Asia Cup final: Tigers set 121-run target for India

Bangladesh have set 121-run target for India in the rain-delayed curtailed final of Asia Cup 2016 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium at Mirpur of Dhaka on Sunday. Mahmudullah scored 33 runs facing 13 while Sabbir Rahman scored 32 runs playing 29 balls and both the batsmen remained unbeaten. On the other hand, Indian bowler R Ashwin, A Nehra JJ Bumrah and RA Jadeja bagged one wicket each. Winning toss, India skipper MS Dhoni invited Bangladesh to bat first. The game has been reduced to 15-overs a side. Fielding restrictions for five overs, and a bowler can bowl a maximum of three overs. Umpires made the decision after inspecting the field at 8:45pm. The whole nation has raised its hands together in prayers, hoping for the Tigers to roar once again when they face India in the high-voltage match. This is the second time in history that the Tigers have reached the final of the regional showpiece competition. Earlier, in the evening the final match between Bangladesh and India has been delayed due to a nor`wester. Amid heavy rain, floodlights at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium also went out for a brief period an hour before the scheduled kick-off. Bangladesh Squad: Mashrafe Mortaza*, Abu Hider, Al-Amin Hossain, Arafat Sunny, Imrul Kayes, Mahmudullah, Mohammad Mithun, Mushfiqur Rahim†, Nasir Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Sabbir Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Tamim Iqbal, Taskin Ahmed. India Squad: MS Dhoni*†, R Ashwin, JJ Bumrah, S Dhawan, Harbhajan Singh, RA Jadeja, V Kohli, B Kumar, P Negi, A Nehra, HH Pandya, PA Patel†, AM Rahane, SK Raina, RG Sharma, Yuvraj Singh.