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{{Infobox limited overs final
| title = British Asian Cup
| image = [[File:RR Balcony.jpg|250px|The balcony of Rajasthan Royals during the match.]]
| team1 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| team1score = 162/5
| team1overs =20
| team2 = [[Middlesex Panthers]]
| team2score = 116/7
| team2overs =20
| date = 6 July 2009
| stadium = [[Lord's Cricket Ground]]
| city = London
| man_of_the_match1a = [[Dimitri Mascarenhas]]
| umpires = {{ubl|[[Trevor Jesty]]|[[David Millns]]}}
| attendance = 20,000
}}

The '''British Asian Cup''' was a [[day/night cricket|day/night]] [[Twenty20]] [[cricket]] charity match played between the [[2008 Indian Premier League]] (IPL) champion [[Rajasthan Royals]] and the [[2008 Twenty20 Cup]] champion [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex Panthers]] played at the [[Lord's Cricket Ground]], London, England.<ref group=lower-greek>The Panthers were known as Middlesex Crusaders at the time of winnings the 2008 Twenty20 Cup</ref> A portion of the earnings of the match went to the [[British Asian Trust]]. It ended as the Royals defeated the Panthers by 46 runs.

[[Shaun Udal]] and [[Shane Warne]] were the captains for the Panthers and the Royals respectively. The Royals played a warm-up game with the Middlesex Second XI before the match, and won it by 28 runs. The match attracted a crowd of 20,000 people, but was delayed due to rain.

Winning the [[Toss (cricket)|toss]], the Panthers opted to [[Bowling (cricket)|bowl]] first. The Royals scored 162 [[Run (cricket)|runs]] for five [[wicket]]s, and [[Swapnil Asnodkar]] and [[Mohammad Kaif]] top-scored with 41 run each. [[Dawid Malan]] took two wickets for 23 runs. In reply, the Panthers made 116 runs for seven wickets, as the Royals won by 46 runs. [[Sohail Tanvir]] took three wickets for 20 runs, and [[Dimitri Mascarenhas]] was named the [[man of the match]] for his all-round performance.

==Background==
On 14 May 2009, it was announced that 2008 IPL champion Rajasthan Royals and 2008 Twenty20 Cup champion Middlesex Panthers will play a charity match on 6 July 2009 under the name of the British Asian Cup, a portion of the earnings of which will go to the British Asian Trust.<ref name=cricinfo1>{{cite news|title=Rajasthan and Middlesex to play charity game|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/404306.html|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=9 January 2013|date=14 May 2009}}</ref> The two teams would have played each other in the [[2008 Champions League Twenty20]], but the tournament was cancelled due to security reasons.<ref name=cricinfo1/> The then IPL chairman [[Lalit Modi]] said,"We have shown this year that the IPL truly has global appeal, and for one of our teams to be playing at the 'home of cricket [Lords]' in front of the wonderfully passionate British fans is very exciting." He also welcomed the association with the British Asian Trust.<ref name=cricinfo1/> Marlyebone Cricket Club (MCC) chief executive Keith Bradshaw said,"It is a great honour to be hosting the first year of this competition, and demonstrates the MCC commitment to globalising our brand and venue."<ref name=ht>{{cite web|title=Rajasthan Royals to play Middlesex Panthers in British Asian Cup|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/TopStories/Rajasthan-Royals-to-play-Middlesex-Panthers-in-British-Asian-Cup/Article1-410797.aspx|agency=Indo-Asian News Service|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=9 January 2013|location=London|date=14 May 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130112032020/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/TopStories/Rajasthan-Royals-to-play-Middlesex-Panthers-in-British-Asian-Cup/Article1-410797.aspx|archive-date=12 January 2013}}</ref> It was planned that the British Asian Cup will be an annual series played between the IPL and Twenty20 Cup winners, and will consist of three matches in future.<ref name=ht/>

==Build up==
Udal and Warne captained the Panthers and the Royals respectively.<ref name=cricinfo1/> [[Tyron Henderson]], who had played for the Royals in the IPL, decided to play for the Panthers.<ref name=cricinfo1/> [[Sohail Tanvir]] played for the Royals after getting the permission of the [[Pakistan Cricket Board]].<ref name=tanvir>{{cite web|title=Tanvir to appear for Royals |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Articles/10/10681.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=9 January 2013|date=3 July 2009}}</ref> Tanvir was not able to play in the [[2009 Indian Premier League|2009 IPL]] due to tense relations between India and Pakistan after the [[2008 Mumbai attacks]].<ref name=tanvir/> However it was later decided to move the 2009 edition to South Africa due to [[2009 Indian general election]],<ref>{{cite news|title=IPL to be played outside India|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl2009/content/story/396319.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=30 March 2013|date=22 March 2009}}</ref> but till then the Pakistani players were either terminated or suspended by their franchisees due to their unavailability.<ref name=tanvir/> [[Kamran Akmal]] could not play for the Royals in the match because of [[Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan in 2009|Sri Lanka's tour of Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Shankar|first=Ajay S|title=IPL teams hope to field Pakistan players again|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl2009/content/story/410160.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=12 January 2013|date=22 June 2009}}</ref> It was also the last competitive game Warne played at the Lord's Cricket Ground.<ref name=report>{{cite news|title=All-round Mascarenhas takes Rajasthan to big win|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/413040.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=9 January 2013|date=6 July 2009}}</ref>

