India beat Bangladesh by 8 wickets to clinch Asia Cup
Shikhar Dhawan was the top scorer, with 60 off 44 balls, as his side reached 122-2 in 13.5 overs
Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan during the Asia Cup T20 final between Bangladesh and India at the Shere Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on March 6, 2016. PHOTO: AFP
India defeated Bangladesh by eight wickets to win the Asia Cup T20 cricket title on Sunday, at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka.
Shikhar Dhawan was the top scorer, with 60 off 44 balls, as India reached 122-2 in 13.5 overs after restricting Bangladesh to 120-5.
The match was reduced to 15-over-a-side affair after storms delayed play by two hours.
Mahmudullah Riyad struck an unbeaten 33 off 13 balls to set up Bangladesh's total.
IND 122-2 (13.5 overs)
SIX! Dhoni finishes it off with a six over mid wicket. India win by eight wickets.
FOUR! Dhoni finds cover boundary.
SIX! Dhoni smashes it over midwicket. 104 metres.
Al-Amin.
IND 102-2 (13 overs)
OUT! An amazing catch by the fielder. Dhawan departs. Dhoni replaces him.
Taskin.
IND 97-1 (12 overs)
FOUR! Dhawan finds fine leg boundary.
FOUR! Another one from Kohli.
FOUR! Kohli finds deep midwicket boundary.
Nasir Hossain.
IND 82-1 (11 overs)
FOUR! Dhawan plays a reverse sweep to get another boundary. Fifty-up for him.
FOUR! Dhawan pulls it towards leg side boundary.
Shakibal Hasan.
IND 71-1 (10 overs)
Three from the over.
Nasir Hossain.
IND 68-1 (9 overs)
SIX! Dhawan smashes it over deep square leg boundary.
Mortaza.
IND 59-1 (8 overs)
Four from the over.
Nasir Hossain.
IND 55-1 (7 overs)
FOUR! Well controlled shot by Kohli.
Mashrafe Mortaza.
IND 48-1 (6 overs)
FOUR! Another one from Dhawan.
FOUR! Dhawan finds the boundary again.
FOUR! Kohli goes towards deep mid wicket.
Shakibal Hasan.
IND 33-1 (5 overs)
FOUR! Dhawan edges it again for a boundary.
FOUR! Kohli goes over mid-off fielder's head for a boundary.
FOUR! Dhawan places it towards slip.
Abu Hider.
IND 19-1 (4 overs)
FOUR! Dhawan places it towards leg side boundary.
Al-Amin.
IND 12-1 (3 overs)
Four from the over.
Taskin.
IND 8-1 (2 overs)
OUT! Rohit Sharma gets caught at slip. Virat Kohli replaces him.
Al-Amin Hossain.
IND 5-0 (1 over)
FOUR! Shikhar Dhawan cuts it towards off-side.
Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan to open batting for India.
Taskin Ahmed to begin bowling attack for Bangladesh.
BAN 120-5 (15 overs)
Seven from the over. India require 121 to win in 15 overs.
Bumrah to bowl the last over.
BAN 113-5 (14 overs)
SIX! Mahmudullah strikes again.
SIX! Mahmudullah smashes it over deep midwicket boundary.
FOUR! Mahmudullah finds the cover boundary.
Pandya.
BAN 92-5 (13 overs)
FOUR! Mahmudullah strikes this time.
FOUR! Sabbir Rahman scoops towards short fine leg.
Nehra.
BAN 78-5 (12 overs)
OUT! Caught! Mashrafe Mortaza departs on the very first ball. Mahmudullah replaces him.
RUNOUT! Mushfiqur Rahim dives to save his wicket, but Dhoni is an artist behind stumps. He departs. Mashrafe Mortaza replaces him.
Jadeja.
BAN 71-3 (11 overs)
Three from the over.
Pandya.
BAN 68-3 (10 overs)
OUT! Shakib gets caught. Mushfiqur Rahim replaces him.
