1986 Asia Cup

1986 Asia Cup

Administrator(s)	Asian Cricket Council
Cricket format	One-Day International
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin
Host(s)	Sri Lanka
Champions	Sri Lanka
Participants	3
Matches played	4
Player of the series	Arjuna Ranatunga
Most runs	Arjuna Ranatunga (105)
Most wickets	Abdul Qadir (9)

The 1986 Asia Cup (also known as the John Player Gold Leaf Trophy), was the second Asia Cup tournament, and was held in Sri Lanka between March 30 and April 6. Three teams took part in the tournament: Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. India pulled out of the tournament due to strained cricketing relations with Sri Lanka and was replaced by Asian leading associate nation Bangladesh, which had qualified by winning the 1984 South-East Asia Cup.

The 1986 Asia Cup was a round-robin tournament where each team played the other once, and the top two teams qualifying for a place in the final. Pakistan won both its matches and qualified for the final against Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka beat Pakistan to win their first Asia Cup.

Matches

Group stage

Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	RR
Pakistan	2	2	0	0	0	4	3.823
Sri Lanka	2	1	1	0	0	2	3.796
Bangladesh	2	0	2	0	0	0	2.795

30 March 1986 (scorecard)

Pakistan  197 all out (45 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 116 all out (33.5 overs)
Mohsin Khan 39 (46) Ravi Ratnayeke 3/32 (9 overs)		Brendon Kuruppu 34 (56) Manzoor Elahi 3/22 (9 overs)

Pakistan won by 81 runs Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka Umpires: Dickie Bird and David Shepherd Player of the match: Mohsin Khan

31 March 1986 (scorecard)

Bangladesh  94 all out (35.3 overs)	v	Pakistan 98/3 (32.1 overs)
Shaheedur Rahman 37 (60) Wasim Akram 4/19 (9 overs)		Mudassar Nazar 47 (97) Jahangir Shah 2/23 (9 overs)

Pakistan won by 7 wickets Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka Umpires: Herbi Felsinger and PW Vidanagamage Player of the match: Wasim Akram

2 April 1986 (scorecard)

Bangladesh  131/8 (45 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 132/3 (31.3 overs)
Minhajul Abedin 40 (63) Kaushik Amalean 2/15 (9 overs)		Asanka Gurusinha 44 (91) Golam Faruq 1/22 (8.3 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka Umpires: Mahboob Shah and David Shepherd Player of the match: Asanka Gurusinha

Final

6 April 1986 (scorecard)

Pakistan  191/9 (45 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 195/5 (42.2 overs)
Javed Miandad 67 (100) Kaushik Amalean 4/46 (9 overs)		Arjuna Ranatunga 57 (55) Abdul Qadir 3/32 (9 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka Umpires: Dickie Bird and David Shepherd Player of the match: Javed Miandad

See also

• Asia Cup

References

• Cricket Archive: John Player Gold Leaf Trophy (Asia Cup) 1985/86 http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/SL/1985-86_SL_John_Player_Gold_Leaf_Trophy_(Asia_Cup)_1985-86.html
• WisdenAlmanack: John Player Gold Leaf Trophy (Asia Cup) http://content-search.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/150621.html

External links

• Cricket archive tournament page