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 Shikhar Dhawan (Ind)
Umpires Ruchira 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]

Contents

Road to the final

PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR
1Flag of India.svg  India 44000162.020
2Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 43100120.458
3Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 422008−0.296
4Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 413004−0.293
5Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 404000−1.813
Source: [3]

  Advance to Final

India

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

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

Match officials

Summary

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  Flag of Bangladesh.svg
120/5 (15 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  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

Source: [12]

Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh batting
PlayerStatusRunsBalls4s6sStrike rate
Tamim Iqbal lbw b Bumrah13172076.47
Soumya Sarkar c Pandya b Nehra14930155.55
Sabbir Rahman not out322920110.34
Shakib Al Hasan c Bumrah b Ashwin211630131.25
Mushfiqur Rahim †run out (Kohli/†Dhoni)450080.00
Mashrafe Mortaza *c Kohli b Jadeja01000.00
Mahmudullah not out331322253.84
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)120122

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)

Flag of India.svg  India bowling
BowlerOversMaidensRunsWicketsEconWidesNBs
Ravichandran Ashwin 301414.6610
Ashish Nehra 3033111.0010
Jasprit Bumrah 301314.3300
Ravindra Jadeja 302518.3300
Hardik Pandya 3035011.6610
Flag of India.svg  India batting
PlayerStatusRunsBalls4s6sStrike rate
Rohit Sharma c Sarkar b Al-Amin150020.00
Shikhar Dhawan c Sarkar b Taskin604491136.36
Virat Kohli not out412850146.42
MS Dhoni *†not out20612333.33
Suresh Raina
Yuvraj Singh
Hardik Pandya
Ravindra Jadeja
Ravichandran Ashwin
Jasprit Bumrah
Ashish Nehra
Extras0
Total(2 wickets; 13.5 overs)122153

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

Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh bowling
BowlerOversMaidensRunsWicketsEconWidesNBs
Taskin Ahmed 301414.6600
Al-Amin Hossain 2.5030110.5800
Abu Hider 1014014.0000
Shakib Al Hasan 2026013.0000
Mashrafe Mortaza 201608.0000
Nasir Hossain 302207.3300

Key

References

  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.
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