Asia Cup, 2016

The Asia Cup 2016 will be held in Bangladesh once again, and for the first time ever the tournament will be played in Twenty20 format. The tournament will begin on February 24, 2016 and the final will be played on March 6, just two days before the start of the ICC World T20 2016. The tournament will serve as an excellent opportunity for the teams to prepare for the ICC World T20 2016 tournament, which will be held in India for the very first time.

It is a known fact that the conditions in Bangladesh are quite similar to that of India’s, and thus the Asian teams participating in the tournament will have good preparations for the tournament. For those unaware, the ICC World T20 2016 will begin on March 8.

India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan are the four confirmed teams participating in the Asia Cup 2016. There will be a total of four teams — Afghanistan, Oman, Hong Kong and United Arab Emirates — competing for the fifth place in the Asia Cup in the qualifying round. It must be remembered that Afghanistan had played the main round of Asia Cup last time in the 2014 edition.

This is the fifth time overall that Bangladesh is hosting the Asia Cup. This is the third time on the trot that Bangladesh are hosting the Asia Cup tournament, as they had previously hosted back in 2012 and 2014. While the main round of the Asia Cup 2016 is supposed to start on February 24, the qualifying round for a the fifth spot in the tournament between the four teams will be played from February 19 onwards.

Schedule

Sun, Mar 6, 2016 ( 19:00 IST )

India vs Bangladesh, Live Score, Final match
at Dhaka
Live Score, Final match

India won by 8 wkts
Fri, Mar 4, 2016 ( 19:00 IST )

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, Live Score, 10th T20 Match
at Dhaka
Live Score, 10th T20 Match

Pakistan won by 6 wkts
Thu, Mar 3, 2016 ( 19:00 IST )

India vs United Arab Emirates, Live Score, 9th T20 Match
at Dhaka
Live Score, 9th T20 Match

India won by 9 wkts

FEATURES

Rohit Sharma’s unique batting strategy helping him turn into limited-overs cricket monster
Devarchit VarmaApril 29, 2017 11:03 PM IST
The strategy of making steady start and opening up later on had worked for Rohit Sharma in both T20Is and ODIs, home and away. If
Virat Kohli master-class takes India past Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup T20 2016 match 7 at Dhaka
Chinmay JawalekarSeptember 2, 2016 11:14 AM IST
He has now played a crucial role in India’s five of India’s last six wins in the T20Is that he has played. It all started
India vs Pakistan, Asia Cup 2016: Pakistan pacers to play decisive role
Bhaskar NarayanJune 22, 2016 9:11 PM IST
If Pakistan's fast bowlers succeed in making early inroads it will better the equation for them to win the match.
The revenge of MS Dhoni
Abhishek MukherjeeMay 22, 2016 2:09 AM IST
As always, MS Dhoni took field without much fuss.
ICC World T20 2016: Are Pakistan really frail?
Devarchit VarmaMarch 10, 2016 11:17 AM IST
A recent defeat to Bangladesh and a poor match against India has thrown Pakistan cricket in disarray, with many pundits not reckoning them as one

HK 112 in 17.1 overs, Live Cricket Score, Afghanistan vs Hong Kong, Asia Cup T20 2016 Qualifiers, Match 5 at Mirpur, Dhaka, AFG win by 66 runs
CricketCountry StaffAugust 30, 2016 7:54 PM IST
Afghanistan will look to win two matches in a row, while Hing Kong will look to get off the mark in the tournament.
OMAN 101/8 | Overs 17.5 | Target 173 | Live Cricket Score, United Arab Emirates vs Oman, Asia Cup T20 2016 Qualifiers, Match 6 at Mirpur, Dhaka: UAE win by a massive 72 runs
CricketCountry StaffAugust 30, 2016 7:54 PM IST
A win for UAE will guarantee them a spot in the group stages of the Asia Cup T20 2016.
BAN 121/7 in 20 ovs | TGT 167 | Live Cricket Score India vs Bangladesh, Asia Cup 2016 Match 1 at Dhaka: India win by 45 runs
Devarchit VarmaAugust 30, 2016 7:53 PM IST
Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s live cricket blog and live cricket updates of the first match of the Asia Cup T20 2016 tournament, to be

India vs Bangladesh, Asia Cup 2016 final at Dhaka
CricketCountry StaffMarch 7, 2016 8:39 AM IST
India have now won the Asia Cup six times.
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, Asia Cup T20 2016, Match 10 at Dhaka
CricketCountry StaffMarch 5, 2016 2:46 AM IST
Pakistan mamaged to finish their Asia Cup T20 2016 campaign on a high as they beat Sri Lanka convincingly by 6 wickets in Match 10
India vs Sri Lanka, Asia Cup T20 2016, Match 7 at Dhaka
CricketCountry StaffMarch 4, 2016 10:10 AM IST
It was a thorough team effort from India that helped them take the five wicket win over Sri Lanka.
VIDEO: Younis Khan wins match for Pakistan against India in Asia Cup 2008 with 123*
CricketCountry StaffJune 17, 2016 2:52 PM IST
Younis was in complete control in the challenging chase of 309 runs against India.
VIDEO: Mohammad Aamer's thrilling spell against India in Asia Cup 2016
CricketCountry StaffMarch 4, 2016 10:18 AM IST
Mohammad Aamer made exemplary use of swing and seam to pick three wickets for just 18 runs!
VIDEO: Mohammad Hafeez's match-winning 75 in India vs Pakistan, Asia Cup 2014
CricketCountry StaffFebruary 29, 2016 10:24 AM IST
Mohammad Hafeez's knock stabilised the Pakistan innings and ensured that his team beat India on a tough pitch.

Rohit Sharma’s unique batting strategy helping him turn into limited-overs cricket monster

Virat Kohli master-class takes India past Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup T20 2016 match 7 at Dhaka

India vs Pakistan, Asia Cup 2016: Pakistan pacers to play decisive role

The revenge of MS Dhoni

ICC World T20 2016: Are Pakistan really frail?

HK 112 in 17.1 overs, Live Cricket Score, Afghanistan vs Hong Kong, Asia Cup T20 2016 Qualifiers, Match 5 at Mirpur, Dhaka, AFG win by 66 runs

OMAN 101/8 | Overs 17.5 | Target 173 | Live Cricket Score, United Arab Emirates vs Oman, Asia Cup T20 2016 Qualifiers, Match 6 at Mirpur, Dhaka: UAE win by a massive 72 runs

BAN 121/7 in 20 ovs | TGT 167 | Live Cricket Score India vs Bangladesh, Asia Cup 2016 Match 1 at Dhaka: India win by 45 runs

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