The Royals played a warm-up game with the Middlesex Second XI at [[Denis Compton Oval]] on 5 July 2009.<ref name=warmup>{{cite web|title=Middlesex Second XI v Rajasthan Royals |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/250/250816.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=9 January 2013}}</ref> Captained by Mohammad Kaif, the Royals won the toss elected to bat first.<ref name=warmup/> The scored 139 runs at a loss of seven wickets, and [[Faiz Fazal]] top scored with 47 runs.<ref name=warmup/> Batting second, the Middlesex Second XI got all out at 111 runs in the last over.<ref name=warmup/> [[Munaf Patel]] took three wickets, and the Royals won by 28 runs.<ref name=warmup/>

==Match==
[[File:Shane Warne bowling 2009.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Warne bowling in the match. This was the last competitive game played by Warne at the Lord's Cricket Ground.]]
The match attracted a crowd of 20,000 people and was a [[day/night cricket|day/night]] event.<ref name=warne>{{cite news|title=Shane Warne bids farewell to Lord's with last glimpse of brilliance|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/jul/06/shane-warne-ipl-british-asian-cup|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=9 January 2013|date=6 July 2009}}</ref><ref name=scorecard/><ref>{{cite news|title=Middlesex v Rajasthan Royals|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/engine/match/404477.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=12 January 2013}}</ref> The match was scheduled to start at 4:21 [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]], but it started raining heavily and the play was stopped.<ref name=commentary>{{cite news|title=British Asian Cup, 2009 / Commentary|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/engine/match/404477.html?innings=1;view=commentary|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=9 January 2013}}</ref> However the rain stopped at 4:25 GMT and the toss took place.<ref name=commentary2>{{cite web|title=Middlesex v Rajasthan Royals|url-access=subscription|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/244/244875/244875_commentary_i1_page.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=9 January 2013|archive-date=11 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130111221719/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/244/244875/244875_commentary_i1_page.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Panthers won the toss and decided to bowl first.<ref name=commentary2/> Fazal and [[Swapnil Asnodkar]] [[Batting order (cricket)|opened]] for the Royals and [[Gareth Berg]] bowled the first over. [[Murali Karthik]] came to the attack in the seventh over.<ref name=commentary/> In the first ball of the over, a shot by Ashnodkar was deflected by the wicket-keeper's helmet, and the Royals got five penalty runs.<ref name=commentary/> In the same over, Fazal and Asnodkar reached to a 50 runs [[Partnership (cricket)|partnership]] in 38 balls.<ref name=scorecard>{{cite web|title=Middlesex v Rajasthan Royals |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/244/244875.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=9 January 2013}}</ref> However Karthik took the wicket of Fazal in the fifth ball.<ref name=commentary/> Fazal tried to hit play the ball towards extra cover, but it went high in the air and [[Billy Godleman]] took the catch.<ref name=commentary/> Fazal went out making 27 runs off 22 balls, hitting two sixes. Karthik slowed down the run rate,<ref name=report/> and no boundary was hit in the next six overs.<ref name=commentary/> Kaif and Ashnodkar added 50 runs in 45 balls for the second wicket,<ref name=scorecard/><ref name=commentary2/> but Ashnodkar got dismissed in the very next ball.<ref name=commentary/> [[Dawid Malan]] bowled a [[full toss]] and Ashnodkar hit it towards deep mid-wicket, however Shah took "well judged" catch.<ref name=commentary2/> Ashnodkar made 41 runs off 40 balls.<ref name=scorecard/> In the next [[Over (cricket)|over]], [[Eoin Morgan]] dropped [[Naman Ojha]] on [[Shaun Udal]].<ref name=commentary/> However Ojha got caught by [[Steven Finn]] on the next ball.<ref name=commentary/> Ojha made 10 run off 5 balls.<ref name=scorecard/> In the next over, Malan bowled [[Justin Langer]], who scored one run in two balls.<ref name=commentary/> The next over, bowled by Henderson, came out to be the most expensive over of the innings; 15 runs were scored in the over.<ref name=overs>{{cite news|title=British Asian Cup, 2009 / Over comparison|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/engine/match/404477.html?view=comparison|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=9 January 2013}}</ref> Mascarenhas hit a four and a six, and the Royals reached to 145 runs.<ref name=commentary/> The next over was bowled by Berg, who gave seven runs.<ref name=commentary/> In the last ball of the innings, Kaif got run out on 41 runs.<ref name=commentary/> The Royals scored 162 runs at a loss of five wickets in 20 overs.<ref name=scorecard/> Mascarenhas remained not out on 32 runs off 16 balls.<ref name=scorecard/> Malan took two wickets for the Panthers giving 23 runs.<ref name=scorecard/>

