This Day That Year: India lift the Asia Cup for 7th time

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Under the leadership of Rohit Sharma, the Indian Cricket Team defeated Bangladesh in a thrilling final played at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai on 28th September 2018.

Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to field first. The Bangladeshi openers Liton Das looked in fine form hitting boundaries putting pressure on Indian bowlers. At the end of 10 overs, Bangladesh raced away to 65 for 0.

After the restrictions, Das made the batting look easy and kept on piling runs. Mehidy Hasan Miraz came to open the innings along with Das gave him good support. Das completed his fifty off just 33 balls laying a strong foundation for a massive total. The part-time spinner Kedar Jadhav got the breakthrough for India ending 120 runs for the opening wicket. India made a strong comeback into the game by taking wickets of Imrul Kayes, Rahim, and then a brilliant combination run by Jadeja, and Chahal reduced Bangladesh to 139 for 4. India kept on taking wickets at regular intervals. On the other hand, Das completed his century off 87 balls. It was a great comeback by Indian bowlers to bowl out Bangladesh for 222 in 48.3 overs.

Chasing 223 runs to win, Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma gave an aggressive start putting on 35 runs in 4.4 overs. Dhawan was dismissed by Naizmul Islam trying to clear the infield. Ambati Rayudu also failed to contribute to leave India in some trouble. At the end of the first 10 overs, India scored 57 for 2.

Rohit Sharma looked in great touch taking on the Bangladesh spinners. After the start, Rohit struggled for timing and was dismissed by Rubel Hossain. Dinesh Karthik and MS Dhoni steadied the innings taking singles and hitting boundaries. The things looked in control but Karthik fell to Mahmudullah. Karthik and MS Dhoni added 54 runs for the 4th wicket.

Kedar Jadhav came to the crease and hit some lovely shots. MS Dhoni was dismissed by Mustafizur Rahman leaving India in trouble at 160 for 5. Jadhav had to retired hurt because of an injury. Ravindra Jadeja and Bhuvneshwar Kumar played important knocks putting on 45 runs for the 6th wicket. Jadeja and Kumar went in quick succession to make the match interesting.

With 6 runs required off 6 balls, the match went right down the wire as Kedar Jadhav hit the winning runs along with Kuldeep Yadav to help Team India win the Asia Cup by 3 wickets. It was an amazing performance by the Men in Blue who remained unbeaten in the entire tournament.

For his brilliant knock of 121 off 117 balls, Liton Das was awarded the man of the match award. Shikhar Dhawan was named the man of the series award for his consistent performance. By virtue of this win, India lifted the Asia Cup for record 7th time since its inception from 1984.

India 223 for 7 in 50 overs (Rohit Sharma 48, Karthik 37, Rubel Hossain 2/26, Mustafizur Rahman 2/38) beat Bangladesh 222 in 48.3 overs ( Liton Das 121, Soumya Sarkar 33,  Kuldeep Yadav 3/45, Kedar Jadhav 2/41) by 3 wickets.








This Day That Year India beat Bangladesh in Asia Cup 2018 to lift the title 

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