ACC Asia XI cricket team
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| ICC status | None (None) |
|---|---|
| ICC region | Asia |
| Coach | n/a |
| Captain | n/a |
| First international | |
| January 10, 2005 vs. ICC World XI at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | |
| As of September 6, 2014 | |
ACC Asian XI cricket team was a team that took part in World Cricket Tsunami Appeal and Afro-Asia Cup. The ACC Asian XI played their first in a one-off match the 2005 World Cricket Tsunami Appeal which was designed to raise funds for charities following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and resulting tsunami. As of now, Asia XI had played 7 matches played, the Asian XI have won 4 of them.
The team also competed in a Afro-Asia Cup against an Africa XI which was designed as a fund-raiser for the African Cricket Association and the Asian Cricket Council. The Afro-Asian Cup debuted in 2005 and the second tournament was played in 2007.
History
Tsunami Appeal Match
Their first match resulted in a heavy 112 run loss to the World XI in the Tsunami Appeal match at Melbourne Cricket Ground. Travelex sponsored the first match, which was a 78,000 sell-out, for A$1 million. Two C-130H Hercules aircraft, similar to those used by the Royal Australian Air Force to carry supplies to regions devastated by the massive earthquake and resulting tsunamis, flew over the MCG during the break between innings.
The first ODI, which the World XI won by 112 runs, raised approximately A$17 million, while original estimations suggested only A$5 million would be raised from the Australians. The games were designated as One Day Internationals by the ICC, the first time a game between teams not representing separate cricketing nations was so designated. This designation attracted criticism from cricket statisticians.
Squad
Scorecard
2005 Afro-Asia CupAfro-Asia Cup was an idea to raise money for the Asian Cricket Council and the African Cricket Association and the whole venture was given a massive boost when the ICC somewhat controversially agreed to give the series of one-day matches full ODI status. They went on to lose the opening match of the 2005 Afro-Asian Cup by two runs to the African XI. They bounced back and won the next match, however, including half centuries for each of the Sri Lankan pair Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene. During the deciding match, the Asian XI bowled the African XI out for 106, but soon after starting their batting performance rain fell and the game was called off: the trophy was shared. Squad |
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2007 Afro-Asia Cup
In the 2007 competition, the Asian XI recorded a 3–0 whitewash of the Africans – winning the first two matches by 34 and 31 runs (respectively), the latter helped by Dilhara Fernando recording ODI career best bowling figures of 4/36.[4] In the final match, the Asians fell to 72/5, but following centuries from Mahela Jayawardene (107) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (139*) – the latter being the highest individual score ever recorded in an Afro-Asia Cup match[5] – they posted a score of 331/8. Despite half-centuries from three of the African batsmen, however, the Asian XI won by 13 runs.
Mahela Jayawardene is the highest run-scorer of the Asian XI in the Afro-Asia Cup, with two half-centuries and a century to his name, second to Shaun Pollock,[6] and was named Man of the Series for the 2007 competition.[7] Zaheer Khan tops the list for most wickets with 11.[8]
Squad
References
- ↑ Tsunami Asia XI Squad
- ↑ "Afro-Asian Cup – Asia XI Squad". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-07-05.
- ↑ Jayawardene was a late replacement for the injured Sanath Jayasuriya; whilst not listed on the squad page, it is noted: "Afro-Asia Cup hit by more withdrawals". Cricinfo. 11 August 2005. Retrieved 2007-07-05.; and went on to take part in the 2nd ODI and 3rd ODI.
- ↑ "Dilhara Fernando player profile". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
- ↑ "Records – Afro-Asia Cup – High scores". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
- ↑ "Records – Afro-Asia Cup – Most runs". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
- ↑ "Afro-Asia Cup 2007 tour homepage". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 19 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
- ↑ "Records – Afro-Asia Cup – Most wickets". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
- ↑ "Asia Squad". Cricinfo. 28 May 2007. Archived from the original on 28 June 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-11.