2012 Asia Cup final

2012 Asia Cup Final
Event	2012 Asia Cup
	Pakistan won by 2 runs
Date	22 March 2012
Venue	Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka
Player of the match	Shahid Afridi (Pak)
Umpires	Steve Davis (Aus) and Ian Gould (Eng)
Attendance	25000
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The 2012 Asia Cup Final was the final of the 2012 Asia Cup, a One day International cricket tournament, and was played between Pakistan and Bangladesh on 22 March 2012 in Dhaka.^[1] Pakistan stunned Bangladesh in the last ball thriller to achieve their second Asia Cup title after 2000.^[2]^[3]

Background

The 2012 Asia Cup started on 11 March 2012 and was hosted by Bangladesh. All matches were played at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. Four full member national teams played each other in Round-robin format. Pakistan reached the final by defeating Bangladesh and Sri Lanka while Bangladesh reached the final defeating India and Sri Lanka.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Road to Final

Pakistan			Bangladesh
Opponent	Result	Matches	Opponent	Result
Bangladesh	Won	Match 1	Pakistan	Lost
Sri Lanka	Won	Match 2	India	Won
India	Lost	Match 3	Sri Lanka	Won
Super Four Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	BP	Pts	HTH	NRR	For	Against
1	Pakistan	3	2	1	1	9	–	0.4439	780 (139.5)	759 (147.5)
2	Bangladesh	3	2	1	0	8	1	0.0223	746 (136.3)	762 (140)
3	India	3	2	1	0	8	0	0.3774	923 (147.5)	876 (149.2)
4	Sri Lanka	3	0	3	0	0	–	-0.8869	653 (140)	705 (127)

Match officials and result

On-field umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Ian Gould (Eng)
Third umpire: Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
Reserve umpire: Masudur Rahman (Ban)
Match referee: David Boon (Aus)
Toss: Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.

Scorecard

1st innings

Pakistan batting^[7]
Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	Strike rate
Mohammad Hafeez	c Nazmul b Razzak	40	87	4	0	45.97
Nasir Jamshed	c Mahmudullah b Mortaza	9	8	2	0	112.50
Younis Khan	lbw b Nazmul	1	5	0	0	20.00
Misbah-ul-Haq	run out (Nasir Hossain)	13	23	1	0	56.52
Umar Akmal	c ( Rahim b Mahmudullah	30	45	0	1	66.66
Hammad Azam	c & b Shakib	30	37	3	1	81.08
Shahid Afridi	c Nasir b Shakib	32	22	4	1	145.45
Sarfaraz Ahmed	not out	46	52	4	0	88.46
Umar Gul	c Shakib b Mortaza	4	6	0	0	66.66
Saeed Ajmal	b Razzak	4	7	0	0	57.14
Aizaz Cheema	not out	9	11	1	0	81.81
Total	50 overs	236	300	19	3	4.72(run rate)

Fall of wickets: 1/16 (Jamshed, 4.2 overs), 2/19 (Younis, 5.2 overs), 3/55 (Mishbah, 15.2 overs), 4/70 (Hafeez, 21.2 overs), 5/129 (Azam, 33.3 overs), 6/133 (Umar, 34.5 overs), 7/178 (Afridi, 41.3 overs), 8/199 (Gul, 44.3 overs), 9/206 (Ajmal 45.6 overs)

Bangladesh bowling^[7]
Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Econ	Wides	NBs
Mashrafe Mortaza	10	0	48	2	4.80	{{{wides}}}	{{{no-balls}}}
Nazmul Hossain	8	1	36	1	4.50	{{{wides}}}	{{{no-balls}}}
Abdur Razzak	10	3	26	2	2.60	{{{wides}}}	{{{no-balls}}}
Shahadat Hossain	9	0	63	0	7.00	{{{wides}}}	{{{no-balls}}}
Shakib Al Hasan	10	1	39	2	3.90	{{{wides}}}	{{{no-balls}}}
Mahmudullah	3	0	14	1	4.66	{{{wides}}}	{{{no-balls}}}

2nd innings

Bangladesh batting^[7]
Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	Strike rate
Tamim Iqbal	c Younis b Gul	60	68	8	0	88.23
Nazimuddin	c Younis b Afridi	16	52	3	0	30.76
Jahurul Islam	c Younis b Ajmal	0	5	0	0	0.00
Nasir Hossain	c Misbah b Gul	28	63	1	0	44.44
Shakib Al Hasan	b Aizaz	68	72	7	1	94.44
Mushfiqur Rahim	c Jamshed b Aizaz	10	8	1	0	125.00
Mahmudullah	not out	17	16	1	0	106.25
Mashrafe Mortaza	c Jamshed b Ajmal	18	9	2	0	200.00
Abdur Razzak	b Aizaz	6	8	0	0	75.00
Shahadat Hossain	not out	0	1	0	0	0.00
Nazmul Hossain	Did not bat
Total	50 overs	234	300	20	1	4.68 (Run Rate)

Fall of wickets: 1/68 (Nazimuddin, 16.4 overs), 2/68 (Jahurul, 17.5 overs), 3/81 (Tamim, 23.1 overs), 4/170 (Nasir, 42.3 overs), 5/179 (Shakib, 43.4 overs), 6/190 (Rahim, 45.1 overs), 7/218 (Mortaza, 47.4 overs), 8/233 (Razzak, 49.5)

Pakistan bowling^[7]
Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Econ	Wides	NBs
Mohammad Hafeez	10	0	30	0	3.00	{{{wides}}}	{{{no-balls}}}
Umar Gul	10	2	65	2	6.50	{{{wides}}}	{{{no-balls}}}
Saeed Ajmal	10	2	40	2	4.00	{{{wides}}}	{{{no-balls}}}
Shahid Afridi	10	1	28	1	2.80	{{{wides}}}	{{{no-balls}}}
Aizaz Cheema	7	0	46	3	6.57	{{{wides}}}	{{{no-balls}}}
Hammad Azam	3	0	20	0	6.66	{{{wides}}}	{{{no-balls}}}

References

^ Abhishek Purohit. "Pakistan prevail over gutsy Bangladesh". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
^ "Ban vs Pak: Pakistan beat Bangladesh in thrilling final to clinch Asia Cup". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
^ Kunal Diwan. "Heartbreak for Bangladesh, high fives for Pakistan in Asia Cup final". Yahoo! Cricket. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
^ Mohammad Isam. "The rise of the underdog". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
^ "Tamim, Shakib lead Bangladesh into final". Stabroek News. 21 March 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
^ Balachandran, Kanishkaa (20 March 2012). "Team effort takes Bangladesh to historic final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Final (D/N), Asia Cup at Dhaka, Mar 22 2012". ESPNCricinfo.

External links

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo

[Final-1] Abhishek Purohit. "Pakistan prevail over gutsy Bangladesh". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2012.

[R5-2] "Ban vs Pak: Pakistan beat Bangladesh in thrilling final to clinch Asia Cup". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 March 2012.

[R6-3] Kunal Diwan. "Heartbreak for Bangladesh, high fives for Pakistan in Asia Cup final". Yahoo! Cricket. Retrieved 22 March 2012.

[4] Mohammad Isam. "The rise of the underdog". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2012.

[5] "Tamim, Shakib lead Bangladesh into final". Stabroek News. 21 March 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2012.

[6] Balachandran, Kanishkaa (20 March 2012). "Team effort takes Bangladesh to historic final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 March 2012.

[CI_Final-7] "Final (D/N), Asia Cup at Dhaka, Mar 22 2012". ESPNCricinfo.

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