2016 Asia Cup

The 2016 Asia Cup (also called the Micromax Asia Cup T20) was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament that was held in Bangladesh from 24 February to 6 March 2016. It was the 13th edition of the Asia Cup, the fifth to be held in Bangladesh, and the first to be played using the T20I format. Bangladesh hosted the tournament for the third consecutive time after 2012 and 2014. Micromax was the main sponsor of the tournament after 2012.^[1]

2016 Micromax Asia Cup T20

Dates	24 February – 6 March
Administrator(s)	Asian Cricket Council
Cricket format	Twenty20 International
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin
Host(s)	Bangladesh
Champions	India (6th title)
Runners-up	Bangladesh
Participants	5
Matches	11
Player of the series	Sabbir Rahman
Most runs	Sabbir Rahman (176)
Most wickets	Al-Amin Hossain (11)
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Along with Bangladesh (the host) and Sri Lanka (the defending champions from the 2014 event), the tournament included India, Pakistan, and ICC associate member the United Arab Emirates, who qualified through a qualifier tournament played from 19 to 22 February 2016.^[2][3]

India beat Bangladesh by 8 wickets in the final to win their sixth Asia Cup title and were unbeaten throughout the tournament.^[4][5]

Teams

•  Bangladesh
•  India
•  Pakistan
•  Sri Lanka
•  United Arab Emirates (Qualifier)

Squads

Bangladesh[6]	India[7]	Pakistan[8]	Sri Lanka[9]	United Arab Emirates[10]
Mashrafe Mortaza (c) Shakib Al Hasan Imrul Kayes Mohammad Mithun Ali Mahmudullah Mushfiqur Rahim (wk) Soumya Sarkar Sabbir Rahman Nasir Hossain Mustafizur Rahman Al-Amin Hossain Taskin Ahmed Arafat Sunny Abu Hider Nurul Hasan Tamim Iqbal	MS Dhoni (c & wk) Virat Kohli (vc) Rohit Sharma Shikhar Dhawan Ajinkya Rahane Suresh Raina Yuvraj Singh Hardik Pandya Ravindra Jadeja Ravichandran Ashwin Jasprit Bumrah Ashish Nehra Harbhajan Singh Pawan Negi Bhuvneshwar Kumar Parthiv Patel (wk) Mohammed Shami	Shahid Afridi (c) Iftikhar Ahmed Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk) Umar Akmal Anwar Ali Mohammad Amir Babar Azam Mohammad Hafeez Mohammad Irfan Shoaib Malik Khurram Manzoor Mohammad Nawaz Rumman Raees Wahab Riaz Imad Wasim Sharjeel Khan Mohammad Sami	Lasith Malinga (c) Dushmantha Chameera Dinesh Chandimal (wk) Tillakaratne Dilshan Niroshan Dickwella Rangana Herath Shehan Jayasuriya Chamara Kapugedera Nuwan Kulasekara Angelo Mathews Thisara Perera Sachithra Senanayake Dasun Shanaka Milinda Siriwardana Jeffrey Vandersay	Amjad Javed (c) Swapnil Patil (wk) Ahmed Raza Fahad Tariq Farhan Ahmed Mohammad Naveed Mohammad Shahzad Muhammad Usman Muhammad Kaleem Qadeer Ahmed Rohan Mustafa Saqlain Haider Shaiman Anwar Usman Mushtaq Zaheer Maqsood

Bhuvneshwar Kumar was added to India's squad as a replacement for Mohammed Shami after Shami failed to fully recover from a hamstring injury.^[11] Parthiv Patel was added to India's squad as a back-up for MS Dhoni, who suffered a muscle spasm.^[12] Mohammad Sami and Sharjeel Khan were added to Pakistan's squad after injuries to Babar Azam and Rumman Raees and following their performances in 2016 Pakistan Super League.^[13][14] Bangladesh's Mustafizur Rahman was injured during their match against Sri Lanka and was replaced for the rest of the tournament by Tamim Iqbal.^[15]

Lasith Malinga was named as Sri Lanka's captain for the tournament, but he only played in their first match. Angelo Mathews captained the side in their second and third matches while Dinesh Chandimal stood as captain in their final match.

