{{EngvarB|date=August 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}} {{good article}} {{Infobox limited overs final | title = British Asian Cup | image = 250px|The balcony of Rajasthan Royals during the match. | team1 = Rajasthan Royals | team1score = 162/5 | team1overs =20 | team2 = Middlesex Panthers | team2score = 116/7 | team2overs =20 | date = 6 July 2009 | stadium = Lord's Cricket Ground | city = London | man_of_the_match1a = Dimitri Mascarenhas | umpires = {{ubl|Trevor Jesty|David Millns}} | attendance = 20,000 }}
The '''British Asian Cup''' was a day/night Twenty20 cricket charity match played between the 2008 Indian Premier League (IPL) champion Rajasthan Royals and the 2008 Twenty20 Cup champion Middlesex Panthers played at the Lord's Cricket Ground, London, England.<ref group=lower-greek>The Panthers were known as Middlesex Crusaders at the time of winnings the 2008 Twenty20 Cup</ref> A portion of the earnings of the match went to the British Asian Trust. It ended as the Royals defeated the Panthers by 46 runs.
Shaun Udal and Shane Warne were the captains for the Panthers and the Royals respectively. The Royals played a warm-up game with the Middlesex Second XI before the match, and won it by 28 runs. The match attracted a crowd of 20,000 people, but was delayed due to rain.
Winning the toss, the Panthers opted to bowl first. The Royals scored 162 runs for five wickets, and Swapnil Asnodkar and Mohammad Kaif top-scored with 41 run each. Dawid Malan took two wickets for 23 runs. In reply, the Panthers made 116 runs for seven wickets, as the Royals won by 46 runs. Sohail Tanvir took three wickets for 20 runs, and Dimitri Mascarenhas was named the man of the match for his all-round performance.
==Background== On 14 May 2009, it was announced that 2008 IPL champion Rajasthan Royals and 2008 Twenty20 Cup champion Middlesex Panthers will play a charity match on 6 July 2009 under the name of the British Asian Cup, a portion of the earnings of which will go to the British Asian Trust.<ref name=cricinfo1>{{cite news|title=Rajasthan and Middlesex to play charity game|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/404306.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=9 January 2013|date=14 May 2009}}</ref> The two teams would have played each other in the 2008 Champions League Twenty20, but the tournament was cancelled due to security reasons.<ref name=cricinfo1/> The then IPL chairman Lalit Modi said,"We have shown this year that the IPL truly has global appeal, and for one of our teams to be playing at the 'home of cricket [Lords]' in front of the wonderfully passionate British fans is very exciting." He also welcomed the association with the British Asian Trust.<ref name=cricinfo1/> Marlyebone Cricket Club (MCC) chief executive Keith Bradshaw said,"It is a great honour to be hosting the first year of this competition, and demonstrates the MCC commitment to globalising our brand and venue."<ref name=ht>{{cite web|title=Rajasthan Royals to play Middlesex Panthers in British Asian Cup|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/TopStories/Rajasthan-Royals-to-play-Middlesex-Panthers-in-British-Asian-Cup/Article1-410797.aspx|agency=Indo-Asian News Service|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=9 January 2013|location=London|date=14 May 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130112032020/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/TopStories/Rajasthan-Royals-to-play-Middlesex-Panthers-in-British-Asian-Cup/Article1-410797.aspx|archive-date=12 January 2013}}</ref> It was planned that the British Asian Cup will be an annual series played between the IPL and Twenty20 Cup winners, and will consist of three matches in future.<ref name=ht/>
==Build up== Udal and Warne captained the Panthers and the Royals respectively.<ref name=cricinfo1/> Tyron Henderson, who had played for the Royals in the IPL, decided to play for the Panthers.<ref name=cricinfo1/> Sohail Tanvir played for the Royals after getting the permission of the Pakistan Cricket Board.<ref name=tanvir>{{cite web|title=Tanvir to appear for Royals |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Articles/10/10681.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=9 January 2013|date=3 July 2009}}</ref> Tanvir was not able to play in the 2009 IPL due to tense relations between India and Pakistan after the 2008 Mumbai attacks.<ref name=tanvir/> However it was later decided to move the 2009 edition to South Africa due to 2009 Indian general election,<ref>{{cite news|title=IPL to be played outside India|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl2009/content/story/396319.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=30 March 2013|date=22 March 2009}}</ref> but till then the Pakistani players were either terminated or suspended by their franchisees due to their unavailability.<ref name=tanvir/> Kamran Akmal could not play for the Royals in the match because of Sri Lanka's tour of Pakistan.<ref>{{cite news|last=Shankar|first=Ajay S|title=IPL teams hope to field Pakistan players again|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl2009/content/story/410160.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=12 January 2013|date=22 June 2009}}</ref> It was also the last competitive game Warne played at the Lord's Cricket Ground.<ref name=report>{{cite news|title=All-round Mascarenhas takes Rajasthan to big win|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/413040.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=9 January 2013|date=6 July 2009}}</ref>
The Royals played a warm-up game with the Middlesex Second XI at Denis Compton Oval on 5 July 2009.<ref name=warmup>{{cite web|title=Middlesex Second XI v Rajasthan Royals |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/250/250816.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=9 January 2013}}</ref> Captained by Mohammad Kaif, the Royals won the toss elected to bat first.<ref name=warmup/> The scored 139 runs at a loss of seven wickets, and Faiz Fazal top scored with 47 runs.<ref name=warmup/> Batting second, the Middlesex Second XI got all out at 111 runs in the last over.<ref name=warmup/> Munaf Patel took three wickets, and the Royals won by 28 runs.<ref name=warmup/>
==Match== thumb|150px|left|Warne bowling in the match. This was the last competitive game played by Warne at the Lord's Cricket Ground. The match attracted a crowd of 20,000 people and was a day/night event.<ref name=warne>{{cite news|title=Shane Warne bids farewell to Lord's with last glimpse of brilliance|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/jul/06/shane-warne-ipl-british-asian-cup|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=9 January 2013|date=6 July 2009}}</ref><ref name=scorecard/><ref>{{cite news|title=Middlesex v Rajasthan Royals|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/engine/match/404477.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=12 January 2013}}</ref> The match was scheduled to start at 4:21 GMT, but it started raining heavily and the play was stopped.<ref name=commentary>{{cite news|title=British Asian Cup, 2009 / Commentary|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/engine/match/404477.html?innings=1;view=commentary|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=9 January 2013}}</ref> However the rain stopped at 4:25 GMT and the toss took place.<ref name=commentary2>{{cite web|title=Middlesex v Rajasthan Royals|url-access=subscription|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/244/244875/244875_commentary_i1_page.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=9 January 2013|archive-date=11 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130111221719/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/244/244875/244875_commentary_i1_page.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Panthers won the toss and decided to bowl first.<ref name=commentary2/> Fazal and Swapnil Asnodkar opened for the Royals and Gareth Berg bowled the first over. Murali Karthik came to the attack in the seventh over.<ref name=commentary/> In the first ball of the over, a shot by Ashnodkar was deflected by the wicket-keeper's helmet, and the Royals got five penalty runs.<ref name=commentary/> In the same over, Fazal and Asnodkar reached to a 50 runs partnership in 38 balls.<ref name=scorecard>{{cite web|title=Middlesex v Rajasthan Royals |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/244/244875.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=9 January 2013}}</ref> However Karthik took the wicket of Fazal in the fifth ball.<ref name=commentary/> Fazal tried to hit play the ball towards extra cover, but it went high in the air and Billy Godleman took the catch.<ref name=commentary/> Fazal went out making 27 runs off 22 balls, hitting two sixes. Karthik slowed down the run rate,<ref name=report/> and no boundary was hit in the next six overs.<ref name=commentary/> Kaif and Ashnodkar added 50 runs in 45 balls for the second wicket,<ref name=scorecard/><ref name=commentary2/> but Ashnodkar got dismissed in the very next ball.<ref name=commentary/> Dawid Malan bowled a full toss and Ashnodkar hit it towards deep mid-wicket, however Shah took "well judged" catch.<ref name=commentary2/> Ashnodkar made 41 runs off 40 balls.<ref name=scorecard/> In the next over, Eoin Morgan dropped Naman Ojha on Shaun Udal.<ref name=commentary/> However Ojha got caught by Steven Finn on the next ball.<ref name=commentary/> Ojha made 10 run off 5 balls.<ref name=scorecard/> In the next over, Malan bowled Justin Langer, who scored one run in two balls.<ref name=commentary/> The next over, bowled by Henderson, came out to be the most expensive over of the innings; 15 runs were scored in the over.<ref name=overs>{{cite news|title=British Asian Cup, 2009 / Over comparison|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/engine/match/404477.html?view=comparison|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=9 January 2013}}</ref> Mascarenhas hit a four and a six, and the Royals reached to 145 runs.<ref name=commentary/> The next over was bowled by Berg, who gave seven runs.<ref name=commentary/> In the last ball of the innings, Kaif got run out on 41 runs.<ref name=commentary/> The Royals scored 162 runs at a loss of five wickets in 20 overs.<ref name=scorecard/> Mascarenhas remained not out on 32 runs off 16 balls.<ref name=scorecard/> Malan took two wickets for the Panthers giving 23 runs.<ref name=scorecard/>
The Panthers opened with Godleman and Neil Dexter.<ref name=commentary4>{{cite web|title=Middlesex v Rajasthan Royals|url-access=subscription|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/244/244875/244875_commentary_i2_page.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=12 January 2013|archive-date=12 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130112012728/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/244/244875/244875_commentary_i2_page.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The first wicket felt in the fourth over; Tanvir bowled Godleman, who went on four runs.<ref name=commentary3>{{cite news|title=British Asian Cup, 2009 / Commentary|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/engine/match/404477.html?innings=2;view=commentary|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=12 January 2013}}</ref> Mascarenhas took the important wicket of Owais Shah in the next over, as Shah went for one run.<ref name=report/><ref name=commentary3/> In the first ball of the seventh over, Ojha dropped Dexter, however Mascarenhas bowled him on 26 runs on the third ball of the same over.<ref name=commentary3/> Mascarenhas took two wickets for 24 runs in his four over spell.<ref name=commentary3/> Malan and Morgan scored 45 runs for the fourth wicket partnership,<ref>{{cite news|title=Middlesex v Rajasthan Royals|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/engine/match/404477.html?innings=2;view=fow|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=12 January 2013}}</ref> before Ojha caught Morgan on Tanvir.<ref name=commentary3/> Morgan went out making 15 runs on 19 balls.<ref name=commentary4/> Henderson got out in the same over, getting caught by Mascarenhas; he went out scoring one run.<ref name=commentary4/> Ojha stumped Malan on Warne in the next over,<ref name=commentary3/> and he went for 34 runs.<ref name=commentary3/> The Panthers required 79 runs in the last four overs.<ref name=commentary3/> Berg, who scored 26 runs, went out in the last over as Fazal caught him on Abhishek Raut.<ref name=commentary4/> The Panthers could only manage to 116 runs for even wickets, and the Royals won by 46 runs.<ref name=commentary4/> Tanvir took three wickets for 20 runs.<ref name=scorecard/> Mascarenhas was named the man of the match for his "all-round effort".<ref name=report/><ref name=commentary4/>
===Scorecard=== * '''On-field umpires''': Trevor Jesty ({{cr|ENG}}), David Millns ({{cr|ENG}}) * '''Third umpire''': Stephen Gale ({{cr|ENG}}) * '''Toss''': Panthers elected to field first * '''Result''': Royals won by 46 runs
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="border: grey solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center; width: 60%;" class=wikitable |+ Rajasthan Royals batting innings |- ! Batsman ! Method of dismissal ! Runs ! Balls ! Strike rate |- | Faiz Fazal || c Godleman b Kartik || 27 || 22 || 122.72 |- | Swapnil Asnodkar || c Shah b Malan || 41 || 40 || 102.50 |- | Mohammad Kaif || run out ({{dagger}} Scott/Finn) || 41 || 35 || 117.14 |- | Naman Ojha {{dagger}} || c Finn b Udal || 10 || 5 || 200.00 |- | Justin Langer || b Malan || 1 || 2 || 50.00 |- | Dimitri Mascarenhas || not out || 32 || 16 || 200.00 |- | Abhishek Raut || did not bat || – || – || – |- | Sohail Tanvir || did not bat || – || – || – |- | Shane Warne * || did not bat || – || – || – |- | Munaf Patel || did not bat || – || – || – |- | Amit Singh || did not bat || – || – || – |- | Extras || (4 byes, 1 leg byes, 5 penalty) || 10 || colspan="2" | |- | '''Totals''' || (20 overs) || '''162/5''' || colspan="2" | |}
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="border: grey solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center; width: 60%;" class=wikitable |+ Middlesex Panthers bowling |- ! width="25%" | Bowler ! Overs ! Maidens ! Runs ! Wickets ! Economy |- || Gareth Berg || 3 || 0 || 14 || 0 || 4.66 |- || Steven Finn || 3 || 0 || 29 || 0 || 9.26 |- || Tyron Henderson || 3 || 0 || 32 || 0 || 10.66 |- || Murali Kartik || 4 || 0 || 18 || 1 || 4.50 |- || Shaun Udal || 4 || 0 || 36 || 1 || 9.00 |- || Dawid Malan || 3 || 0 || 23 || 2 || 7.66 |}
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="border: grey solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center; width: 60%;" class=wikitable |+ Middlesex Panthers batting innings |- ! Batsman ! Method of dismissal ! Runs ! Balls ! Strike rate |- | Billy Godleman || b Tanvir || 4 || 7 || 57.14 |- | Neil Dexter || b Mascarenhas|| 26 || 24 || 108.33 |- | Owais Shah || lbw b Mascarenhas || 1 || 5 || 20.00 |- | Eoin Morgan || c Ojha b Tanvir || 15 || 19 || 78.94 |- | Dawid Malan || st {{dagger}} Ojha b Warne || 34 || 34 || 100.00 |- | Tyron Henderson || c Mascarenhas b Tanvir || 1 || 3 || 33.33 |- | Gareth Berg || c Fazal b Raut || 26 || 18 || 144.44 |- | Ben Scott * || not out || 7 || 9 || 77.77 |- | Shaun Udal || not out || 1 || 1 || 100.00 |- | Murali Kartik || did not bat || – || – || – |- | Steven Finn || did not bat || – || – || – |- | Extras || (1 wide)|| 1 || colspan="2" | |- | '''Totals''' || (20 overs) || '''116/7''' || colspan="2" | |}
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="border: grey solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center; width: 60%;" class=wikitable |+ Rajasthan Royals bowling |- ! width="25%" | Bowler ! Overs ! Maidens ! Runs ! Wickets ! Economy |- || Dimitri Mascarenhas || 4 || 0 || 24 || 2 || 6.00 |- || Sohail Tanvir || 4 || 0 || 20 || 3 || 5.00 |- || Amit Singh || 2 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 2.50 |- || Munaf Patel || 3 || 0 || 21 || 0 || 7.00 |- || Shane Warne || 4 || 0 || 24 || 1 || 6.00 |- || Abhishek Raut || 3 || 0 || 22 || 1 || 7.33 |}
'''Key''' * <nowiki>*</nowiki> – Captain * {{dagger}} – Wicket-keeper * c ''Fielder'' – the batsman was dismissed by a catch by the named fielder * b ''Bowler'' – the bowler who gains credit for the dismissal * b – the batsman was dismissed by bowled * lbw – the batsman was dismissed leg before wicket * Total runs are in the format: ''score/wickets''
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==External links== {{Commons category|British Asian Cup, July 2009}} *[https://www.britishasiantrust.org/ Official website of British Asian Trust] *[http://www.middlesexccc.com/ Official website of Middlesex Panthers] *[https://www.rajasthanroyals.com/ Official website of Rajasthan Royals] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115054359/http://rajasthanroyals.com/ |date=15 January 2013 }}
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