| Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council |
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| Cricket format | One-Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
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| Champions |
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| Runner Up |
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| Participants | 6 |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Player of the series | Sanath Jayasuriya |
| Most runs | Shoaib Malik 316 |
| Most wickets | Irfan Pathan 14 |
The eighth edition of cricket's Asia Cup (also called Indian Oil Asia Cup) was held in Sri Lanka after a gap of 4 years. Sri Lanka beat India in the final to win the cup.
The 4 test playing Asian nations participated in the tournament along with, for the first time, leading Asian associate nations, the UAE and Hong Kong.