Ashwin.
BAN 64-2 (9 overs)
Six from the over.
Jadeja.
BAN 58-2 (8 overs)
FOUR! Shakib lobs it over the fielder's head for a boundary.
FOUR! Shakib pulls it towards leg side.
Hardik Pandya.
BAN 47-2 (7 overs)
FOUR! Reverse sweep by Sabbir.
FOUR! Shakib smashes it towards leg side boundary.
Ravindra Jadeja.
BAN 35-2 (6 overs)
Five from the over.
Ashwin.
BAN 30-2 (5 overs)
OUT! LBW! The umpire waited to give this one but Tamim departs. Shakibal Hasan replaces him.
Bumrah.
BAN 27-1 (4 overs)
OUT! Caught at mid-off. Sarkar departs. Sabbir Rahman replaces him.
FOUR! Another one from Sarkar. This time pulled towards leg-side.
FOUR! Sarkar goes towards straight.
FOUR! Tamim clears the fielder at mid-off.
Nehra.
BAN 14-0 (3 overs)
Three from the over.
Bumrah.
BAN 11-0 (2 overs)
FOUR! Iqbal finds the leg side boundary.
Ashish Nehra.
BAN 5-0 (1 over)
FOUR! Cover shot by Sarkar.
Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar to open batting for Bangladesh.
Ashwin to begin bowling attack.
Toss: India win the toss, elect to bowl first.
The match will begin at 8.30 pm PST. Each innings has been reduced to 15-overs. Fielding restrictions are for five overs, and a bowler can bowl upto three overs.
The umpires will inspect the conditions at 7.45 pm PST. Damp areas near the boundary are still of concern. Overs will start getting reduced at 7.40 pm PST.
The rain has stopped and the pitch has been uncovered as well. Hopefully, the toss will begin after ground inspection by the management.
Unfortunately, rain has been pouring down in Mirpur which has delayed the toss.
A 20-minute power failure, which followed the rain, only made the matter worse as the connection to the flood-lights has yet to be restored.
The match has no reserve day, meaning the trophy will be shared in the event there is no play. The cut-off time to finish the game is 10:50pm local time.
Shikhar Dhawan was the top scorer, with 60 off 44 balls, as India reached 122-2 in 13.5 overs after restricting Bangladesh to 120-5.
The match was reduced to 15-over-a-side affair after storms delayed play by two hours.
Mahmudullah Riyad struck an unbeaten 33 off 13 balls to set up Bangladesh's total.
IND 122-2 (13.5 overs)
SIX! Dhoni finishes it off with a six over mid wicket. India win by eight wickets.
FOUR! Dhoni finds cover boundary.
SIX! Dhoni smashes it over midwicket. 104 metres.
Al-Amin.
IND 102-2 (13 overs)
OUT! An amazing catch by the fielder. Dhawan departs. Dhoni replaces him.
Taskin.
IND 97-1 (12 overs)
FOUR! Dhawan finds fine leg boundary.
FOUR! Another one from Kohli.
FOUR! Kohli finds deep midwicket boundary.
Nasir Hossain.
IND 82-1 (11 overs)
FOUR! Dhawan plays a reverse sweep to get another boundary. Fifty-up for him.
FOUR! Dhawan pulls it towards leg side boundary.
Shakibal Hasan.
IND 71-1 (10 overs)
Three from the over.
Nasir Hossain.
IND 68-1 (9 overs)
SIX! Dhawan smashes it over deep square leg boundary.
Mortaza.
IND 59-1 (8 overs)
Four from the over.
Nasir Hossain.
IND 55-1 (7 overs)
FOUR! Well controlled shot by Kohli.
Mashrafe Mortaza.
IND 48-1 (6 overs)
FOUR! Another one from Dhawan.
FOUR! Dhawan finds the boundary again.
FOUR! Kohli goes towards deep mid wicket.
Shakibal Hasan.
