On a Friday in the United Arab Emirates India will not play Pakistan in
the final of the Asia Cup 2018, but it
is Bangladesh who will join India, who qualified for the final
India will lock horns with Bangladesh in the final of the 2018 Asia Cup at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday. The last time these two sides met in the Super Four stage of the tournament India thumped Mashrafe Mortaza's men quite easily.
While historically India have held the wood over Bangladesh in One-Day Internationals winning 28 of the 34 encounters held between the two countries, Bangladesh have emerged as a potent force in both the 50-over as well as the 20-over formats
Last 5 encounters between India and Bangladesh.
Asia Cup, 2018 - Dubai (India won by seven wickets)
Playing his first ODI since July 2017, Ravindra Jadeja demolished Bangladeshi batting lineup with his left-arm spin. The 29-year-old returned figures of 4 for 29 as Bangladesh were bundled out for 173 in 49.1 overs. They were 101 for 7 at once stage and if not for Mortaza (26) and Hasan's (42) 66-run stand things could have been worse for Bangladesh. Apart from Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah too picked up three wickets each.
In reply, Rohit Sharma (83) got India off to a solid start. He found good support from Shikhar Dhawan (40) and MS Dhoni (33) who chipped in with handy contributions. Rohit stayed unbeaten and smashed five fours and three sixes to ensure his team got over the line without much of a hindrance.
Nidahas Trophy, 2018 Final - Colombo (India won by four wickets)
India had fielded a second-string side for the tri-nation Twenty20 International tournament which involved Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. It had been a closely fought series and the final was going to be no different. Bangladesh, courtesy a 50-ball 77 from Sabbir Rahman, had piled on 166 for 8 in their 20 overs. India, in reply, got off to a quick start with Rohit Sharma cracking a 42-ball 56, but quick wickets in their middle phase slowed them down. Vijay Shankar and Manish Pandey took their time in settling as the required rate crept up by the minute. With the equation boiling down to 34 in 12, Dinesh Karthik took it upon himself to get India over the line.
He first smoked Rubel Hossain for three fours and a six in the 19th over collecting 22 runs. In the final with India requiring 10 in 3, Vijay crashed Soumya Sarkar for a four. With five needed off the last ball, Karthik thumped the medium pacer for a flat six over extra cover to finish off the most enthralling chase. Karthik ended with 29 in just 8 balls to give India the tri-nation title.
Nidahas Trophy, 2018 - Colombo (India won by 17 runs)
It was a Rohit Sharma show all along. Leading the side in place of Virat Kohli, who was rested, the flamboyant opener smashed 89 in just 61 balls with five fours and sixes alike to help India post 176 for 3. The chase was always going to be tough for the Bangladeshis on a two-paced Colombo surface. Washington Sundar ensured it quickly got out of hand getting rid of Liton Das, Soumya Sarkar and Tamim Iqbal inside the first six overs. Bangladesh needed something special to help them get across and Mushfiqur Rahim, like he has on so many occasions stepped up.
The veteran mixed caution with controlled aggression cracking a 55-ball 72. However, without much support from the other end, the required rate got out of hand rather quickly, and India restricted Bangladesh to 159 for 6 to book their place in the final with a 17-run win.
Nidahas Trophy, 2018 - Colombo (India won by 6 wickets)
Having lost their opening game against hosts Sri Lanka, India needed to come back strongly. Their bowers came to the rescue restricting Bangladesh to just 139 for 8 in their 20 overs. None of the batsman were allowed to get going as Bangladesh lost wickets at regular intervals. Jaydev Unadkat was the pick of the bowlers for India picking up 3 for 38 while Vijay Shankar chipped in with a couple of wickets as well.
In reply, India, aided by a Shikhar Dhawan half-century, did not break much of a sweat in chasing down the target reaching there in 18.5 overs with six wickets in hand.
