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1988 Asia Cup

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Administrator(s)
  
Asian Cricket Council

Tournament format(s)
  
Round-robin

Champions
  
India (2nd title)

Cricket format
  
One-Day International

Host(s)
  
Bangladesh

Runner Up
  
Sri Lanka

The 1988 Asia Cup (also known as the Wills Asia Cup) was the third Asia Cup tournament, held in Bangladesh between 26 October and 4 November 1988. Four teams took part in the tournament: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the host nation Bangladesh. The matches were the first-ever List A-classified being played in Bangladesh, then an Associate Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC), their opponents all being Full Members.

The 1988 Asia Cup was a round-robin tournament where each team played the other three once, and the top two teams qualifying for a place in the final. India and Sri Lanka qualified for the final in which India defeated Sri Lanka by 6 wickets to win its second Asia Cup.

References

1988 Asia Cup Wikipedia