Published: Feb 24, 2016, 07:00 PM (IST)
Edited: Feb 24, 2016, 10:27 PM (IST)
India will lock horns with Bangladesh in the opening match of Asia Cup Twenty20 2016 at Mirpur on Wednesday. India, the No.1 T20 side, will be on high after back-to-back series win against Australia and Sri Lanka. Despite an injury scare, MS Dhoni will lead the team. The only change for India from the last match against Sri Lanka is the return of Virat Kohli in place of Ajinkya Rahane. Live Streaming: Asia Cup T20 2016, Bangladesh vs India at Mirpur
On the other hand, Bangladesh at home have a very good record but against their strong neighbours it would not be an easy outing. They will take inspiration from the 2-1 ODI series win against India last year.
The pitch wears a green look, very similar to the track we saw in the Under-19 World Cup final a few days back. In the qualifying games, we saw the ball dart around under lights and therefore the home side after winning the toss have elected to bowl.
Expect a thrilling encounter when these two neighbouring nations collide. Rain may play a spoilsport but we hope not. We present you with the best of tweets from the cyberspace.
India defeated Bangladesh by 45 runs. 20 for Bangladesh and those 25 for Dhoni to brag in the press conference #indvsban
— CRICKBC (@crickBC) February 24, 2016
Bangladesh ~ We fell 20-25 good Batsmen short !!#IndvsBan
— Babu Bhaiya (@Shahrcasm) February 24, 2016
Bangladesh gave up in 13th over, but acc. to AIR commentators, ‘har ball par chauka-chakka lage tabhi Bangladesh jeet sakta hai’#IndvsBan
— Sunil (@akshaykanitkar) February 24, 2016
R Ashwin R/o 6.89 in 35 T20Is From R/o 1-12 7.57 13-24 6.86 25-35 6.18 #AsiaCupT20#IndvsBan — Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) February 24, 2016
Bangladesh batting deep, but looks brittle. No strategy either in chasing down a big score — Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) February 24, 2016
What’s with these star ratings for cricketers, are they Ola drivers#indvsban — Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) February 24, 2016
Baskin Robins ka Bichda hua bhai Bangladesh me hai… Taskin !!#IndvsBan — Babu Bhaiya (@Shahrcasm) February 24, 2016
Nehra is George Clooney of cricket. #Timeless #AsiaCup — cricBC (@cricBC) February 24, 2016
Runs, run out, catch, what more can Rohit Sharma do in Mirpur Rain dance#indvsban — Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) February 24, 2016
“Tum kitne stumps ukhadoge, har ghar se stump niklega” ~ Bangladeshi to Dhoni.#indvsban — PhD in Bakchodi !! (@Atheist_Krishna) February 24, 2016
Shakib al Hasan, Mustafizur and Mashrafe Mortaza at the moment #indvsban pic.twitter.com/gxmnUuN3ua — CRICKBC (@crickBC) February 24, 2016
Pandya has all the qualities which a typical West Indian all rounder like Andrew Russel or Dwayne Bravo has !! looks vry promising #indvsban — Funnily Serious (@notionalview) February 24, 2016
Shakib run out by a long way for 3. The decisive moment in the game? #BanvInd #AsiaCupT20 — HoldingWilleyCricket (@holdingwilley) February 24, 2016
Ishant would have made this match exciting. One sided win now. — Gappistan Radio (@GappistanRadio) February 24, 2016
Shakib’s had a match to forget. Sabbir’s the key, but 167 seems far, far away now. #indvsban — Shamya Dasgupta (@shamyad) February 24, 2016
Shabbir is a bit of a fighter. With the crowd behind him, and the seasoned Shakib alongside, should expect defiance from Bdesh. #AsiaCupT20 — HoldingWilleyCricket (@holdingwilley) February 24, 2016