The Panthers opened with Godleman and [[Neil Dexter]].<ref name=commentary4>{{cite web|title=Middlesex v Rajasthan Royals|url-access=subscription|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/244/244875/244875_commentary_i2_page.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=12 January 2013|archive-date=12 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130112012728/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/244/244875/244875_commentary_i2_page.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The first wicket felt in the fourth over; Tanvir bowled Godleman, who went on four runs.<ref name=commentary3>{{cite news|title=British Asian Cup, 2009 / Commentary|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/engine/match/404477.html?innings=2;view=commentary|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=12 January 2013}}</ref> Mascarenhas took the important wicket of [[Owais Shah]] in the next over, as Shah went for one run.<ref name=report/><ref name=commentary3/> In the first ball of the seventh over, Ojha dropped Dexter, however Mascarenhas bowled him on 26 runs on the third ball of the same over.<ref name=commentary3/> Mascarenhas took two wickets for 24 runs in his four over spell.<ref name=commentary3/> Malan and Morgan scored 45 runs for the fourth wicket partnership,<ref>{{cite news|title=Middlesex v Rajasthan Royals|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/engine/match/404477.html?innings=2;view=fow|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=12 January 2013}}</ref> before Ojha caught Morgan on Tanvir.<ref name=commentary3/> Morgan went out making 15 runs on 19 balls.<ref name=commentary4/> Henderson got out in the same over, getting caught by Mascarenhas; he went out scoring one run.<ref name=commentary4/> Ojha stumped Malan on Warne in the next over,<ref name=commentary3/> and he went for 34 runs.<ref name=commentary3/> The Panthers required 79 runs in the last four overs.<ref name=commentary3/> Berg, who scored 26 runs, went out in the last over as Fazal caught him on [[Abhishek Raut]].<ref name=commentary4/> The Panthers could only manage to 116 runs for even wickets, and the Royals won by 46 runs.<ref name=commentary4/> Tanvir took three wickets for 20 runs.<ref name=scorecard/> Mascarenhas was named the man of the match for his "all-round effort".<ref name=report/><ref name=commentary4/>

===Scorecard===
* '''On-field [[umpire (cricket)|umpires]]''': [[Trevor Jesty]] ({{cr|ENG}}), [[David Millns]] ({{cr|ENG}})
* '''[[Third umpire]]''': [[Stephen Gale]] ({{cr|ENG}})
* '''[[Toss (cricket)|Toss]]''': Panthers elected to field first
* '''Result''': Royals won by 46 runs

{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="border: grey solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center; width: 60%;" class=wikitable
|+ [[Rajasthan Royals]] batting innings
|-
! [[Batsman]]
! [[Dismissal (cricket)|Method of dismissal]]
! [[Run (cricket)|Runs]]
! [[Delivery (cricket)|Balls]]
! [[Strike rate#Batting Strike Rate|Strike rate]]
|-
| [[Faiz Fazal]] || c [[Billy Godleman|Godleman]] b [[Murali Kartik|Kartik]] || 27 || 22 || 122.72
|-
| [[Swapnil Asnodkar]] || c [[Owais Shah|Shah]] b [[Dawid Malan|Malan]] || 41 || 40 || 102.50
|-
| [[Mohammad Kaif]] || run out ({{dagger}} [[Ben Scott (cricketer)|Scott]]/[[Steven Finn|Finn]]) || 41 || 35 || 117.14
|-
| [[Naman Ojha]] {{dagger}} || c [[Steven Finn|Finn]] b [[Shaun Udal|Udal]] || 10 || 5 || 200.00
|-
| [[Justin Langer]] || b [[Dawid Malan|Malan]] || 1 || 2 || 50.00
|-
| [[Dimitri Mascarenhas]] || not out || 32 || 16 || 200.00
|-
| [[Abhishek Raut]] || did not bat || – || – || –
|-
| [[Sohail Tanvir]] || did not bat || – || – || –
|-
| [[Shane Warne]] * || did not bat || – || – || –
|-
| [[Munaf Patel]] || did not bat || – || – || –
|-
| [[Amit Singh (cricketer)|Amit Singh]] || did not bat || – || – || –
|-
| Extras || (4 [[bye (cricket)|bye]]s, 1 [[leg bye]]s, 5 penalty) || 10 || colspan="2" |
|-
| '''Totals''' || (20 overs) || '''162/5''' || colspan="2" |
|}