ICC Champions Trophy, 2017 - Birmingham (India won by 9 wickets)
Bangladesh had done exceedingly well in the tournament and reaching the semi-finals of a major competition was a huge win in itself. However, it was going to be tough against a rampant Indian outfit who were having an excellent Champions Trophy.
Put in to bat, the experienced duo of Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim got Bangladesh to a competitive 264 for 7. But, on a good Birmingham surface, it was always going to be tough defending the score. Rohit and Kohli ensured the target was chased down with relative ease. The former smashed a trademark 129-ball 123 while the latter smoked 96 in just 78 balls as India romped home in just 40.1 overs. The duo forged an unbroken 222-run partnership to take their side into the final of the tournament.
Liton Das held the innings together during his 117-ball 121 which featured a dozen boundaries and two sixes but Bangladesh, who were put into bat, were all out in 48.3 overs despite a solid opening stand of 120 with Mehidy Hasan.
With their settled opening pair of Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan, India were expected to run away with victory, like they did in the previous matches but Bangladesh were not ready to give up without a fight.
Dhawan was dismissed for 15 and Sharma for a punishing 55-ball 48, studded with three sixes and as many boundaries.
Dinesh Karthik (37) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (36) added 54 for the fourth wicket but once both were dismissed Bangladesh looked like pulling off an upset.
Ravindra Jadeja (23) and Bhuvenshwar Kumar (21) brought the target within India's reach through a 45-run stand for the sixth wicket but Bangladesh removed them both with eight runs still needed.
India then required six off the last over and one off the final delivery which came as a leg-bye. Kedar Jadhav finished with 23 not out.
India won the Asia Cup - under a Twenty20 format - in Bangladesh in 2016.
Friday's result meant Bangladesh lost in a second Asia Cup final after coming up just short by two runs in the 2012 final against Pakistan at home.
Earlier Bangladesh lost all their wickets for 102 runs in a major middle order collapse after a brisk opening stand of 120.
Hasan was promoted to open the innings and he and Das attacked India's pace-cum spin attack.
But once Hasan was caught off Jadhav in the 21st over the innings collapsed with Bangladesh losing four more wickets by the time the score reached 151.
Hasan hit three boundaries in his 59-ball 32 while Soumya Sarkar made a 45-ball 33 with a boundary and a six.
Former captain Mushfiqur Rahim, who scored 144 and 99 earlier in the tournament, also hold out off Jadhav who finished with 2-41. Rahim made just five.
Bangladesh's cause was not helped by three run-outs while left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav returned with the best figures of 3-45.
# India win record-extending seventh title. India already had the highest record at the tournament with six titles and extended it on Friday with another title.
# Liton Das scored his maiden ODI century during the Asia Cup final against India.
# Bangladesh in finals:
vs SL 2009 – Lost by 2 wkts (Tri series)
vs Pak 2012 – Lost by 2 runs (Asia Cup)
vs Ind 2016 – Lost by 8 wkts (Asia Cup)
vs SL 2018 – Lost by 79 runs (Tri series)
vs Ind 2018 – Lost by 4 wkts (Nidahas)
vs Ind 2018 – Lost by 3 wkts (Asia Cup)
# MS Dhoni completed 800 dismissals with the lightning stumping of Liton Das. He is the third highest after Mark Boucher (998) and Adam Gilchrist (905)
# Dhoni’s 800 dismissals include:
ODIs
306 Catches
113 Stumpings
TEST
256 Catches
38 Stumpings
T20I
54 Catches
33 Stumpings
# Liton Das’ 100 (off 87 balls) is the 7th fastest in an ODI final since June 2001; 3rd fastest in a final vs India after Sanath Jayasuriya (79, Asia Cup 2008) & Mahela Jayawardene (84, WC 2011)
# Liton Das made the highest individual score for Bangladesh in a final:
121 Liton Das
77 Sabbir Rahamn vs India, 2018 (T20I)
76 Mahmudullah vs Sri Lanka, 2018 (ODI)
68 Shakib Al Hasan vs Pakistan, 2012 (ODI)
# Liton Das and Mehidy Hasan broke the highest record of opening stand for Bangladesh against India after crossing Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar’s 102 opening stand against India in 2015. This was their tenth highest opening stand in Asia Cup final.
