadeem Khan
• Arshad Khan

[edit] Sri Lanka

• A Ranatunga(Capt.)
• PA de Silva
• MS Atapattu
• HP Tillakaratne
• RS Kaluwitharana(Wicketkeeper)
• DPMdeS Jayawardene
• RP Arnold
• A Gunawardene
• WPUJC Vaas
• RL Perera
• KEA Upashantha
• UC Hathurusingha
• RS Kalpage
• MRCN Bandaratilake

[edit] 2001/02 Championship

This was held between Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. India had pulled out of the tournament due to its boycott against Pakistan over political tensions. Both Sri lanka and Pakistan, scored huge wins over Bangladesh to set up a Pakistan vs Sri lanka final. Defending Champions Pakistan were the favourite to defend their title , but Sri lankans had the home advantage. The final proved to be a one sided affair with Sri lanka winning it easily to lift the trophy.

[edit] System of Scoring

Result	Points
Win	16
Loss/Draw	0

Same batting and bowling bonus points system used in the 1998/99 test championships.

[edit] Points Table

Team	Points
Pakistan	24
Sri Lanka	24
Bangladesh	0

[edit] Matches

[edit] Round-robin

Pakistan won by an innings and 264 runs

Innings	Team	Score
1st	Bangladesh	134
2nd	Pakistan	546-3 dec
3rd	Bangladesh	148

• Pakistan 24 points
• Bangladesh 0 points

Bangladesh never really seemed to be in it from the start after crumbling for 134 all out. Pakistan then posts a monster of a target of 546-3 dec to take all hope away from Bangladesh. Like the first innings, Banlgadesh crumbled for a cheap total of 148 giving Pakistan a victory by an innings and 264 runs.

Sri Lanka won by an innings and 137 runs

Innings	Team	Score
1st	Bangladesh	90
2nd	Sri Lanka	555-5 dec
3rd	Bangladesh	328

• Sri Lanka 24 points
• Bangladesh 0 points

Again Bangladesh got out for a cheap target, this time for less than a hundred. Sri Lanka capitalised by walloping 555-5 dec before Bangladesh fought back hard, but that wasn't enough to save them from an innings defeat.

[edit] Final

Sri Lanka win by 8 wickets

Innings	Team	Runs
1st	Pakistan	234
2nd	Sri Lanka	528
3rd	Pakistan	325
4th Target:32	Sri Lanka	33-2

Pakistan struggled to 234 all out before Sri Lanka smacked a 528 leaving a deficit of 294 runs for the 1st innings. Pakistan achieved that target, but with only a 32 run lead setting up an easy Sri Lankan victory.

[edit] Squads

[edit] Bangladesh

• Naimur Rahman(Capt.)
• Javed Omar Belim
• Mehrab Hossain
• Mohammad Ashraful
• Al Shahriar
• Aminul Islam
• Habibul Bashar
• Akram Khan
• Khaled Mashud(Wicketkeeper)
• Enamul Haque
• Hasibul Hossain
• Monjural Islam
• Bikash Ranjan Das
• Mohammad Sharif

Stand By

• Mohammad Anwar Hossain
• Mushfiqur Rahman
• Mohammad Rafique
• Fahim Mustasir

• The management of the team will be:
  • Selim Abedin Chowdhury (manager)
  • Trevor Chappell (coach)
  • John Gloster (physiotherapist)
  • Nasir Ahmed (computer analyst).

[edit] Pakistan

• Waqar Younis(Capt.)
• Shahid Afridi
• Taufeeq Umar
• Yousuf Youhana
• Inzamam-ul-haq
• Younis Khan
• Faisal Iqbal
• Abdul Razzaq
• Rashid Latif(Wicketkeeper)
• Saqlain Mushtaq
• Shoaib Malik
• Mohammad Zahid
• Shoaib Akhtar
• Mohammad Sami

[edit] Sri Lanka

• Sanath Jayasuriya(Capt.)
• Marvan Atapattu
• Mahela Jayawardene
• Muttiah Muralitharan
• Russel Arnold
• Chaminda Vaas
• Kumar Sangakkara(Wicketkeeper)
• Charitha Buddika
• Nuwan Zoysa
• Hashan Tillakaratne
• Dulip Liyange
• Thilan Samaraweera
• Upul Chandana
• Tillakaratne Dilshan
• Chandra Schaffter(Manager)
• Davenell Frederick Whatmore(Coach)
• Alex Kountouri(Physiotherapist)

[edit] References

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