Published: Mar 06, 2016, 11:14 PM (IST)
Edited: Mar 06, 2016, 11:17 PM (IST)
Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 50-plus stand has taken India to a winning position in the Asia Cup T20 2016 final against Bangladesh. Kohli came into bat after India lost Rohit Sharma early in the innings. Kohli has been in excellent form throughout this tournament and has looked good in this innings as well. Dhawan on the other hand has not been in good form but has has managed to score a fifty off just 35 deliveries and will look to get a big score and take India to a win here. Kohli has looked effortless in this innings so far and has performed well under pressure. Live Cricket Scorecard: India vs Bangladesh, Asia Cup T20 2016 final
After picking up an early wicket, Bangladesh did not have things going their way. They were a tad sloppy in the field as well and would have wanted to get a few more wickets after that, but have not managed to do so. Their most experienced bowler went for 14 runs in his very first over and has not been used. Nasir Hossain on the other hand, playing his first match in the tournament bowled an excellent first over. Live Updates: India vs Bangladesh, Asia Cup 2016 Final IND vs BAN at Mirpur
India has earlier won the toss and elected to bowl first. This match had been reduced to 15 overs a side after the rain had delayed the toss in the initial stages. Mahmudullah and Sabbir Rahman were stars with the bat for Bangladesh as they got their side to a respectable total. India welcomed back Ashwin, Jadeja and Nehra back into the playing XI after they were rested in the previous match. Bangladesh too made a couple of changes to their playing XI with the likes of Nasir Hossain and Abu Hide featuring in the side. This is the second time Bangladesh are playing in a final of an Asia Cup, having lost the final in 2012 against Pakistan. India on the other hand have won the tournament five times.
