New Delhi. The stage is set for Asia Cup 2023. The matches of the 16th season of the tournament are scheduled to be held from August 30 to September 17 in Pakistan and Sri Lanka. In the opening match of the tournament, Pakistan and Nepal will meet in Multan. Talking about the 15 seasons of Asia Cup held so far, 13 times it has been played based on ODI format and 2 times based on T20 format. The 16th season will be played based on the ODI format. This is important for the preparation of the ODI World Cup to be held from October 5. In 13 seasons of ODI Asia, there has never been 6 runs in every over in a single season. That means the batsmen had to struggle. Let us tell you why…
ODI Asia Cup has been hosted 4 times in UAE, 4 times in Sri Lanka and 3 times in Bangladesh. Pitches at all three locations are considered favorable for spinners. It is not easy to make runs here in such conditions. ODI Asia Cup has been held once each in India and Pakistan. The highest runs per over in the entire tournament was 5.60 in 2008. The tournament was then organized in Pakistan. At the same time, in a tournament held in Bangladesh in 2012, he scored 5.41 runs per over.
8 times not even 5 runs were scored in each over
Talking about the history of Asia Cup, in 8 out of 13 seasons, not even 5 runs were scored in each over. In 2010 Asia Cup was held in Bangladesh. Here, 5.33 runs were scored in each over. Similarly, he scored 5.07 runs per over in the tournament held in Bangladesh in 2014 and 5.02 runs in the Asia Cup held in Sri Lanka in 1997. Apart from this, 4.97 runs per over in the Asia Cup held in Bangladesh in 2000 and 4.68 runs per over in the tournament held in UAE in 2018.
2 times 4 runs were not even made
2004 Asia Cup held in Sri Lanka, followed by 4.52 runs per over and 4.46 runs per over in the 1995 tournament in UAE. Similarly, he scored 4.36 runs per over in the 1990-91 Asia Cup held in India and 4.17 runs per over in the 1988 tournament held in Bangladesh. 3.75 in 1984 and 3.71 runs per over in 1984. The 1984 tournament was played in the UAE and the 1986 Asia Cup was played in Sri Lanka.
Most runs are made in India and Pakistan
As for the overall ODI record, India and Pakistan score maximum runs in each over. While in India this figure is 5.18 runs per over, in Pakistan this figure is 5.06 runs. ODIs have been played in India since 1981. So far 475 ODIs have been played in India in 42 years. It is 4.83 in Bangladesh and 4.75 in UAE. ODIs have been played in Bangladesh since 1988, in UAE since 1984.
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Tags: Asia Cup, Pakistan, Team India
First published: August 28, 2023, 18:40 IST