Mirpur: Unstoppable so far with clinical performances, a formidable India will square off against a passionate and sprightly Bangladesh in their quest for continental supremacy in the final of the Asia Cup Twenty20 cricket tournament, on Sunday.
India beat Bangladesh by 45 runs in the round-robin after posting 166-6, and is aware the atmosphere will be hostile at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, where the hosts have a chance to win their first Asia Cup.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be looking at a bigger picture as the Asian title will mark the perfect preparation before the ICC World T20 at home.
Bangladesh has regained a measure of confidence since losing to India, by beating the United Arab Emirates, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan in front of increasingly passionate crowds to reach the final for only the second time.
It will be a battle between a team full of T20 specialists against a team which has learnt to consistently punch above its weight. Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza told his players to stay calm.
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Captain),Ravichandran Ashwin, Ashish Nehra, Jasprit Bumrah, Ajinkya Rahane, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli. Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Pawan Negi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Bangladesh: Mashrafe Mortaza (Captain),Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib-Al Hasan, Mahmudullah Riyadh, Mohammed Mithun, Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Sabbir Rahaman, Arafat Sunny, Taskin Ahmed, Al-Amin Hossain, Nasir Hossain, Abu Hider, Nurul Hasan, Imrul Kayes.
0 comments:
Post a Comment