# Liton Das joined Mushfiqur Rahim and Alok Kapali in scoring ODI hundreds against India:
117 Mushfiqur Rahim, Fatullah, 2014
115 Alok Kapali, Karachi, 2008
121 Liton Das
# Only four cricketers have scored hundreds in Asia Cup final other than Liton. Hundreds in Asia Cup finals
125 S Jayasuriya v Ind, Karachi, 2008
114*Fawad Alam v SL, Mirpur, 2014
101 L Thirimanne v Pak, Mirpur, 2014
100 M Atapattu v Pak, Dhaka, 2000
121 Liton Das
# Liton Das and Mehidy Hasan also crossed 100+ opening stand in an Asia Cup final which only Sri Lanka’s Sanath Jayasuriya and Marvan Atapattu managed against India in 1997.
# Mehediy Hasan becomes the fifth player to open both batting and bowling in an ODI final:
Manoj Prabhakar (thrice)
N Johnson
Chris Gayle
Mohammadd Hafeez
Mehediy Hasan
# Highest % of runs in a completed inngs for BAN:
55.17 M Rahim (144/261) v SL, Dubai, 2018
54.80 T Iqbal (125/228) v England, Dhaka, 2010
54.50 Liton Das (121/222) v Ind, Dubai, 2018
53.76 Nasir Hossain (100/186) v Pak, Dhaka, 2011
53.52 Mahmudullah (76/142) v SL, Dhaka, 2018
India will lock horns with Bangladesh in the final of the 2018 Asia Cup at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday. The last time these two sides met in the Super Four stage of the tournament India thumped Mashrafe Mortaza's men quite easily.
While historically India have held the wood over Bangladesh in One-Day Internationals winning 28 of the 34 encounters held between the two countries, Bangladesh have emerged as a potent force in both the 50-over as well as the 20-over formats
Last 5 encounters between India and Bangladesh.
Asia Cup, 2018 - Dubai (India won by seven wickets)
Playing his first ODI since July 2017, Ravindra Jadeja demolished Bangladeshi batting lineup with his left-arm spin. The 29-year-old returned figures of 4 for 29 as Bangladesh were bundled out for 173 in 49.1 overs. They were 101 for 7 at once stage and if not for Mortaza (26) and Hasan's (42) 66-run stand things could have been worse for Bangladesh. Apart from Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah too picked up three wickets each.
In reply, Rohit Sharma (83) got India off to a solid start. He found good support from Shikhar Dhawan (40) and MS Dhoni (33) who chipped in with handy contributions. Rohit stayed unbeaten and smashed five fours and three sixes to ensure his team got over the line without much of a hindrance.
Nidahas Trophy, 2018 Final - Colombo (India won by four wickets)
India had fielded a second-string side for the tri-nation Twenty20 International tournament which involved Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. It had been a closely fought series and the final was going to be no different. Bangladesh, courtesy a 50-ball 77 from Sabbir Rahman, had piled on 166 for 8 in their 20 overs. India, in reply, got off to a quick start with Rohit Sharma cracking a 42-ball 56, but quick wickets in their middle phase slowed them down. Vijay Shankar and Manish Pandey took their time in settling as the required rate crept up by the minute. With the equation boiling down to 34 in 12, Dinesh Karthik took it upon himself to get India over the line.
He first smoked Rubel Hossain for three fours and a six in the 19th over collecting 22 runs. In the final with India requiring 10 in 3, Vijay crashed Soumya Sarkar for a four. With five needed off the last ball, Karthik thumped the medium pacer for a flat six over extra cover to finish off the most enthralling chase. Karthik ended with 29 in just 8 balls to give India the tri-nation title.