Meanwhile Bangladeshis Are Busy Deleting Their Earlier Tweet Saying They Have The Best Bowling Attack. #IndvsBan — Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) February 24, 2016
Pic1: After 10 overs of Indian innings Pic2: After 10 overs of their own innings #BANvIND #AsiaCup pic.twitter.com/CqulMuLBaE — The-Lying-Lama (@KyaUkhaadLega) February 24, 2016
Bangladesh is a dangerous T-20 side due to their experience of playing in 20-20 mode irrespective of the format.#AsiaCup #BANvIND — The-Lying-Lama (@KyaUkhaadLega) February 24, 2016
Might intelligent shot from Sabbir Rahman. A first-ball reverse-sweep, no doubt inspired by @Gmaxi_32! #BANvIND — Alt Cricket (@AltCricket) February 24, 2016
After PSL, Pak players are to play India. It’s a similar situation to what a teacher teaches in class nd asks in exam. U are often screwed. — CRICKBC (@crickBC) February 23, 2016
Once upon a time, they rolled up newspapers and set fire to them to make torches. Now it’s smartphones. Safer. pic.twitter.com/I9Klwwg3ER — Shamya Dasgupta (@shamyad) February 24, 2016
Why Is Nehra Behaving Like He Is Not Nehra? #IndvsBa — Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) February 24, 2016
Old Wine and Ashish Nehra improve with time. #indvsban — Alekhya Das (@iAlekhyaDas) February 24, 2016
Should Hardik Pandya rap with Rihanna or just play cricket#indvsban — Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) February 24, 2016
2 quick wickets by India #AsiaCupT20 #INDvBAN https://t.co/C6T4Yhf3dQ — Rajesh Khilare (@Cricrajeshpk) February 24, 2016
Mortaza is Modi fan. pic.twitter.com/mnUDQol0Lm — Chikoo (@TweetErrant) February 24, 2016
Too early to judge, but young Jasprit Bumrah has looked as threatening as any Indian pacer over the past few years. Very promising! #BANvIND — Alt Cricket (@AltCricket) February 24, 2016
Bumrah had been troubling Sarkar for some time now. Finally gets his wicket! Caught behind! #INDvBAN — Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) February 24, 2016
Nehra Ji back — Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) February 24, 2016
On Nehra’s Day, there is no one better than Nehra. But Nehra’s Day comes only once every 4 years. — Kabir (@The_Sleigher) February 24, 2016
Reminiscence of Durban 2003 WC. All of a sudden Nehra ji making many feel younger — Ravi Maestri (@ravimaestri) February 24, 2016
Nehra bowled Mithun… — Barkhurdaar (@BloodyKamina) February 24, 2016
ओ हो हो नेहरा जी, क्या स्विंग , मज़ा ही आ गया #आउट — अरुण लाल (@dhaikilokatweet) February 24, 2016
Bangladesh’s most successful run chase in T20Is: 166/6 v Zim (163/7) at Khulna in 2016 Today India 166/6#AsiaCupT20#IndvsBan — Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) February 24, 2016
Sarkar just can’t touch Nehra here #indvsban — Shamya Dasgupta (@shamyad) February 24, 2016
Miss u @sirbinny Here is lot of wetness in surface, Stuart Binny could find water here. @deathoverdevil #indvsban — Sir Ashish Nehra (@Guru_A_Nehra) February 24, 2016
Jaha pe Dhoni ka 6kka kaam khatm karta hai wahi se Nehra ka Kaam shuru hota hai. #BelieveIsNehra#indvsban — Sir Ashish Nehra (@Guru_A_Nehra) February 24, 2016
This is the 4th time MS Dhoni has hit a six on the final delivery of the 20th over in T20Is. No one has hit more than 2 sixes.#IndvsBan — Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) February 24, 2016
