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2016 Asia Cup Final
Event2016 Asia Cup
Bangladesh India
Bangladesh India
120/5 122/2
(15 overs) (13.5 overs)
India won by 8 wickets
Date6 March 2016
VenueSher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur
Player of the matchShikhar Dhawan (Ind)
UmpiresRuchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
Attendance24,000+
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The 2016 Asia Cup final was a Twenty20 cricket match played on 6 March 2016 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, which was played between Bangladesh and India to determine the winner of the 2016 season of the Asia Cup.[1] India defeated Bangladesh by 8 wickets to win their sixth Asia Cup title. Shikhar Dhawan was named as the player of the match for scoring 60 runs off 44 balls.[2]

Road to the final[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1  India 4 4 0 0 0 16 2.020
2  Bangladesh 4 3 1 0 0 12 0.458
3  Pakistan 4 2 2 0 0 8 −0.296
4  Sri Lanka 4 1 3 0 0 4 −0.293
5  United Arab Emirates 4 0 4 0 0 0 −1.813
Source: [3]

  Advance to Final

India[edit]

India dominated throughout the tournament. In the group stage, they defeated Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates, to qualify in the final. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya were India's top performers throughout the group stage.[4][5][6]

Bangladesh[edit]

After losing the first match to India, Bangladesh made a strong comeback by defeating United Arab Emirates, Sri Lanka and Pakistan in the group stage to qualify in the final. Sabbir Rahman, Soumya Sarkar, Al-Amin Hossain and Mahmudullah were top performers for Bangladesh throughout the group stage.[7][8][9]

Match details[edit]

Match officials[edit]

Summary[edit]

Hours before the toss, heavy rain lashed Bangladesh capital Dhaka. The game was reduced to 15 overs a side, with fielding restrictions for five overs. A bowler could bowl a maximum of three overs.

Winning the toss, India elected to field first. Bangladesh set up a total of 120/5 off 15 overs. Mahmudullah's 33 and Sabbir Rahman's 32 helped Bangladesh reach a fighting total. Ashwin, Jadeja, Nehra and Bumrah each got one wicket. India chased the total successfully with 13-balls to spare losing only 2 wickets in the process thanks to Shikhar Dhawan's 60 off 44 balls and Virat Kohli's 41 off 28 balls.[10][11]

6 March
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Bangladesh 
120/5 (15 overs)
v
 India
122/2 (13.5 overs)
Mahmudullah 33* (13)
Jasprit Bumrah 1/13 (3 overs)
Shikhar Dhawan 60 (44)
Taskin Ahmed 1/14 (3 overs)
India won by 8 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur
Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Shikhar Dhawan (Ind)
  • India won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 15 overs per side due to rain.

Scorecard[edit]

Source:[12]

 Bangladesh batting
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
Tamim Iqbal lbw b Bumrah 13 17 2 0 76.47
Soumya Sarkar c Pandya b Nehra 14 9 3 0 155.55
Sabbir Rahman not out 32 29 2 0 110.34
Shakib Al Hasan c Bumrah b Ashwin 21 16 3 0 131.25
Mushfiqur Rahim † run out (Kohli/†Dhoni) 4 5 0 0 80.00
Mashrafe Mortaza * c Kohli b Jadeja 0 1 0 0 0.00
Mahmudullah not out 33 13 2 2 253.84
Nasir Hossain did not bat
Al-Amin Hossain did not bat
Abu Hider did not bat
Taskin Ahmed did not bat
Extras (w 3) 3
Total (5 wickets; 15 overs) 120 12 2

Fall of wickets: 1/27 (Sarkar, 3.6 ov), 2/30 (Tamim, 4.4 ov), 3/64 (Shakib, 9.1 ov), 4/75 (Rahim, 11.3 ov), 5/75 (Mortaza, 11.4 ov)

 India bowling
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Econ Wides NBs
Ravichandran Ashwin 3 0 14 1 4.66 1 0
Ashish Nehra 3 0 33 1 11.00 1 0
Jasprit Bumrah 3 0 13 1 4.33 0 0
Ravindra Jadeja 3 0 25 1 8.33 0 0
Hardik Pandya 3 0 35 0 11.66 1 0
 India batting
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
Rohit Sharma c Sarkar b Al-Amin 1 5 0 0 20.00
Shikhar Dhawan c Sarkar b Taskin 60 44 9 1 136.36
Virat Kohli not out 41 28 5 0 146.42
MS Dhoni *† not out 20 6 1 2 333.33
Suresh Raina
Yuvraj Singh
Hardik Pandya
Ravindra Jadeja
Ravichandran Ashwin
Jasprit Bumrah
Ashish Nehra
Extras 0
Total (2 wickets; 13.5 overs) 122 15 3

Fall of wickets: 1/5 (Rohit, 1.3 ov), 2/99 (Dhawan, 12.4 ov)

 Bangladesh bowling
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Econ Wides NBs
Taskin Ahmed 3 0 14 1 4.66 0 0
Al-Amin Hossain 2.5 0 30 1 10.58 0 0
Abu Hider 1 0 14 0 14.00 0 0
Shakib Al Hasan 2 0 26 0 13.00 0 0
Mashrafe Mortaza 2 0 16 0 8.00 0 0
Nasir Hossain 3 0 22 0 7.33 0 0

Key

  • * – Captain
  • † – Wicket-keeper
  • c Fielder – Indicates that the batsman was dismissed by a catch by the named fielder
  • b Bowler – Indicates which bowler gains credit for the dismissal

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Match Highlights". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 6 March 2016.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Asia Cup: Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli Take India to Sixth Title With Win over Bangladesh". NDTV Sports. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  3. ^ "2016 Asia Cup Points Table". ESPN Cricinfo. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  4. ^ Muthu, Alagappan (24 February 2016). "Rohit, Nehra hand Bangladesh a thrashing". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Kohli wins it for India after Amir storm". ESPNcricinfo. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Kohli, bowlers put India in final". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Bangladesh bowlers flatten UAE to defend 133". ESPNcricinfo. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  8. ^ "Sabbir's one-man act too much for Sri Lanka". ESPNcricinfo. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  9. ^ "Bangladesh hold nerve to seal final berth". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  10. ^ Isam, Mohammad (6 March 2016). "Dhawan, Kohli bring India sixth Asia Cup title". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Tigers title hopes iced with hot Mahmudullah held back". ESPNcricinfo. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Final (N), Asia Cup at Dhaka, Mar 6 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

External links[edit]

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