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Sri Lankan Mahela Jayawardene holds the record for the most runs for the Asian XI

A One Day International, or an ODI, is an international cricket match between two representative teams, each having ODI status, as determined by the International Cricket Council. An ODI differs from Test matches in that the number of overs per team is limited, and that each team has only one innings.

The ACC Asian XI was a team named for the 2005 World Cricket Tsunami Appeal, a one-off match designed to raise funds for charities following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and resulting tsunami. It also competed in two Afro-Asia Cup series against an African XI, which was designed as a fund-raiser for the African Cricket Association and the Asian Cricket Council.[1] The Afro-Asian Cup debuted in 2005 and the second tournament was played in 2007.

The rules of ODIs have changed since the first Afro-Asia Cup. During the tournament, the ICC experimented with a rule called supersub – where the twelfth man would be allowed to take to the field in the place of one of the players and would be allowed to bat and/or bowl in his place, gaining a full cap in the process. As a result, this meant there were generally 12 capped players per match instead of the regular 11, even though a player may have not participated in either batting or bowling in a match. For example, Muttiah Muralitharan bowled during the first innings of the first ODI, but was replaced by Mohammad Ashraful who batted in his place: both players are listed as having a full cap.[2] These rules were not in place for the World Cricket Tsunami Appeal match or the 2007 Afro-Asia Cup.

Of their 7 matches played, the Asian XI have won 4 of them. Their first match resulted in a heavy 112 run loss to the World XI in the Tsunami Appeal match, and 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.

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.[3] 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[4] – 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,[5] and was named Man of the Series for the 2007 competition.[6] Zaheer Khan tops the list for most wickets with 11.[7]

The list is arranged in the order in which each player won his first ODI cap for the Asian XI (as opposed to their national team). Where more than one player won his first ODI cap in the same match, those players are listed alphabetically by their last name.[nb 1] All players have represented their respective member teams of the ICC, but only the records of their games for the ACC Asian XI are given.

Cricketers

Statistics are correct as of July 8, 2007, following the conclusion of the 2007 Afro-Asia Cup.

Asian XI ODI cricketers Batting Bowling Source
Cap Name Nationality Debut Last match [nb 2] Mat [nb 3] Runs HS [nb 4] Avg 50 / 100 [nb 5] Wkt Best Avg 4W / 5W [nb 6]
1 Rahul Dravid Template:Cr v World XI
January 10, 2005
v World XI
January 10, 2005
1 75 75* 1/0 –/– [8]
2 Sourav Ganguly Template:Cr v World XI
January 10, 2005
v Africa XI
June 9, 2007
3 142 88 47.33 1/0 0 0/14 0/0 [9]
3 Sanath Jayasuriya Template:Cr v World XI
January 10, 2005
v Africa XI
June 10, 2007
4 66 28 16.50 0/0 3 3/53 44.66 0/0 [10]
4 Zaheer Khan Template:Cr v World XI
January 10, 2005
v Africa XI
June 9, 2007
6 39 20* 39.00 0/0 13 3/21 15.30 0/0 [11]
5 Anil Kumble Template:Cr v World XI
January 10, 2005
v Africa XI
August 17, 2005
2 35 24 17.50 0/0 3 2/73 37.33 0/0 [12]
6 Muttiah Muralitharan Template:Cr v World XI
January 10, 2005
v Africa XI
August 21, 2005
4 0 0 0.00 0/0 6 3/59 23.00 0/0 [13]
7 Abdul Razzaq Template:Cr v World XI
January 10, 2005
v Africa XI
August 21, 2005
4 49 38 16.33 0/0 1 1/18 112.00 0/0 [14]
8 Kumar Sangakkara Template:Cr v World XI
January 10, 2005
v Africa XI
August 21, 2005
4 121 61 40.33 1/0 –/– [15]
9 Virender Sehwag Template:Cr v World XI
January 10, 2005
v Africa XI
June 10, 2007
7 214 52 30.57 1/0 1 1/37 83.00 0/0 [16]
10 Chaminda Vaas Template:Cr v World XI
January 10, 2005
v World XI
January 10, 2005
1 7 7 7.00 0/0 1 1/59 59.00 0/0 [17]
11 Mohammad Yousuf[nb 7] Template:Cr v World XI
January 10, 2005
v Africa XI
June 10, 2007
7 166 66 27.66 2/0 –/– [18]
12 Shahid Afridi Template:Cr v Africa XI
August 17, 2005
v Africa XI
August 21, 2005
3 19 13 6.33 0/0 2 1/5 30.00 0/0 [19]
13 Shoaib Akhtar Template:Cr v Africa XI
August 17, 2005
v Africa XI
August 21, 2005
3 21 15 10.50 0/0 6 2/16 17.66 0/0 [20]
14 Mohammad Ashraful Template:Cr v Africa XI
August 17, 2005
v Africa XI
August 21, 2005
2 0 0 0.00 0/0 –/– [21]
15 Inzamam-ul-Haq Template:Cr v Africa XI
August 17, 2005
v Africa XI
August 21, 2005
3 38 32* 38.00 0/0 –/– [22]
16 Ashish Nehra Template:Cr v Africa XI
August 17, 2005
v Africa XI
August 21, 2005
3 1 1 1.00 0/0 2 1/19 41.00 0/0 [23]
17 Mahela Jayawardene Template:Cr v Africa XI
August 20, 2005
v Africa XI
June 10, 2007
5 269 107 67.25 2/1 0 0/19 0/0 [24]
18 Mohammad Asif Template:Cr v Africa XI
June 6, 2007
v Africa XI
June 10, 2007
3 –/– 5 3/57 40.20 0/0 [25]
19 Mahendra Singh Dhoni Template:Cr v Africa XI
June 6, 2007
v Africa XI
June 10, 2007
3 174 139* 87.00 0/1 –/– [26]
20 Mashrafe Mortaza Template:Cr v Africa XI
June 6, 2007
v Africa XI
June 10, 2007
2 14 13 7.00 0/0 1 1/57 108.00 0/0 [27]
21 Harbhajan Singh Template:Cr v Africa XI
June 6, 2007
v Africa XI
June 10, 2007
2 24 20 12.00 0/0 4 3/48 25.25 0/0 [28]
22 Yuvraj Singh Template:Cr v Africa XI
June 6, 2007
v Africa XI
June 10, 2007
3 92 31 46.00 0/0 1 1/43 67.00 0/0 [29]
23 Dilhara Fernando Template:Cr v Africa XI
June 9, 2007
v Africa XI
June 9, 2007
1 –/– 4 4/36 9.00 1/0 [30]
24 Mohammad Rafique Template:Cr v Africa XI
June 9, 2007
v Africa XI
June 10, 2007
2 1 1 1.00 0/0 6 4/65 21.16 1/0 [31]
25 Upul Tharanga Template:Cr v Africa XI
June 10, 2007
v Africa XI
June 10, 2007
1 10 10 10.00 0/0