Background

After the Asian Cricket Council was downsized by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in April 2015, it was announced that upcoming Asia Cup events will be played on rotation basis in One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) format based on respective next world events under the ICC.^[16] This means that the 2016 and 2020 events will be played using the T20I format, ahead of the 2016 and 2020 World Twenty20s, and the 2018 and 2022 events will be played in ODI format, ahead of the 2019 and 2023 World Cups respectively.^[17]

Venue

All eleven matches of the tournament were played at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka.

Mirpur, Dhaka
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium
Coordinates: 23°48′24.9″N 90°21′48.9″E
Capacity: 25,416

Group stage

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
1	India	4	4	0	0	0	16	2.020
2	Bangladesh	4	3	1	0	0	12	0.458
3	Pakistan	4	2	2	0	0	8	−0.296
4	Sri Lanka	4	1	3	0	0	4	−0.293
5	United Arab Emirates	4	0	4	0	0	0	−1.813

Source: ^[18]

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Matches

24 February 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard

India  166/6 (20 overs)	v	Bangladesh 121/7 (20 overs)
Rohit Sharma 83 (55) Al-Amin Hossain 3/37 (4 overs)		Sabbir Rahman 44 (32) Ashish Nehra 3/23 (4 overs)

India won by 45 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Shozab Raza (Pak) Player of the match: Rohit Sharma (Ind)

• Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.

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25 February 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Sri Lanka  129/8 (20 overs)	v	United Arab Emirates 115/9 (20 overs)
Dinesh Chandimal 50 (39) Amjad Javed 3/25 (4 overs)		Swapnil Patil 37 (36) Lasith Malinga 4/26 (4 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 14 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Sharfuddoula (Ban) Player of the match: Lasith Malinga (SL)

• United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
• Sri Lanka's score of 129 is their lowest total against an Associate nation in T20Is.^[19]

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26 February 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Bangladesh  133/8 (20 overs)	v	United Arab Emirates 82 (17.4 overs)
Mithun Ali 47 (41) Mohammad Naveed 2/12 (4 overs)		Muhammad Usman 30 (30) Mahmudullah 2/5 (2 overs)

Bangladesh won by 51 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Mahmudullah (Ban)

• United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
• This was the first time Bangladesh have dismissed a side in the second innings of a T20I.^[20]

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27 February 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Pakistan  83 (17.3 overs)	v	India 85/5 (15.3 overs)
Sarfaraz Ahmed 25 (24) Hardik Pandya 3/8 (3.3 overs)		Virat Kohli 49 (51) Mohammad Amir 3/18 (4 overs)

India won by 5 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Sharfuddoula (Ban) Player of the match: Virat Kohli (Ind)

• India won the toss and elected to field.
• Khurram Manzoor (Pak) made his T20I debut.
• Pakistan's score of 83 is their lowest total when batting first in a T20I match.^[21]

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28 February 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Bangladesh  147/7 (20 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 124/8 (20 overs)
Sabbir Rahman 80 (54) Dushmantha Chameera 3/30 (4 overs)		Dinesh Chandimal 37 (37) Al-Amin Hossain 3/34 (4 overs)

Bangladesh won by 23 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Shozab Raza (Pak) Player of the match: Sabbir Rahman (Ban)

• Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
• This was Bangladesh's first win against Sri Lanka in T20Is.^[22]

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29 February 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard

United Arab Emirates  129/6 (20 overs)	v	Pakistan 131/3 (18.4 overs)
Shaiman Anwar 46 (42) Mohammad Amir 2/6 (4 overs)		Shoaib Malik 63* (49) Amjad Javed 3/36 (4 overs)

Pakistan won by 7 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Enamul Haque (Ban) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Shoaib Malik (Pak)

• United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
• Mohammad Nawaz (Pak) made his T20I debut.
• Pakistan became the first team to play 100 T20I matches.^[23]
• United Arab Emirates were eliminated as a result of this match.^[24]

