As it happened: Asia Cup Twenty20 championship — Bangladesh versus India finals in Dhaka

India demonstrates its dominance in Twenty20 cricket and regains continental supremacy, downing host Bangladesh by eight wickets in the final of the Asia Cup at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.

March 06, 2016 04:31 pm | Updated April 21, 2017 06:02 pm IST

With this victory, India lifted their sixth Asia Cup title. This is the first time the Asia Cup was held in T20 format and India proved why they are No.1 side in T20 Internationals.

India finish their unbeaten run in the Asia Cup with a strong performance in the final. Bangladesh fought hard in phases but a victory with six balls to spare and eight wickets in hand is a pretty emphatic one in the end. Bumrah and Ashwin were the stars for India with the ball, before Dhawan and Kohli sealed the chase with that partnership. Dhoni had played only nine balls in the tournament.

After Dhawan got out, M.S. Dhoni, the Indian ODI and T20 captain, promoted himself up the order and finished the match in grand style. M.S. Dhoni scored 20 off just 6 balls with 1 four and two huge sixes.

Though lost Rohit Sharma, Dhawan and Kohli played sensibly and build a good partnership of 94 runs for the second wicket.

India led by some fine batting performances from Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli and M.S. Dhoni, won the Asia Cup Twenty20 championship in grand style. India won the finals by 8 wicket against Bangladesh in Mirpur on Sunday.

14th over: Al-Amin comes back. first ball, Dhoni on strike, Smashes the first ball over the long-on for a massive six. It is 108 for 2. second ball, beautifully played and takes a single. It is 109 for 2. third ball, Kohli smashes the ball straight to the ground, excellent fielding and India takes three runs. India 112 for 2. fourth ball, he smashes the ball over the cover for another boundary. Dhoni on song and it is 116 for 2. fifth ball, another hit and he finishes it off in style. Dhoni smashes it over the mid-wicket for another huge six and India won the match by 8 wickets.

Two overs to go, 19 to win.

13th over : Taskin back into the attack. first ball, Dhawan on strike,hits it ont he leg side and no run. second ball, good shot and takes a single to the mid-wicket and it is 98 for 1. 23 to win in 16 balls. third ball, Kohli smashes it straight to the longon fielder and another single and it is 99 for 1. fourth ball, good shot from Dhawan and also an excellent catch at point and India loses their second wicket and it is 99 for 2. Taskin strikes a crucial bow. fifth ball, Dhoni is in, smashes the ball throughthe mid-wicket and takes two quick runs. It is 101 for 1. sixth ball, Dhoni pushes the ball on the leg side and it is a single and it is 102 for 1. Excellent over from Taskin.

Three overs to go, 24 runs to win.

12th over : Hossain to continue. first ball, Dhawan plays it on the leg side and straight to the fielder and one run. It is 83 for 1. second ball, Kohli smashes it on the leg side and a catch is dropped and it is boundary for India. It is 87 for 1. Excellent try from the fielder. third ball,low full toss and Kohli smashes over the mid-wicket for another boundary it is 91 for 1. fourth ball, Kohli plays it on leg side and it is a single India 92 for 1. ffifth ball, good shot from Dhawan and ithe ball races to the boundary It is 96 for 1. sixth ball, beautiful shot from Dhawan and it is a single India 97 for 1.

Four overs to go, 39 to win.

11th over : Shakib to Dhawan, Dhawan plays the first ball over the mid-wicket and misfield gives India a boundary and it is 75 for 1. second ball, another good shot and it is another boundary and it is 50 for Dhawan. India 79 for 1. third ball, plays it straight to the bowler and no run. fourth ball, cuts it over the point and takes a single and it is 80 for 1. fifth ball, Kohli taps it on the off side and a single and it is 81 for 1. sixth ball, another good shot and another single and it is 82 for 1.

Five to go, 50 runs to win.

10th over: Hossain into the attack. first ball, Dhawan on strike, good delivery to start with, no run. second ball, again excellent delivery, no run. third ball, sweeps to the deep fine leg for a singlea nd it is 69 for 1. Kohli on strike, fourth ball, plays it straight to the long off and takes a single and it is 70 for 1. fifth ball, jumps and cuts straight to deep cover and it is single again good over India 71 for 1. sixth ball, beautiful delivery to end with. Excellent over from Hossain. It is 71 for 1.

