Dates | 15 June – 24 June[1] |
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Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council |
Cricket format | One Day International |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin, knockout |
Host(s) | Sri Lanka |
Champions | India (5th title) |
Runners-up | Sri Lanka |
Participants | 4 |
Matches | 7 |
Player of the series | Shahid Afridi |
Most runs | Shahid Afridi (265) |
Most wickets | Lasith Malinga (9) |
The 2010 Asia Cup (also known as Micromax Asia Cup) was the tenth edition of the Asia Cup cricket tournament, which was held in Sri Lanka from 15 to 24 June 2010. Only the test playing nations India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh were taking part in the competition. India defeated Sri Lanka by 81 runs in the final to win a record 5th Asia Cup title. Pakistani captain, Shahid Afridi was declared the man of the tournament for scoring the most runs in the tournament, 265, with an average of 88.33 and a strike rate of 164.59.