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.
2. 197 by Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in Colombo (RPS) in 1986
In the first match of the 1986 Asia Cup, Pakistan and Sri Lanka took on each other. Pakistan could not win a single game in the first edition of the Asia Cup in 1984 and their winless run looked set to extend further after Sri Lanka bowled them out for a modest total of 197 runs.
While the likes of Mohsin Khan (39), Ramiz Raja (26) and Imran Khan (21) got the starts with the bat, they failed to score big. For Sri Lanka, Ravi Ratnayeke picked up three wickets while Ashantha de Mel, Don Anurasiri and Arjuna Ranatunga claimed two wickets each.
Pakistan then went on to defend the total with ease, bowling out Sri Lanka for just 116 runs to win the contest by 81 runs. Five of Sri Lanka's top six batters were out for single digit scores as the hosts suffered a humiliating defeat. Zakir Khan, Manzoor Elahi and Abdul Qadir picked up three wickets each for Pakistan.
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