The ease and frequency with which Dhoni gets 6, I am sure he must be a champ Ludo player. #AsiaCup — cricBC (@cricBC) February 24, 2016
Dhoni: ab match ka saara daromdaar tumpe hai Nehra: lol Dhoni: lol Fans: lol #AsiaCup — cricBC (@cricBC) February 24, 2016
Dhoni finishes in it style pic.twitter.com/cpqDB1BWKk — Rahul Roushan (@rahulroushan) February 24, 2016
Dhoni has become very predictable for bowlers. They all know he’s gonna hit six off their last ball of the innings. #indvsban — LOLendra Singh Dhoni (@LOLendraSingh) February 24, 2016
Dhoni finishes the innings with a six! India end at a good score of 166 #IndvBan — Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) February 24, 2016
Journalist should retire, Dhoni can hit 6 even now. — Barkhurdaar (@BloodyKamina) February 24, 2016
And he finishes with a six. Bach gaya is baar. Next match mein nahi chordenge press waale. https://t.co/Ns3pbYBdcp — cricBC (@cricBC) February 24, 2016
Bangladesh won the first 10.2 overs and the last 1.4 overs – between that they lost the game… #asiacup — Innocent Bystander (@InnoBystander) February 24, 2016
Rohit Sharma’s is the only wicket which is equally celebrated in both dug-outs… — Finger of India (@IndiaFinger) February 24, 2016
Rohit Sharma made a Al-Amin outta that#indvsban — Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) February 24, 2016
JAB TAK INDIA MEIN ‘WINNER BATS FIRST’ RULE HAI HARDIK PANDYA JAISE BATSMAN AATE RAHENGE. HAR GHAR SE EK PANDYA AAYEGA. — Kabir (@The_Sleigher) February 24, 2016
@Sah75official has got a big heart! #AsiaCup #AsiaCupT20 #INDvsBAN #BANvsIND pic.twitter.com/sghApqof1g — Troll Cricket (@TrollCric8) February 24, 2016
Now it’s time to answer “Rohit sharma” when someone asked “Kya Chal raha he?”. #indvsban — Engineerist (@PushprajZala) February 24, 2016
Hardik Pandya is hitting the ball so cleanly, you’d think he was searching for a contract with Mumbai Indians #BANvIND — Cricket Gandu (@CricketGandu) February 24, 2016
2 over left. Simple task for Pandya. Make sure he scores atleast 20 runs and oh yes, give enough strike to Rohit for his tons. #ASIACUP — cricBC (@cricBC) February 24, 2016
Rohit Sharma hai bhencho, Aadhar card nahi ki jab chahe le loge! #AsiaCup — cricBC (@cricBC) February 24, 2016
Tigers being mauled by a Hard Panda… #AsiaCup pic.twitter.com/dF0M45rXh9 — Innocent Bystander (@InnoBystander) February 24, 2016
Rohit Sharma mein Bajrang Bali sama gaye hain.#IndvsBan — Sunil- The Cricketer (@1sInto2s) February 24, 2016
Commentator on Rohit Sharma: “He came in when India was in a spot of bother”. Dei, avan opener da. — K Balakumar (@kbalakumar) February 24, 2016
Two international limited overs double centuries have been scored on 24th Feb. Third coming up. — Kabir (@The_Sleigher) February 24, 2016
Sab kuuch lelo. Rohit ka talent, Bumrah ke yorkers, Ashwin ki spin but Yuvraj ka 2007 waala form lauta do. Sincerely A 90s kid #indvsban — CRICKBC (@crickBC) February 24, 2016
Rohit Sharma 2016, the model with all the updates, upgrades, and up yours too#indvsban — Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) February 24, 2016
Yeh mera format hai, aur mein iska Jaykant Shikre! #AsiaCup pic.twitter.com/CIbrVqJPNn — Nikhil (@CricCrazyNIKS) February 24, 2016
AA gaya batting karke yuvraj aao aao pic.twitter.com/ZkORKiZMJT — Raja Babu (@GaurangBhardwa1) February 24, 2016
Shakib gets Yuvraj! Caught at deep mid-wicket. The southpaw departs for 15. IND 97-4 in 14.5 overs #indvsban https://t.co/jvEQ4nVWJS — CricLife (@TheCriclife) February 24, 2016