See also

Notes

  1. A brief history .... Cricinfo(May 28, 2007). Retrieved 2007-06-06.
  2. African XI vs Asian Cricket Council XI in 2005/06. CricketArchive(August 17, 2005). Retrieved 2007-07-08.
  3. Dilhara Fernando player profile. CricketArchive. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
  4. Playing XI of indian team. Mannat. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
  5. Records – Afro-Asia Cup – Most runs. Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
  6. Afro-Asia Cup 2007 tour homepage. CricketArchive. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
  7. Records – Afro-Asia Cup – Most wickets. Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
  8. Statsguru – Rahul Dravid – ODIs – Innings by innings list. Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
  9. Statsguru – Sourav Ganguly – ODIs – Innings by innings list. Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
  10. Statsguru – Sanath Jayasuriya – ODIs – Innings by innings list. Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
  11. Statsguru – Zaheer Khan – ODIs – Innings by innings list. Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
  12. Statsguru – Anil Kumble – ODIs – Innings by innings list. Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
  13. Statsguru – Muttiah Muralitharan – ODIs – Innings by innings list. Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
  14. Statsguru – Abdul Razzaq – ODIs – Innings by innings list. Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
  15. Statsguru – Kumar Sangakkara – ODIs – Innings by innings list. Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
  16. Statsguru – Virender Sehwag – ODIs – Innings by innings list. Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
  17. Statsguru – Chaminda Vaas – ODIs – Innings by innings list. Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
  18. Statsguru – Mohammad Yousuf – ODIs – Innings by innings list. Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
  19. Statsguru – Shahid Afridi – ODIs – Innings by innings list. Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
  20. Statsguru – Shoaib Akhtar – ODIs – Innings by innings list. Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
  21. Statsguru – Mohammad Ashraful – ODIs – Innings by innings list. Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
  22. Statsguru – Inzamam-ul-Haq – ODIs – Innings by innings list. Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
  23. Statsguru – Ashish Nehra – ODIs – Innings by innings list. Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
  24. Statsguru – Mahela Jayawardene – ODIs – Innings by innings list. Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
  25. Statsguru – Mohammad Asif – ODIs – Innings by innings list. Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
  26. Statsguru – Mahendra Singh Dhoni – ODIs – Innings by innings list. Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
  27. Statsguru – Mashrafe Mortaza – ODIs – Innings by innings list. Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
  28. Statsguru – Harbhajan Singh – ODIs – Innings by innings list. Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
  29. Statsguru – Yuvraj Singh – ODIs – Innings by innings list. Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
  30. Statsguru – Dilhara Fernando – ODIs – Innings by innings list. Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
  31. Statsguru – Mohammad Rafique – ODIs – Innings by innings list. Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-07-08.

References

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