Administrator(s) Asian Cricket Council Host(s) Sri Lanka Runner Up India | Cricket format One-Day International Champions Sri Lanka (2nd title) | |
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and Knockout | ||
The 1997 Asia Cup (also known as the Pepsi Asia Cup 1997), was the sixth Asia Cup tournament, and the second to be held in Sri Lanka. The tournament took place between July 14–26, 1997. Four teams took part in the tournament: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
The 1997 Asia Cup was a round-robin tournament where each team played the other once, and the top two teams qualifying for a place in the final. India and Sri Lanka qualified for the final where Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets to win its second Asia Cup and ending India's three consecutive championship run.
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1997 Asia Cup Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA