In 20 years of history of the Asia Cup, the highest team score was Pakistan's 343-5 against Hong Kong in the 2004 edition.

India scored 374-4 against Hong Kong last night.

Sri Lanka scored 357-9 against Bangladesh last night.

Is it the weak opposition?

Is it the pitches that have gone deader over the years?

Or is it the "evil" 20-20 cricket that has upped scoring rates in ODIs?

Before this edition of the Asia Cup, 13 batsmen had scored 17 centuries between them in 20 years of the tournament.

In 4 matches this year, 4 batsmen have scored 4 centuries.

Mohammad Ashraful - 109 vs UAE
Suresh Raina - 101 vs Hong Kong
MS Dhoni - 109* vs Hong Kong
Kumar Sangakkara - 101 vs Bangladesh

Is it the weak opposition?

Is it the pitches that have gone deader over the years?

Or is it the "evil" 20-20 cricket that has upped scoring rates in ODIs?