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1 March 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Sri Lanka  138/9 (20 overs)	v	India 142/5 (19.2 overs)
Chamara Kapugedera 30 (32) Hardik Pandya 2/26 (4 overs) Ravichandran Ashwin 2/26 (4 overs)		Virat Kohli 56* (47) Nuwan Kulasekara 2/21 (3 overs)

India won by 5 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Anisur Rahman (Ban) and Shozab Raza (Pak) Player of the match: Virat Kohli (Ind)

• India won the toss and elected to field.
• India qualified for the final as a result of this match.^[25]
• MS Dhoni (Ind) became the first player to hit 200 sixes as a captain in international matches.^[26]

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2 March 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Pakistan  129/7 (20 overs)	v	Bangladesh 131/5 (19.1 overs)
Sarfaraz Ahmed 58* (42) Al-Amin Hossain 3/25 (4 overs)		Soumya Sarkar 48 (48) Mohammad Amir 2/26 (4 overs)

Bangladesh won by 5 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Soumya Sarkar (Ban)

• Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
• Bangladesh qualified for the final and Pakistan and Sri Lanka were eliminated as a result of this match.^[27]

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3 March 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard

United Arab Emirates  81/9 (20 overs)	v	India 82/1 (10.1 overs)
Shaiman Anwar 43 (48) Bhuvneshwar Kumar 2/8 (4 overs)		Rohit Sharma 39 (28) Qadeer Ahmed 1/23 (2 overs)

India won by 9 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Sharfuddoula (Ban) and Shozab Raza (Pak) Player of the match: Rohit Sharma (Ind)

• United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
• Pawan Negi (Ind) made his T20I debut.
• This is India's biggest win in terms of balls remaining (59) in T20Is.^[28]

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4 March 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Sri Lanka  150/4 (20 overs)	v	Pakistan 151/4 (19.2 overs)
Tillakaratne Dilshan 75* (56) Mohammad Irfan 2/18 (4 overs)		Umar Akmal 48 (37) Tillakaratne Dilshan 1/2 (1 over)

Pakistan won by 6 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Enamul Haque (Ban) Player of the match: Umar Akmal (Pak)

• Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
• Iftikhar Ahmed (Pak) made his T20I debut.
• Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL) became the first player to score 200 fours in T20Is.^[29]

Final

Main article: 2016 Asia Cup Final

6 March 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Bangladesh  120/5 (15 overs)	v	India 122/2 (13.5 overs)
Mahmudullah 33* (13) Jasprit Bumrah 1/13 (3 overs)		Shikhar Dhawan 60 (44) Taskin Ahmed 1/14 (3 overs)

India won by 8 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Shozab Raza (Pak) Player of the match: Shikhar Dhawan (Ind)

• India won the toss and elected to field.
• The match was reduced to 15 overs per side due to rain.

Statistics

Most runs

Player	Innings	Runs	NO	Ave.	SR	HS	100	50	4s	6s
Sabbir Rahman	5	176	1	44.00	123.94	80	0	1	15	5
Virat Kohli	4	153	2	76.50	110.86	56*	0	1	20	0
Dinesh Chandimal	4	149	0	37.25	109.55	58	0	2	19	2
Rohit Sharma	5	138	0	27.60	132.69	83	0	1	17	4
Tillakaratne Dilshan	4	132	1	44.00	121.10	75*	0	1	18	4
Updated: 12 September 2022[30]

Most wickets

Player	Innings	Wickets	Overs	Runs	Econ.	Ave.	BBI
Al-Amin Hossain	5	11	16.5	134	7.96	12.80	3/25
Mohammad Amir	4	7	16.0	81	5.06	11.57	3/18
Nuwan Kulasekara	4	7	15.0	95	6.33	13.57	3/10
Hardik Pandya	5	7	17.30	103	5.88	14.71	3/8
Jasprit Bumrah	5	6	18.0	94	5.22	15.66	2/27
Updated: 12 September 2022[31]