Top 5 encounters in the history of Asia Cup

#4 India vs Sri Lanka in 2004, India won by four runs

Batting first, India lost Sachin Tendulkar early but a 134-run stand between Virender Sehwag and Sourav Ganguly laid the foundation for a solid score. A vital cameo from Yuvraj Singh helped India reach a competitive score of 271 from 50 overs.

In reply, India’s nemesis Sanath Jayasuriya stood firm even as Sri Lanka kept losing wickets from the other end. Sri Lanka looked down and out when Mahela Jayawardena fell as the fifth wicket at the score of 134 but a brilliant century partnership between Dilshan and Jayasuriya brought them back in the game. 18 runs were required off the last three overs with four wickets in hand.

Ganguly threw the ball to Sehwag who gobbled up Jayasuriya with a caught and bowled. Irfan Pathan bowled a dream penultimate over to bring the equation down to 11 runs needed off the last over. Zaheer Khan conceded just 6 runs off the last over to complete a stunning victory for Team India.