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.
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| Dates | 24 February 2016 – 6 March 2016 |
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| Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
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| Champions |  |
| Runners-up | |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches played | 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 from a qualifier played from 19 to 22 February 2016.[1][2]
India beat Bangladesh by 8 wickets in the final to win their sixth Asia Cup title and were unbeaten throughout the tournament.[3]
Squads
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Bhuvneshwar Kumar was added to India's squad as a replacement for Mohammed Shami after Shami failed to fully recover from a hamstring injury.[9] Parthiv Patel was added to India's squad as a back-up for MS Dhoni, who suffered a muscle spasm.[10] 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.[11][12] Bangladesh's Mustafizur Rahman was injured during their match against Sri Lanka and was replaced for the rest of the tournament by Tamim Iqbal.[13]
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.[14][15] 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.[16]
Venue
All eleven matches of the tournament were played at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka.
| Mirpur, Dhaka |
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| Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium |
| Coordinates: 23°48′24.9″N 90°21′48.9″E |
| Capacity: 25,416 |
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Group stage
Standings
| Team[17] | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +2.020 |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.458 |
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.296 |
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –0.293 |
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4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.813 |
Advance to Final
Matches
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
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- 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.[18]
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Mithun Ali 47 (41) Mohammad Naveed 2/12 (4 overs) |
- 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.[19]
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- 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.[20]
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was Bangladesh's first win against Sri Lanka in T20Is.[21]
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- 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.[22]
- United Arab Emirates were eliminated as a result of this match.[23]
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- 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.[26]
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- 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.[27]
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- 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.[28]
Final
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain reduced the match to 15 overs per-side.
References
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- "Malinga marks return with match-winning spell against UAE". ESPNcricinfo. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- "Bangladesh bowlers flatten UAE to defend 133". ESPNcricinfo. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- "Kohli wins it for India after Amir storm". ESPNcricinfo. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- "Sabbir's one-man act too much for Sri Lanka". ESPNcricinfo. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- "Pakistan become first to play 100 T20i matches". The News Tribe. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- "Pakistan overcome hiccups for seven-wicket win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- "Kohli, bowlers put India in final". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- "Kohli's T20I average in 2016: 103.66". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- "Bangladesh hold nerve to seal final berth". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- "India crush UAE for their biggest T20I win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- "Asia Cup T20: Pakistan v Sri Lanka – Statistical Highlights". Cric Tracker. Retrieved 5 March 2016.