Nidahas Trophy, 2018 - Colombo (India won by 17 runs)
It was a Rohit Sharma show all along. Leading the side in place of Virat Kohli, who was rested, the flamboyant opener smashed 89 in just 61 balls with five fours and sixes alike to help India post 176 for 3. The chase was always going to be tough for the Bangladeshis on a two-paced Colombo surface. Washington Sundar ensured it quickly got out of hand getting rid of Liton Das, Soumya Sarkar and Tamim Iqbal inside the first six overs. Bangladesh needed something special to help them get across and Mushfiqur Rahim, like he has on so many occasions stepped up.
The veteran mixed caution with controlled aggression cracking a 55-ball 72. However, without much support from the other end, the required rate got out of hand rather quickly, and India restricted Bangladesh to 159 for 6 to book their place in the final with a 17-run win.
Nidahas Trophy, 2018 - Colombo (India won by 6 wickets)
Having lost their opening game against hosts Sri Lanka, India needed to come back strongly. Their bowers came to the rescue restricting Bangladesh to just 139 for 8 in their 20 overs. None of the batsman were allowed to get going as Bangladesh lost wickets at regular intervals. Jaydev Unadkat was the pick of the bowlers for India picking up 3 for 38 while Vijay Shankar chipped in with a couple of wickets as well.
In reply, India, aided by a Shikhar Dhawan half-century, did not break much of a sweat in chasing down the target reaching there in 18.5 overs with six wickets in hand.
ICC Champions Trophy, 2017 - Birmingham (India won by 9 wickets)
Bangladesh had done exceedingly well in the tournament and reaching the semi-finals of a major competition was a huge win in itself. However, it was going to be tough against a rampant Indian outfit who were having an excellent Champions Trophy.
Put in to bat, the experienced duo of Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim got Bangladesh to a competitive 264 for 7. But, on a good Birmingham surface, it was always going to be tough defending the score. Rohit and Kohli ensured the target was chased down with relative ease. The former smashed a trademark 129-ball 123 while the latter smoked 96 in just 78 balls as India romped home in just 40.1 overs. The duo forged an unbroken 222-run partnership to take their side into the final of the tournament.
India Beat Bangladesh in a Last Ball Thriller to Win Seventh Asia Cup Title
India retained the Asia Cup with a three-wicket win off the last ball against a fighting Bangladesh who were anchored by a maiden hundred from opener Liton Das in Dubai on Friday.
India win the Asia Cup! 
They win by three wickets off the last ball!
A fitting end to a wonderfully exciting tournament. #AsiaCup
They win by three wickets off the last ball!
A fitting end to a wonderfully exciting tournament. #AsiaCup
Scorecard
Bangladesh 222/10 in 48.3 Overs
India 223/7 in 50 Overs
Match Result - India won by 3 wickets
MOM Liton Das(Bangladesh)for his 121(117 Balls 4x12 and 6x2)
India made heavy weather of a modest 223-run target as Bangladesh fought for every run before the title holders achieved victory off the last ball watched by a capacity 25,000 holiday crowd at Dubai stadium.Liton Das held the innings together during his 117-ball 121 which featured a dozen boundaries and two sixes but Bangladesh, who were put into bat, were all out in 48.3 overs despite a solid opening stand of 120 with Mehidy Hasan.
With their settled opening pair of Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan, India were expected to run away with victory, like they did in the previous matches but Bangladesh were not ready to give up without a fight.
Dhawan was dismissed for 15 and Sharma for a punishing 55-ball 48, studded with three sixes and as many boundaries.
Dinesh Karthik (37) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (36) added 54 for the fourth wicket but once both were dismissed Bangladesh looked like pulling off an upset.
Ravindra Jadeja (23) and Bhuvenshwar Kumar (21) brought the target within India's reach through a 45-run stand for the sixth wicket but Bangladesh removed them both with eight runs still needed.
India then required six off the last over and one off the final delivery which came as a leg-bye. Kedar Jadhav finished with 23 not out.
India won the Asia Cup - under a Twenty20 format - in Bangladesh in 2016.