Rohit Sharma in dressing room tonight.. #indvsban #AsiaCup pic.twitter.com/9oQUrsfmvy — Hitman Cricket (@HitmanCricket) February 24, 2016
A 50 is a 50 whether it is against Australia or Bangladesh. Fantastic Rohit! — Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) February 24, 2016
Bright side to India’s stuttering top order today is that Yuvraj gets some much needed time in the middle. Must make the most of it — Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) February 24, 2016
Shoaib akhtar , kapil dev and akash chopra in commntry box ” Nazar lagi raza tore agne mai” WTF#indvsban #Asiacup — Sir Ashish Nehra (@Guru_A_Nehra) February 24, 2016
Congratulations to @YUVSTRONG12 who becomes the 4th Indian batsman to score 1000 T20I runs. All the best and keep working hard — Saqlain Mushtaq (@Saqlain_Mushtaq) February 24, 2016
India is the only team to play with four players who has 1000+ T20 International runs in Asia Cup and WT20 — Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) February 24, 2016
Match should have been played at Eden in Kolkata… Both Teams would have Equal Supporters !!#IndvsBan — Babu Bhaiya (@Shahrcasm) February 24, 2016
Yuvraj looks in the mood. Stuart Broad ko aaj phir neend nahi ayegi. — Kabir (@The_Sleigher) February 24, 2016
Hope Sir Jadeja gets to bat so we know whether he is playing Asia Cup as a batting all-rounder or bowling all-rounder. — Kabir (@The_Sleigher) February 24, 2016
Yuvraj Singh brings up 1000 runs in T20Is. India need a Yuvi Special today. IND 75-3 (11.5) #CricLifehttps://t.co/jvEQ4nVWJS — CricLife (@TheCriclife) February 24, 2016
Who looks relaxed… Yes Sir Jadeja of course #indvsban pic.twitter.com/YiJWtx93Xf — Jameshubert (@ImJames_) February 24, 2016
Shoaib Akhtar : or ye Rohit Sharma taskeen ahmad ki tasreef geeli karte hue.#indvsban — Sir Ashish Nehra (@Guru_A_Nehra) February 24, 2016
Come on Rohit! At least three sixes off this over, I’ll recommend your name for bharath ratna #AsiaCupT20 — Pramod Ananth (@pramz) February 24, 2016
Should I play the big shots or build a partnership without taking too many chances? Tricky one for @YUVSTRONG12 — Mohammad Kaif (@KaifSays) February 24, 2016
This is quite a battle between India and Bangladesh! #enjoyingit #AsiaCup — Dean Jones (@ProfDeano) February 24, 2016
Indian Players Badiya performance dete huye iss Day night Test match me . #indvsban — Hunटरर (@nickhunterr) February 24, 2016
*India 3 wickets down early* Dhoni to Yuvraj : Bhai tujhe 5th number pe batting karni thi na ? #indvsban — LOLendra Singh Dhoni (@LOLendraSingh) February 24, 2016
India needs Yuvraj Singh of the time when bowlers used to celebrate after bowling dot balls to him. — Kabir (@The_Sleigher) February 24, 2016
Go ahead, Yuvraj. Make my day. — Shiamak Unwalla (@ShiamakUnwalla) February 24, 2016
An indian boy can impress a Beautiful Hot Bangladeshi Girl with the help of his ‘ Rashan Card ‘ . — Hunटरर (@nickhunterr) February 24, 2016
Rohit Sharma #mankadidate pic.twitter.com/SxF7kI7gts — Peter Della Penna (@PeterDellaPenna) February 24, 2016
Ind-SL match ke bad Bowling Pitch ka ‘Pune’ Janam hua !!#IndvsBan — Babu Bhaiya (@Shahrcasm) February 24, 2016
पिच पर इतनी घास है की आज़म खान के तबेले की सारी भैंसें महीने भर तक चरती फिरें#IndvsBan — अरुण लाल (@dhaikilokatweet) February 24, 2016
Green Top wicket !!! just wait guys, i Ashish nehra will make Bangla deshies Ass Green. #LordNehra #indvsban — Sir Ashish Nehra (@Guru_A_Nehra) February 24, 2016
