Bangladesh conceded a 3-wicket defeat against India in the Asia Cup final at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday.
Earlier, India skipper Rohit Sharma invited Bangladesh to bat first after winning the toss.
Shakib Al Hasan Tamim Iqbal less Bangladesh made a moderate target in face of India’s bowling attack. Only Liton Das was successful hitting his median century.
Kuldeep Yadav’s 3-45 wrecked Bangladesh to 222 all out in 48.3 overs.
Openers Liton and Mehidy Hasan Miraz gave the Tigers a flying start, building a 120-run partnership.
India’s Kedar Jadhav broke the stand as Mehidy was caught by Ambati Rayudu.
Bangladesh were 120 for one in 20.5 overs. Mehidy scored 32 off 59 balls.
Tigers lost four wickets from 23 over to 32 overs while Liton continued to hold the helm.
Chahal trapped lbw Imrul Kayes (2 off 12 balls). Jadhav strike again. He took Mushfiqur Rahim (5 off 9 balls) out. Bangladesh were 137 for three losses in 26.5 overs.
Mohammad Mithun (2 off 4) followed the suit as he was rut out in the next over. Mahmudullah failed too. He was caught by Jasprit Bumrah. Kuldeep Yadav took the wickets.
Liton hit a century building another partnership of 37 runs with Soumya Sarkar.
Liton scored 121 off 117 balls with 12 fours and two sixes before he was stumped out by MS Dhoni. Kuldeep bagged the wicket.
Soumya Sarkar contributed a late 33 off 45 balls before he was run out.
Captain Masrafee Mortaza and Nazmul Hossain scored 7 runs each, Rubel got a duck while Mustafizur Rahman was 2 not out, lifting Tigers to 222 all out in 48.3 over.
Chasing such target, Indian openers—Rohit Sharama and Shikhar Dhawan—gave a small start with 35-run stand.
Dhawan left early as Nazmul Hossain took him out on 4.4 over.
Rubel Hossain sent back Ambati Rayudu at the third ball of the eighth over.
Rubel hit again, making Rohit (48 off 55 balls) walk to the pavilion on fourth ball of the 17th over, in the meantime India’s total stood on 83 for three.
India finally finished the chase and reached the target 223 in 50 overs with three wickets remaining.
Opener Rohit Sharama was the highest scorer with three sixes and fours each.
Denesh Karkit, MS Dhoni contributed 37 off 61 and 36 off 67 respectively.
Mustafizur Rahman and Rubel Hossain took two wickets each while Mashrafe Mortaza, Nazmul Islam and Mahmudullahpicked up one wicket each.
In the final of the previous Asia Cup tournament, which was a T20 tournament, Bangladesh also lost to India.
In 2012, the Tigers lost to Pakistan. Friday was the third time Bangladesh played the Asia Cup final in the last four editions of the tournament.