2016 Asia Cup Final

Cricket tournament in Bangladesh

2016 Asia Cup FinalEvent| 2016 Asia Cup

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| Bangladesh | India

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120/5  | 122/2
(15 overs)  | (13.5 overs)
India won by 8 wickets
Date| 6 March 2016
Venue| Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur
Player of the match|  Shikhar Dhawan
Umpires|  Ruchira Palliyaguruge
Shozab Raza
Attendance| 24,000+

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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]

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]

Hours before the toss, heavy rain lashes Bangladesh capital Dhaka, But the game has been reduced to 15-overs a side, meaning fielding restrictions for five overs. A bowler can bowl a maximum of three overs.

## Match Officials and results[edit]

* On-field umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge ( Sri Lanka), Shozab Raza ( Pakistan)
* Match referee: Jeff Crowe ( New Zealand)
* TV Umpire:  Enamul Haque ( Bangladesh)
* Reserve umpire: Anil Chaudhary ( India)
* Toss: India elected to field first
* Result: India won by 8 wickets
* League impact: India won the 2016 Asia Cup

## Scorecard[edit]

Bangladesh batting innings[4] Batsman | Runs | Balls | Strike rate

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Tamim Iqbal | 20 | 17 | 76.47
Soumya Sarkar | 14 | 9 | 155.55
Sabbir Rahman | 32 | 29 | 110.34
Shakib Al Hasan | 21 | 16 | 131.25
Mushfiqur Rahim | 4 | 5 | 80.00
Mashrafe Mortaza | 0 | 1 | 0.00
Mahmudullah | 33 | 13 | 234.78
Nasir Hossain | Did not bat | - | \-
Al-Amin Hossain | Did not bat | - | \-
Abu Hider | Did not bat | - | \-
Taskin Ahmed | Did not bat | - | \-
Total | (15 overs) | 120/5 | RR:8.00
India bowling[4] Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets

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Ravichandran Ashwin | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1
Ashish Nehra | 3 | 0 | 33 | 1
Jasprit Bumrah | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1
Ravindra Jadeja | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1
Hardik Pandya | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0
India batting innings[4] Batsman | Runs | Balls | Strike rate

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Rohit Sharma | 1 | 5 | 20.00
Shikhar Dhawan | 60 | 44 | 136.36
Virat Kohli | 41 | 28 | 146.42
MS Dhoni | 20 | 6 | 333.25
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) | 122/2 | RR:9.37
Bangladesh bowling[4] Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets

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Taskin Ahmed | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1
Al-Amin Hossain | 2.5 | 0 | 30 | 1
Abu Hider Rony | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0
Shakib Al Hasan | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0
Mashrafe Mortaza | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0
Nasir Hossain | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0

Source :

Scorecard on ESPNcricinfo

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Match Highlights". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 6 March 2016.[permanent dead link]
2. ^ Isam, Mohammad (6 March 2016). "Dhawan, Kohli bring India sixth Asia Cup title". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
3. ^ "Tigers title hopes iced with hot Mahmudullah held back". ESPNcricinfo. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
4. ^ a b c d "Final (N), Asia Cup at Dhaka, Mar 6 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

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