India have gained the Asia Cup title 7 occasions of their historical past however it was on April 14, 1995 – 26 years again – that they managed to win the crown for the fourth time. Skipper Mohammad Azharuddin led India to the crown, defeating Sri Lanka within the remaining by eight wickets on the Sharjah Cricket Stadium within the United Arab Emirates.
Azhar referred to as accurately and selected to subject first. Karnataka duo of Venkatesh Prasad and Anil Kumble bowled excellently to decide up 2/32 and a couple of/50 of their 10 overs respectively. Lanka No. 3 batsman Asanka Gurusinha scored a sedate 85 off 122 balls to information Arjuna Ranatunga’s SL workforce to 230/7.
Chasing 231 to win, India had been off to a flyer with Sachin Tendulkar blazing 41 off 41 balls with 5 boundaries. Once Tendulkar was dismissed at 58/2, Navjot Sidhu and skipper Azharuddin placed on 175 unbeaten runs for the third wicket to information India to a complete eight-wicket win with greater than eight overs to spare.
Azharuddin was declared man-of-the-match for scoring 90 off 89 balls with two sixes and 5 fours. While Sidhu, was declared the player-of-the-series remained unbeaten on 84 off 106 balls with 5 boundaries.
The 1995 Asia Cup was performed in a round-robin match the place every workforce performed the opposite as soon as, and the highest two groups certified for the finals. In the match, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh participated. India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka all had 4 factors on the finish of the round-robin stage, however India and Sri Lanka certified for the ultimate on the idea of higher run-rates.
So far, 14 editions of Asia Cup have been performed and India has managed to win the match seven occasions. In the most recent version in 2018, India went on to win the match after defeating Bangladesh within the finals. Sri Lanka has gained the Asia Cup 5 occasions whereas Pakistan has managed to obtain the feat two occasions.
Asia Cup was scheduled to be performed later this yr as effectively, however proper now, the destiny of the competitors hangs within the stability due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.
(with ANI inputs)
