Asia Cup, 1986

Coverage of the 1986 Asia Cup

This second edition of the cup was held in Sri Lanka, the first multi-national cricket series to be held there. India had pulled out of the tournament due to soured relations with Sri Lanka after a controversial series in Sri Lanka the previous year in which the umpires allegedly made wrong decisions to favour the home side leading to Sri Lanka winning their first ever Test match.

This time called the John Player Gold Leaf Trophy, Sri Lanka beat Pakistan in the final of the tournament by 5 wickets on April 6, 1986.

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