Six to go. 53 runs to win

9th over : Mortazxa contineus and dhawan takes the first ball for a single. It is 60 for 1. second ball, taps the ball through the third man and takes another single. It is 61 for 1. third ball, beautiful shot from Dhawan and the ball soars over the fine leg and it is a six. It is 67 for 1.fourth ball, Dhawan plays it straight to the third man and no run. fifth ball, plays it defensively and takes a single and it is 68 for 1. sixth ball, plays it defensively and it is 68 for 1.

Seven to go. 62 to win.

8th over : Hossain into the attack. first ball, Kohli on strike, plays it on the offside and takes a single. It is 56 for 1. second ball, Dhawan on strike, good shout for LBW and umpire says no. third ball, jumps out and hits the ball straight to long-on one run and it is 57 fir 1. fourth ball, Kohli smashes straight to cover and excellent fielding, no run. fifth ball, down the leg side and takes a quick single and it is 58 for 1. sixth ball, dhawan takes a single and it is 59 for 1.

7th over : Two good overs for India. India on course now. Mortaza into the attack. first ball, Kohli on strike, cuts the ball to the third man and takes a single and it is 49 for 1. second ball, excellent stuff from Mortaza, no run. third ball, good shot and takes a single and it is 50 for 1. fourth ball, good shot on the leg side and the ball races the boundary and it is 54 for 1. fifth ball, down the leg and Kohli pats and takes a single and it is 55 for 1. sixth ball, plays it straight to the bowler and no run.

6th over : Shakib into the attack, first ball, kohli on strike, Kohli strikes thorugh the deep mid-wicket and deep mid-on for a boundary. it is 37 fo 1. second ball, kohli plays it straight and takes a single. It is 38 for 1. third ball, Dhawan on strike, cuts the ball and it races through the third man for another boundary. It is 42 for 1. fourth ball, plays it defensively, no run. fifth ball, jumps out and pats the bnall ont he leg side and takes two quick runs. It is 44 for 1. sixth ball, beautifully played between the two fielders and another boundary to end the over. It is 48 for 1.

5th over: Hider into the attack, Dhawan on strike, taps the bals through the slips and the ball races to the boundary and it is four and it is 23 for 1. second ball, drives it straight to the bowler and no run. third ball, drives straight to mid=off and takes a single and it is 24 for 1. Kohli on strike. fourth ball, beautiful shot and the ball races the long-off boundary for another boundary and it is 28 for 1. fifth ball, another good shot and runs a quick single. Umpire asks for a review but Kohli is certainly safe. and it is 29 for 1. sixth ball, plays it through the slips and it is another boundary. It is 33 for 1.

102 more runs to win

4th over : Al-Amin continues. first ball, Dhawan on strike, plays it straight to the fielder and no run. second ball, Dhawan plays it straight to the bowler and no run. third ball, pats the ball through the fine leg and the ball races to the bondary. It is 16 for 1. fourth ball, plays it straight to the midoff and takes a single and it is 17 for 1. fifth ball, Kohli taps on the leg side and another single and it is 18 for 1. sixth ball, Dhawan pulls the ball straight to the deep wicket and it is a single again. It is 19 for 1.

3rd over : Taskin continues. first ball, Kohli on strike, good ball straight to the bowler, no run. second ball, played it through the covers and takes two runs and it is 10 for 1. third ball, plays it defensively and no run. fourth ball, Kohli plays it defensively and no run. fifth ball, smashes the ball through the point and takes a single. It is 11 for 1. sixth ball, Dhawan taps it onthe leg side and takes a single and it is 12 for 1.

2nd over : Rohit on strike. Al-Amin opens the attack from the other side. first ball, pats the ball straight to point, no run. second ball, good delivery and appeal for LBW and umpire says no. It is 5 for no loss. third ball, Rohit cuts and first wicket falls for India. Rohit is out caught at slip. Al-Amin strikes in his first over. It is 5 for 1. fourth ball, Virat Kohli is the new man, Smashes the first ball through the cover and takes two runs. It is 7 for 1. fifth ball, pats the ball and takes a quick single. it is 8 for 1. sixth ball, Dhawan on strike, plays it defensively and it is 8 for 1.

1st over : Rohit and Dhawan are in the middle. Taskin Ahmad opens the bowling. first ball, Rohit plays it defensive and no run. second ball, Rohit cuts it and takes a single and it is 1 for no loss. third ball, Dhawan on strike, down the leg and no run. fourth ball, Dhawan cuts the ball through the point for a boundary. It is 5 for no loss. fifth ball, Dhawan pats straight to the bowler and no run. sixth ball, good ball from Taskin and it is five for no loss.

