2016 Asia Cup Final
# 2016 Asia Cup Final

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.

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.

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

* 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

Bangladesh batting innings :

| Batsman | Runs | Balls | Strike rate |
| - | - | - | - |
| 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 :

| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 :

| Batsman | Runs | Balls | Strike rate |
| - | - | - | - |
| 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:8.81 |

Bangladesh bowling :

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

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