5 Instances when a low score was successfully defended in the ODI Asia Cup
Some of the instances date back to the initial few years of the continental tournament.
4. 221/9 by Bangladesh vs Hong Kong in Colombo (SSC) in 2004
The 2004 Asia Cup witnessed another instance where a team managed to defend a modest total. Bangladesh and Hong Kong opened their campaign in that competition by locking horns against each other in Colombo. Hong Kong won the toss and elected to bowl first.
The Hong Kong bowlers did well to restrict Bangladesh to 221/9 in 50 overs. At one stage, Bangladesh were on 123 for 2 and were looking destined to post a big total before a collapse reduced them to 147 for 5. The Bangla Tigers huffed and puffed to a respectable total. Opener Javed Omar top-scored for his side, scoring 68.
Hong Kong had a golden opportunity to register a famous win but they failed miserably. Bangladesh's bowlers never really let them off the hook and they were all out for a paltry 105. Tabarak Dar's 20-run knock was the best effort from any Hong Kong player during the game. For Bangladesh, spinner Abdur Razzak picked up three wickets for 17 runs.
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