Now it is for India to chase the target and lift their sixth Asia Cup.

Mahmadullah and Sabbir played a crucial knock towards the end and Bangladesh sets a target of 121 for India to lift the Asia Cup.

Mahmadullah was the star of the Bangladesh innings playing a cameo of 33 from just 13 balls and Sabbir 32 from 29 balls anchored the innings.

Shakib also scored 21 off just 16 balls.

Bumrah (1 for 13) and Ashwin (1 for 14) were the strike bowlers for Indai.

15th over: Bumrah to bowl the last over. first ball, Sabbir on strike, good delivery and it is a single. It is 114 for 5. second ball, good bowling from Bumrah and they takes two runs. It is 116 for 5. third ball, good bouncer from Bumrah. it is no run. it is 116 for 5. fourth ball, good ball and Mahmadullah takes two runs and it is 118 for 5. fifth ball, full toss and takes a single and it is 119 for 5. sixth ball, good shot and takes a single. Excellent last over from Bumrah and it is 120 for 5.

14th over : Pandya into the attack. first ball, Mahmadullah on strike. full toss and mahmadullah plays it over the cover and the b all races to the boundary. It is 96 for 5. second ball, good shot and it is over the mid-wicket for a huge six. It is 102 for 5. Mahmadullah is living dangerous now. third ball, good delivery from Pandya and Bangladesh takes two runs. It is 104 for 5. fourth ball, another huge hit and it is over long-on and it is a six again. It is 110 for 5. fifth ball, wide ball and it is 111 for 5. fifth ball, takes a single and it is 112 for 5. sixth ball, excellent stuff to end the over and it is another good over for Bangladesh.

13th over : Nehra into the atack, first ball, Sabbir taps the ball over fine leg and it is four. It is 82 for 5. second ball, wild swish but straight to the fielder and one run. It is 83 for 5. Mahmadullah on strike. third ball, Mahmadullah smashes straight to long leg and takes two quick runs. It is 85 for 5. fourth ball, beautiful shot and a equally excellent fielding from pandya and takes two runs and it is 87 for 5. fifth ball, excellent straight drive down the ground for another boundary. It is 91 for 5. good over for Bangladesh two boundaries from this over till now. sixth ball, another good shot but straight to Pandya and it is one run. it is 92 for 5.

12th over : Jadeja into the atack. first ball, Sabbir on strike. jumps and takes two quick down the leg side and it is 73 for 3. very good running between the wickets. second ball, well bowled from Jadeja and only a single. It is 74 for 3. third ball, Rahim hits it on the leg side and takes two runs and appeal for run-out. Umpire asks a review. his bat is not grounded. very tight indeed. Yes it is out. very good throw from Kohli and it is 75 for 4. fourth ball, Mortaza hits the ball straight to the deep mid-wicket fielder and it is Virat once again and it is 76 for 5. Jadeja strikes . fifth ball, takes a signle and it is 77 for 5. sixth ball, Sabbir takes a single and it is 78 for 5. Mahmadullah is the new batsman.

11th over: Pandya into the attack. Sabbir on strike. first ball, inside edge and straight to Dhoni and it is no run. second ball, wild swish and takes a quick single. It is 69 for 3. third ball, Rahim on strike. jumps and cuts the ball straight to third man and one run. It is 70 for 3. fourth ball, another wild swish and no run. fifth ball, Sabbir takes a single and it is 71 for 3. excellent over from Pandya. sixth ball, another excellent ball from and no run. It is 71 for 3.

Five more overs to go.

10th over : Ashwin comes in and strikes it straight away. Shakib dismissed for 21. It is 64 for 3. A big wicket. second ball, Rahim takes a single and it is 65 for 3. third ball, Sabbir defends and no run. fourth ball, Sabbir takes a quick single and it is 66 for 3. fifth ball, Rahim sweeps and takes a single and it is 67 for 3. sixth ball, excellent bowling and four runs and a wicket it is 68 for 3.

9th over : Jadeja continues. appeals for LBW, inside edge and one run. It is 59 for 2. second ball, Shakib pats the ball over cover and takes two runs. It is 61 for 2. third ball, smashes the ball over the mid-wicket but straight to the fielder and one run. It is 62 for 2. fourth ball, cuts the ball straight to deep point and one run It is 62 for 2. fifth ball, jumps out and pats straight to the long-leg fielder and another single. sixth ball, Sabbir misses and no run. It is 64 for 2.

