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2007 Afro Asia Cup

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Dates
  
5 June 2007 – 10 June 2007

Captains
  
Mahela Jayawardene (ODI) & Shoaib Malik

Results
  
Asian XI won the 3-match series 3–0

Most runs
  
Mahela Jayawardene 217 Mahendra Singh Dhoni 174 Sourav Ganguly 120

Most wickets
  
Mohammad Rafique 8 Mohammad Asif 5 Dilhara Fernando 4 Harbhajan Singh 4

Player of the series
  
Mahela Jayawardene (Asia XI)

The second Afro-Asia Cup was played from 6 June until 10 June 2007, hosted by India. The three ODI and one Twenty20 matches were broadcast live on ESPN, after Nimbus had pulled out from the deal with Asian Cricket Council. The Twenty20 match did not have official status as a Twenty20 international or a regular Twenty20 match.

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Asia XI claimed the first title in the competition's history, following a tied series in 2005, with a 3–0 whitewash of the African XI. Asian XI captain Mahela Jayawardene was named player of the tournament for his 217 runs, including a half century and a century, in the three ODIs.This cup Held the Record for highest overall runs scored in a 3-match series with 1892 runs being scored until it is broken by India vs England in January 2017 with an overall total of 2090 runs.

Squads

  • Players who were originally named in the squad but opted to withdraw from the competition are greyed out.
  • Only Twenty20

  • This match did not have Twenty20 international or Twenty20 status.
  • References

    2007 Afro-Asia Cup Wikipedia