ODI Asia Cup: 5 Unforgettable Nail-Biting Matches
While there have been several neck-to-neck games in the Asia Cup, we list out the top five thrillers in the ODI Asia Cup history.
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4. India vs Pakistan, 2014, Pakistan won by 1 wicket
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India-Pakistan matches don’t happen often, but whenever they do, one tends to filter out the great players and good players. The previous two editions of the Asia Cup (2010, 2012) saw India beat Pakistan on both occasions, with the 2012 edition seeing the rise of Virat Kohli and his innings of 183. 2014 Asia Cup hosted the next match between the two countries and Mirpur in Bangladesh was the venue for this classic encounter.
Virat Kohli was captaining India while Misbah-Ul-Haq captained Pakistan. India batted first with contributions from Rohit Sharma (56) and Ambati Rayudu (58). Ravindra Jadeja was India’s spine and without MS Dhoni, he was crucial in India making a respectable score. His late onslaught of 52 runs ensured India a total of 245/8. Saeed Ajmal was the standout performer with 3-40. Pakistan began their chase brilliantly before a cluster of wickets fell. Superb bowling by Amit Mishra (2-28) along with run-outs allowed India to come back into the game, however, the low score would come to haunt India later on. Mohammed Hafeez steadied the ship with his 75 and Sohaib Maqsood made 38.
It came down to the final two overs. Pakistan needed 13 runs off 12 balls, with Shahid Afridi batting. Street-smart Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled an outstanding 49th over giving away only three runs and taking two wickets. The equation came down to 10 from the last over and Ravichandran Ashwin was handed the responsibility. Ashwin struck on the first ball with a beauty and Ajmal was back to the dressing room. With Afridi on strike, Pakistan needed nine runs off four balls. Afridi then struck two sixes to seal the game for Pakistan.
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