8th over : Pandya into the attack. first ball, wants to hit the ball down the leg but only for a single. It is 48 for 2. second ball, Shakib punches the ball straight down the ground and takes a single. It is 49 for 2. third ball, Sabbir plays down the leg and takes a single It is 50 for 2. fourth ball, short ball and Shakib smashes the ball over the square leg boundary for a four. It is 54 for 2. fifth ball, wild swish and misses it. sixth ball, beautifully played over fine leg and it is a four. It is 58 for 2.

7th over : Jadeja into the attack. fist ball, Shakib takes a single and it is 36 for 2. second ball, Sabbir cuts the ball straight to the deep point fielder and one run. It is 37 for 2. third ball, beautiful shot over mid-on and the ball races to the boundary. It is 41 for 2. fourth ball, once again smashes but only for a single. It is 42 for 2. fifth ball, Sabbir reverse sweeps and the ball once again races to the third man boundary it is 46 for 2. sixth ball, Sabbir takes a single. it is 47 for 2.

6th over: Ashwin into the attack. first ball, sweeps and takes a single. Shakib on strike, second ball, excellent bowling, no run. third ball, jumps and smashes straight to deep cover fielder and one run. It is 32 for 2. fourth ball, excellent ball but wide it is 33 for 2. fourth ball, reverse sweep but straight to the fielder. fifth ball, taps on the leg side and a single It is 34 for 2. sixth ball, Shakib takes a single. It is 35 for 2.

5th over: Tamim back in strike, hits Bumrah for a run in second ball. Bumrah takes Tamim's wicket, Bangladesh 30 for 2. fifth ball, loud shout for LBW, umpire says no. sixth ball, wild swish but no run. At the end of five overs Bangladesh 30 for 2.

4th over : Nehra bowls to Tamim and and Sarkar. Two four without any loss. Current run rate 6.27. And another four by Sarkar; Nehra so have give 13 runs in five balls. Nehra takes S. Sarkar's wicket; Sarkar gone for 14. Bangladesh 27 for 1 wicket.

3rd over: Bumrah into attack, first ball, played defensively no run. second ball, beautiful shot and takes a single down the leg side. It is 12 for no loss. third ball, excellent bowling from Bumrah, no run. fourth ball, wild swish and misses and no run. fifth ball, excellent shot and well-fielded but Bangladesh takes two runs and it is 14 for no loss. sixth ball, another beautiful delivery no run.

2nd over : Nehra into the attack. Tamim slams the first ball to the mid-wicket boundary. It is 9 for no loss. second ball, wide down the leg side. It is 10 for no loss. second ball, excellent ball from Nehra and no run. third ball, Tamil hits it straight to the cover and no run. fourth ball, very good bouncer from Nehra no run. fifth ball, tries to hook it but straight to Dhawan and takes a single it is 11 for no loss. sixth ball, excellent bowling from Nehra. It is 11 for no loss.

1st over: Sorry it is Ashwin who opens the attack. Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar are the openers. first ball, straight away appeal for LBW and umpire says no. second ball, excellent stuff from Ashwin. third ball, another excellent ball from Ashwin, no run. fourth ball, beautiful bowling from Ashwin. fifth ball, Bangladesh opens their account. 1 for no loss. sixth ball, Sarkar opens his account with a beautiful shot through covers for a four. It is 5 for no loss.

The teams are

Bangladesh

Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Sabbir Rahman, Mahmudullah, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim†, Mashrafe Mortaza*, Nasir Hossain, Al-Amin Hossain, Abu Hider, Taskin Ahmed

India

Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, M.S. Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Ashish Nehra

Bangladesh are playing Nasir Hossain and Abu Hider.

Mortaza had also liked to bowl first. There are two changes in the Bangladesh side.

India plays the same team which played against Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

India wins toss and M.S. Dhoni has elected to bowl first.

The toss time. M.S. Dhoni and Mashrafe Mortaza are out in the middle for the toss.

Play will resume at 9.30 p.m .local time. It is a 15- over game with a bowler bowling a maximum of three overs. Fielding restrictions for five overs. Toss will be crucial.

Inspection will be at 8.45 p.m. local time. One think it will be a shortened Asia Cup finals because overs will start getting reduced at 8.40 pm.

Let us have a look at the group match played by India and Bangladesh. > India won the match by 45 runs.

