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    "excerpt": "The first\u00a0edition of the Asia Cup\u00a0was held in\u00a0Sharjah,\u00a0UAE, in 1984.\u00a0India,\u00a0Pakistan,\u00a0and\u00a0Sri Lanka participated in the event. It was played\u00a0in a\u00a0round-robin format, where each team played the other once.",
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    "editor1": "<p>The first&nbsp;edition of the Asia Cup&nbsp;was held in&nbsp;Sharjah,&nbsp;UAE, in 1984.&nbsp;India,&nbsp;Pakistan,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Sri Lanka participated in the event. It was played&nbsp;in a&nbsp;round-robin format, where each team played the other once.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>India, led by Sunil Gavaskar, won both its matches, winning the inaugural Cup. Sri Lanka came in second, while Pakistan lost both its matches.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dp3s58\"><img alt=\"Jim\" src=\"https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Jionews-cnm.jpg\" style=\"height:250px; width:300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by five wickets in the opening match of the tournament. India started the campaign by registering&nbsp;a thumping victory over Sri Lanka by 10 wickets. In their next match against arch-rivals&nbsp;Pakistan, India won the low-scoring match by 54 runs. After opting to bat first, India scored 188\/4 in 46 overs. Indian bowlers bowled Pakistan out for 134 in 39.4 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>India finished on top of the table and were declared the first Asia Cup winners. They ended up with four points and a net run rate of 4.2.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Surinder Khanna finished as the leading run-scorer of the tournament with 107 runs from two matches at an average of 107 and a strike rate of 75.88 with a top score of 56.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/hindi.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-records-in-history\">Cricket History<\/a><\/p><p>Ravi Shastri finished as the leading wicket-taker with four wickets from two matches at an economy rate of 3.11 and a strike rate of 25.5.<\/p>\r\n",
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