IND 33-1 (5 overs)
FOUR! Dhawan edges it again for a boundary.
FOUR! Kohli goes over mid-off fielder's head for a boundary.
FOUR! Dhawan places it towards slip.
Abu Hider.
IND 19-1 (4 overs)
FOUR! Dhawan places it towards leg side boundary.
Al-Amin.
IND 12-1 (3 overs)
Four from the over.
Taskin.
IND 8-1 (2 overs)
OUT! Rohit Sharma gets caught at slip. Virat Kohli replaces him.
Al-Amin Hossain.
IND 5-0 (1 over)
FOUR! Shikhar Dhawan cuts it towards off-side.
Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan to open batting for India.
Taskin Ahmed to begin bowling attack for Bangladesh.
BAN 120-5 (15 overs)
Seven from the over. India require 121 to win in 15 overs.
Bumrah to bowl the last over.
BAN 113-5 (14 overs)
SIX! Mahmudullah strikes again.
SIX! Mahmudullah smashes it over deep midwicket boundary.
FOUR! Mahmudullah finds the cover boundary.
Pandya.
BAN 92-5 (13 overs)
FOUR! Mahmudullah strikes this time.
FOUR! Sabbir Rahman scoops towards short fine leg.
Nehra.
BAN 78-5 (12 overs)
OUT! Caught! Mashrafe Mortaza departs on the very first ball. Mahmudullah replaces him.
RUNOUT! Mushfiqur Rahim dives to save his wicket, but Dhoni is an artist behind stumps. He departs. Mashrafe Mortaza replaces him.
Jadeja.
BAN 71-3 (11 overs)
Three from the over.
Pandya.
BAN 68-3 (10 overs)
OUT! Shakib gets caught. Mushfiqur Rahim replaces him.
Ashwin.
BAN 64-2 (9 overs)
Six from the over.
Jadeja.
BAN 58-2 (8 overs)
FOUR! Shakib lobs it over the fielder's head for a boundary.
FOUR! Shakib pulls it towards leg side.
Hardik Pandya.
BAN 47-2 (7 overs)
FOUR! Reverse sweep by Sabbir.
FOUR! Shakib smashes it towards leg side boundary.
Ravindra Jadeja.
BAN 35-2 (6 overs)
Five from the over.
Ashwin.
BAN 30-2 (5 overs)
OUT! LBW! The umpire waited to give this one but Tamim departs. Shakibal Hasan replaces him.
Bumrah.
BAN 27-1 (4 overs)
OUT! Caught at mid-off. Sarkar departs. Sabbir Rahman replaces him.
FOUR! Another one from Sarkar. This time pulled towards leg-side.
FOUR! Sarkar goes towards straight.
FOUR! Tamim clears the fielder at mid-off.
Nehra.
BAN 14-0 (3 overs)
Three from the over.
Bumrah.
BAN 11-0 (2 overs)
FOUR! Iqbal finds the leg side boundary.
Ashish Nehra.
BAN 5-0 (1 over)
FOUR! Cover shot by Sarkar.
Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar to open batting for Bangladesh.
Ashwin to begin bowling attack.
Toss: India win the toss, elect to bowl first.
The match will begin at 8.30 pm PST. Each innings has been reduced to 15-overs. Fielding restrictions are for five overs, and a bowler can bowl upto three overs.
The umpires will inspect the conditions at 7.45 pm PST. Damp areas near the boundary are still of concern. Overs will start getting reduced at 7.40 pm PST.
The rain has stopped and the pitch has been uncovered as well. Hopefully, the toss will begin after ground inspection by the management.
Unfortunately, rain has been pouring down in Mirpur which has delayed the toss.
A 20-minute power failure, which followed the rain, only made the matter worse as the connection to the flood-lights has yet to be restored.
The match has no reserve day, meaning the trophy will be shared in the event there is no play. The cut-off time to finish the game is 10:50pm local time.