2016 Asia Cup final

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2016 Asia Cup Final
Event 2016 Asia Cup
Bangladesh India
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Flag of India.svg
120/5122/2
(15 overs)(13.5 overs)
India won by 8 wickets
Date6 March 2016
Venue Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur
Player of the match Flag of India.svg Shikhar Dhawan
Umpires Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Ruchira Palliyaguruge
Flag of Pakistan.svg Shozab Raza
Attendance24,000+
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The 2016 Asia Cup Final was a day/night Twenty20 cricket match 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]

Contents

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 for their opposition. India chased the total successfully with 13-balls to spare losing 2 wickets in the process. [2] [3]

Match Officials and results

Scorecard

Bangladesh batting innings [4]
Batsman Runs Balls Strike rate
Tamim Iqbal 201776.47
Soumya Sarkar 149155.55
Sabbir Rahman 3229110.34
Shakib Al Hasan 2116131.25
Mushfiqur Rahim 4580.00
Mashrafe Mortaza 010.00
Mahmudullah 3313234.78
Nasir Hossain Did not bat--
Al-Amin Hossain Did not bat--
Abu Hider Did not bat--
Taskin Ahmed Did not bat--
Total(15 overs)120/5RR:8.00
India bowling [4]
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets
Ravichandran Ashwin 30141
Ashish Nehra 30331
Jasprit Bumrah 30131
Ravindra Jadeja 30241
Hardik Pandya 30350
India batting innings [4]
Batsman Runs Balls Strike rate
Rohit Sharma 1520.00
Shikhar Dhawan 6044136.36
Virat Kohli 4128146.42
MS Dhoni 206333.25
Suresh Raina Did not bat--
Yuvraj Singh Did not bat--
Hardik Pandya Did not bat--
Ravindra Jadeja Did not bat--
Ravichandran Ashwin Did not bat--
Jasprit Bumrah Did not bat--
Ashish Nehra Did not bat--
Total(13.5 overs)122/2RR:8.81
Bangladesh bowling [4]
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets
Taskin Ahmed 30141
Al-Amin Hossain 2.50301
Abu Hider Rony 10140
Shakib Al Hasan 20260
Mashrafe Mortaza 20160
Nasir Hossain 30220

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Scorecard on ESPNcricinfo

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