Wow, this is some surface. Great toss to win. Like in Pune, India reacting by playing a lot of shots — Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) February 24, 2016
Bechare Yuvi ki Batting Green Pitch pe hi Aati hai #indvsban — Babu Bhaiya (@Shahrcasm) February 24, 2016
India really gotta stop playing on this Pune pitch.#indvsban — Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) February 24, 2016
Bye Bye V-rat – back to the flat tracks… #asiacup — Innocent Bystander (@InnoBystander) February 24, 2016
Mustafizur Rahman ko ab thoda protein shake pila dena chalo. Agarkar bhi uske saamne heavy weight champ lagta hai. #BanvInd — cricBC (@cricBC) June 21, 2015
Looking at the scorecard, can’t tell whether India is playing against Bangladesh or Australia of early 2000s. — Kabir (@The_Sleigher) February 24, 2016
Aarakshan ki Zarurat sabse zayada Bangladeshi Players ko hai …Shakal se hi Gareebi Tapakti hai . #indvsban — Hunटरर ♂ (@nickhunterr) February 24, 2016
This form of cricket where bowlers are not just used as cannon fodder will never catch on… #asiacup — Innocent Bystander (@InnoBystander) February 24, 2016
Cut for ad. Run taken. Cut ad. No respect for ads these days.#indvsban — Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) February 24, 2016
Congratulations Masrafe Murtaza for completing 125 years of international cricket. — Kabir (@The_Sleigher) February 24, 2016
धवन ने मूंछों पर ताव देकर जांघ पर पट मारा था, बाॅल भी जांघ के पास से निकल गई#लुल — अरुण लाल (@dhaikilokatweet) February 24, 2016
I don’t think any bookie would have lost money after Dhawan got out cheaply.#indvsban #AsiaCupT20 — The-Lying-Lama (@KyaUkhaadLega) February 24, 2016
Shikhar Dhawan’s off stump found in Bay of Bengal. — Kabir (@The_Sleigher) February 24, 2016
Dhawan gone…Maggi launched in Bangladesh. — Barkhurdaar (@BloodyKamina) February 24, 2016
TATA — Shikhar Dhawan, Bangladeshi bowlers keeping it tight and perfect #INDvsBAN #IndvsBan #AsiaCupT20 — Vishal Mehra (@vishal_oxyjinn) February 24, 2016
BC! Yeh Al Ameen Bumrah ko Copy Kar Raha hai.. #INDvBAN #INDvsBAN — Laddi Sohal (@IamSohal_Yuvian) February 24, 2016
Dear @BCCI , pls give some money to Bangladesh so that they can create a pitch. Right now there doesn’t exist any. #AsiaCup #IndvsBan — The-Lying-Lama (@KyaUkhaadLega) February 24, 2016
Bangladesh has won the toss and decided to prolong the match by fielding first #AsiaCupT20 #IndvsBan — The-Lying-Lama (@KyaUkhaadLega) February 24, 2016
.@BCBtigers XI: Soumya, Imrul, Mithun, Sabbir, Shakib, Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur, Masrafe, Mustafiz, Taskin, Al-Amin #BANvIND #AsiaCupT20 — Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers) February 24, 2016
IND XI: RG Sharma, S Dhawan, V Kohli, S Raina, H Pandya, MS Dhoni, Y Singh, R Jadeja, R Ashwin, A Nehra, J Bumrah — BCCI (@BCCI) February 24, 2016
Here’s how the pitch is looking for the #IndvBan match #AsiaCup pic.twitter.com/ZBxkWLl6ZC — BCCI (@BCCI) February 24, 2016
Thousands of adoring fans line-up to see #TeamIndia arrive at the stadium #IndvBan #AsiaCuphttps://t.co/Qt691381Po — BCCI (@BCCI) February 24, 2016
Good luck Team India for the Asia CupI am sure you will have a great tournament and get the desired result #AsiaCup @BCCI — VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) February 24, 2016
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