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| Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) |  UAE |
| Champions |  India (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Sri Lanka |
| Participants | 3 |
| Matches | 3 |
| Player of the series | Surinder Khanna |
| Most runs | Surinder Khanna (107) |
| Most wickets | Ravi Shastri (4) |
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The 1984 Asia Cup (also known as the Rothmans Asia Cup) was the first edition of the Asia Cup. It was held in Sharjah, UAE, which was the location of the newly formed Asian Cricket Council. The new tournament was held between April 6–13, in 1984 and three teams took part: India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium hosted its first One Day International (ODI) match.[1]
The 1984 Asia Cup was a round-robin tournament where each team played the other once. India won both its matches, winning the inaugural Cup. Sri Lanka came in second while Pakistan lost both its matches.
| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4.212 | 8 |
| Sri Lanka
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3.059 | 4 |
 Pakistan
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3.489 | 0 |
6 April 1984 |
Pakistan |
v |
|
Zaheer Abbas 47 (68) |
Roy Dias 57 (95) |
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets |
8 April 1984 |
Sri Lanka |
v |
|
Ranjan Madugalle 38 (76) |
Surinder Khanna51* (69) |
India won by 10 wickets |
13 April 1984 |
India |
v |
|
Surinder Khanna 56 (72) |
Mohsin Khan 35 (65) |
India won by 54 runs |
| Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surinder Khanna
|
2 | 2 | 107 | 107.00 | 75.88 | 56 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| Zaheer Abbas
|
2 | 2 | 74 | 37.00 | 65.48 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Roy Dias
|
2 | 2 | 62 | 62.00 | 50.81 | 57* | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mohsin Khan
|
2 | 2 | 62 | 31.71 | 31.00 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ghulam Parkar
|
2 | 2 | 54 | 54.00 | 43.90 | 32* | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Source: Cricinfo[3] | ||||||||||
| Player | Matches | Innings | Wickets | Overs | Econ. | Ave. | BBI | S/R | 4WI | 5WI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravi Shastri
|
2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 3.11 | 13.25 | 3/40 | 25.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Madan Lal
|
2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 2.28 | 10.66 | 3/11 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga
|
2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3.80 | 12.66 | 3/38 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chetan Sharma
|
2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 2.66 | 13.33 | 3/22 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Binny
|
2 | 2 | 3 | 16.4 | 3.48 | 19.33 | 3/33 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: Cricinfo[4] | ||||||||||