The Bangladesh players are playing football in the middle. The Indian team is also out warming up for the all-important finals.

According to latest reprots, the covers are steadily being taken off the ground. Some of the Indian players are out and about, playing around with a football. One hopes not many overs will be lost.

According to latest reports, the rain has finally stopped. The groundstaff are getting to work with head groundsman supervising them.

According to latest reports, the intensity of the rain has reduced, but it is still coming down.

According to latest reports, all the four floodlight towers are functional at the moment, but the rain is still steady.

According to TV reports, it is raining heavily at Mirpur and the ground is full of water. As of now, the toss is delayed. But with the rain pouring like torrents, it will be really tough for the groundsmen to clear the water, and even if the game starts, it will be a shortened one.

Heavy downpour accompanied by thundershowers threatened to play spoilsport in the final of the Asia Cup T20 between Bangladesh and India.

The much hyped grand finale saw an anti-climax of sorts when there was a slight drizzle in the beginning with groundsmen covering the pitch area.

However just as they had removed the covers, there was sudden thunderstorm, which saw the TV crew commentators and players sprinting to the confines of the shade with the heavy pitch cover being blown away.

The stadium plunged to darkness as the lights went off.

Shere-e-Bangla Stadium has brilliant drainage facilities that one witnessed during 2014 World T20 final, which started 45 minutes post scheduled time but the groundsmen had prepared the ground.

In case of no play, the trophy will be shared as both teams are scheduled to leave for India on Monday.

A rewind of the Asia Cup tournament

India and Sri Lanka have won the Asia Cup five times. The other Asian giant Pakistan has won the cup twice.

Bangladesh had entered the finals only once which was won by Pakistan by just 2 runs in 2012. This is the second time Bangladesh has entered the finals. For the first time the Asia Cup was held as a T20 format.

Asia Cup is a men's One Day International & Twenty20 International cricket tournament. It was established in 1983 when the Asian Cricket Council was founded as a measure to promote goodwill between Asian countries. It was originally scheduled to be held every two years.

The first Asia cup was held in 1984 in Sharjah in UAE where the council's offices were based (until 1995). India boycotted the 1986 tournament due to strained cricketing relations with Sri Lanka. Pakistan boycotted the 1990-91 tournament due to strained political relations with India. The 1993 tournament was cancelled due political reasons between India and Pakistan. The ACC has announced that the tournament will be held biennially from 2008 onwards. The ICC has ruled that all games played in the Asia Cup have official ODI and T20 International status.

> G. Viswanath article about the Asia Cup — A tournament devoid of glamour and commitment

2016

India has won all the matches by defeating Bangladesh, UAE, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

> India versus UAE

> India versus Sri Lanka

> India versus Bangladesh

> India versus Pakistan

Bangladesh, though lost the match against India, has won all the other matches.

> Bangladesh versus India

> Bangladesh versus Sri Lanka

> Bangladesh versus Pakistan

> Bangladesh versus UAE

1984

The inaugural edition was won by India defeating Sri Lanka. The matches were held in Sharjah, UAE.

1986

Sri Lanka won the tournament defeating Pakistan by 5 wickets. The tournament was held in Sri Lanka. > Click here for the final report

1988

The tournament was held in Bangladesh. India regained the Asia championship defeating Sri Lanka by six wickets. > Click here for the final report

1990-91

The tournament was held in India. India once again retained the championship defeating Sri Lanka by 7 wickets. > Click here for the final report

In 1993 , the tournament shifted to Pakistan which was cancelled due to strained political relations.

1995

The tournament was held in Sharjah, UAE. India retained the Asia Cup defeating Sri Lanka by 8 wickets. > Click here for the final report

1997

The tournament was held in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka defeated India by 8 wickets and regained the Asia Cup. > Click here for the final report

2000

The tournament was held in Bangladesh. For the first time, Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by 39 runs in the finals to lift the Asia Cup. > Click here for the final report

2004

The tournament was held in Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka lifted the trophy by defeating India by 25 runs.

2008

Sri Lanka held the tournament. Once again > Sri Lanka defeated India by 100 runs .

2010

The tournament held in Sri Lanka, was won by India. > India defeated Sri Lanka by 81 runs .

2012

Bangladesh was the host and entered the finals. > Pakistan hung its nerves and defeated the host nation by just 2 runs.

> Have a look at the slideshow at

2014

Bangladesh once again was the host-nation which was won by Sri Lanka. > Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets .

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