Friday's result meant Bangladesh lost in a second Asia Cup final after coming up just short by two runs in the 2012 final against Pakistan at home.
Earlier Bangladesh lost all their wickets for 102 runs in a major middle order collapse after a brisk opening stand of 120.
Hasan was promoted to open the innings and he and Das attacked India's pace-cum spin attack.
But once Hasan was caught off Jadhav in the 21st over the innings collapsed with Bangladesh losing four more wickets by the time the score reached 151.
Hasan hit three boundaries in his 59-ball 32 while Soumya Sarkar made a 45-ball 33 with a boundary and a six.
Former captain Mushfiqur Rahim, who scored 144 and 99 earlier in the tournament, also hold out off Jadhav who finished with 2-41. Rahim made just five.
Bangladesh's cause was not helped by three run-outs while left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav returned with the best figures of 3-45.
# India win record-extending seventh title. India already had the highest record at the tournament with six titles and extended it on Friday with another title.
# Liton Das scored his maiden ODI century during the Asia Cup final against India.
# Bangladesh in finals:
vs SL 2009 – Lost by 2 wkts (Tri series)
vs Pak 2012 – Lost by 2 runs (Asia Cup)
vs Ind 2016 – Lost by 8 wkts (Asia Cup)
vs SL 2018 – Lost by 79 runs (Tri series)
vs Ind 2018 – Lost by 4 wkts (Nidahas)
vs Ind 2018 – Lost by 3 wkts (Asia Cup)
# MS Dhoni completed 800 dismissals with the lightning stumping of Liton Das. He is the third highest after Mark Boucher (998) and Adam Gilchrist (905)
# Dhoni’s 800 dismissals include:
ODIs
306 Catches
113 Stumpings
TEST
256 Catches
38 Stumpings
T20I
54 Catches
33 Stumpings
# Liton Das’ 100 (off 87 balls) is the 7th fastest in an ODI final since June 2001; 3rd fastest in a final vs India after Sanath Jayasuriya (79, Asia Cup 2008) & Mahela Jayawardene (84, WC 2011)
# Liton Das made the highest individual score for Bangladesh in a final:
121 Liton Das
77 Sabbir Rahamn vs India, 2018 (T20I)
76 Mahmudullah vs Sri Lanka, 2018 (ODI)
68 Shakib Al Hasan vs Pakistan, 2012 (ODI)
# Liton Das and Mehidy Hasan broke the highest record of opening stand for Bangladesh against India after crossing Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar’s 102 opening stand against India in 2015. This was their tenth highest opening stand in Asia Cup final.
# Liton Das joined Mushfiqur Rahim and Alok Kapali in scoring ODI hundreds against India:
117 Mushfiqur Rahim, Fatullah, 2014
115 Alok Kapali, Karachi, 2008
121 Liton Das
# Only four cricketers have scored hundreds in Asia Cup final other than Liton. Hundreds in Asia Cup finals
125 S Jayasuriya v Ind, Karachi, 2008
114*Fawad Alam v SL, Mirpur, 2014
101 L Thirimanne v Pak, Mirpur, 2014
100 M Atapattu v Pak, Dhaka, 2000
121 Liton Das
# Liton Das and Mehidy Hasan also crossed 100+ opening stand in an Asia Cup final which only Sri Lanka’s Sanath Jayasuriya and Marvan Atapattu managed against India in 1997.
# Mehediy Hasan becomes the fifth player to open both batting and bowling in an ODI final:
Manoj Prabhakar (thrice)
N Johnson
Chris Gayle
Mohammadd Hafeez
Mehediy Hasan
# Highest % of runs in a completed inngs for BAN:
55.17 M Rahim (144/261) v SL, Dubai, 2018
54.80 T Iqbal (125/228) v England, Dhaka, 2010
54.50 Liton Das (121/222) v Ind, Dubai, 2018
53.76 Nasir Hossain (100/186) v Pak, Dhaka, 2011
53.52 Mahmudullah (76/142) v SL, Dhaka, 2018
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