{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="border: grey solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center; width: 60%;" class=wikitable
|+ [[Middlesex Panthers]] bowling
|-
! width="25%" | [[Bowler (cricket)|Bowler]]
! [[Over (cricket)|Overs]]
! [[Over (cricket)|Maidens]]
! [[Run (cricket)|Runs]]
! [[Wicket]]s
! Economy
|-
|| [[Gareth Berg]] || 3 || 0 || 14 || 0 || 4.66
|-
|| [[Steven Finn]] || 3 || 0 || 29 || 0 || 9.26
|-
|| [[Tyron Henderson]] || 3 || 0 || 32 || 0 || 10.66
|-
|| [[Murali Kartik]] || 4 || 0 || 18 || 1 || 4.50
|-
|| [[Shaun Udal]] || 4 || 0 || 36 || 1 || 9.00
|-
|| [[Dawid Malan]] || 3 || 0 || 23 || 2 || 7.66
|}

{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="border: grey solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center; width: 60%;" class=wikitable
|+ [[Middlesex Panthers]] batting innings
|-
! [[Batsman]]
! [[Dismissal (cricket)|Method of dismissal]]
! [[Run (cricket)|Runs]]
! [[Delivery (cricket)|Balls]]
! [[Strike rate#Batting Strike Rate|Strike rate]]
|-
| [[Billy Godleman]] || b [[Sohail Tanvir|Tanvir]] || 4 || 7 || 57.14
|-
| [[Neil Dexter]] || b [[Dimitri Mascarenhas|Mascarenhas]]|| 26 || 24 || 108.33
|-
| [[Owais Shah]] || lbw b [[Dimitri Mascarenhas|Mascarenhas]] || 1 || 5 || 20.00
|-
| [[Eoin Morgan]] || c [[Naman Ojha|Ojha]] b [[Sohail Tanvir|Tanvir]] || 15 || 19 || 78.94
|-
| [[Dawid Malan]] || st {{dagger}} [[Naman Ojha|Ojha]] b [[Shane Warne|Warne]] || 34 || 34 || 100.00
|-
| [[Tyron Henderson]] || c [[Dimitri Mascarenhas|Mascarenhas]] b [[Sohail Tanvir|Tanvir]] || 1 || 3 || 33.33
|-
| [[Gareth Berg]] || c [[Faiz Fazal|Fazal]] b [[Abhishek Raut|Raut]] || 26 || 18 || 144.44
|-
| [[Ben Scott (cricketer)|Ben Scott]] * || not out || 7 || 9 || 77.77
|-
| [[Shaun Udal]] || not out || 1 || 1 || 100.00
|-
| [[Murali Kartik]] || did not bat || – || – || –
|-
| [[Steven Finn]] || did not bat || – || – || –
|-
| Extras || (1 [[Wide (cricket)|wide]])|| 1 || colspan="2" |
|-
| '''Totals''' || (20 overs) || '''116/7''' || colspan="2" |
|}

{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="border: grey solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center; width: 60%;" class=wikitable
|+ [[Rajasthan Royals]] bowling
|-
! width="25%" | [[Bowler (cricket)|Bowler]]
! [[Over (cricket)|Overs]]
! [[Over (cricket)|Maidens]]
! [[Run (cricket)|Runs]]
! [[Wicket]]s
! Economy
|-
|| [[Dimitri Mascarenhas]] || 4 || 0 || 24 || 2 || 6.00
|-
|| [[Sohail Tanvir]] || 4 || 0 || 20 || 3 || 5.00
|-
|| [[Amit Singh (cricketer)|Amit Singh]] || 2 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 2.50
|-
|| [[Munaf Patel]] || 3 || 0 || 21 || 0 || 7.00
|-
|| [[Shane Warne]] || 4 || 0 || 24 || 1 || 6.00
|-
|| [[Abhishek Raut]] || 3 || 0 || 22 || 1 || 7.33
|}

'''Key'''
* <nowiki>*</nowiki> – [[Captain (cricket)|Captain]]
* {{dagger}} – [[Wicket-keeper]]
* c ''Fielder'' – the batsman was dismissed by a catch by the named [[Fielding (cricket)|fielder]]
* b ''Bowler'' – the [[Bowling (cricket)|bowler]] who gains credit for the dismissal
* b  – the batsman was dismissed by bowled
* lbw – the batsman was dismissed [[leg before wicket]]
* Total runs are in the format: ''score/wickets''

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|British Asian Cup, July 2009}}
*[https://www.britishasiantrust.org/ Official website of British Asian Trust]
*[http://www.middlesexccc.com/ Official website of Middlesex Panthers]
*[https://www.rajasthanroyals.com/ Official website of Rajasthan Royals] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115054359/http://rajasthanroyals.com/ |date=15 January 2013 }}

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