India wins the Asia Cup T20 2016 final – beats Bangladesh by eight wickets
Final – Eleventh Match – Asia Cup T20 2016 – Bangladesh vs India at Mirpur on March 06, 2016 – India won by eight wickets
India inserted the opposition in this game to provide the 21st occasion of India doing so in T20Is. India now stands third in the list of teams which have inserted the opposition on most occasions. New Zealand and England have inserted the opposition on 28 and 22 occasions respectively and occupy the first two places in the list
India won this game by eight wickets to provide the 13th occasion of India winning a game after inserting the opposition. India occupies the second place in the list of teams which have won most games after inserting the opposition in the history of T20IS. New Zealand and South Africa with 15 wins occupy the joint first place in the list
India has inserted the opposition on Bangladesh soil on six occasions and won the games on all the six occasions. India is the only team to maintain a cent percent win when it has inserted the opposition in a T20I game on Bangladesh soil. India stands second in the list of teams which have inserted the opposition in a T20I on Bangladesh soil. Hosts Bangladesh has done this on seven occasions. It has won four games.
S Dhawan scored 60 in this game to provide the 49th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty in a T20I and also the fifth such occasion against Bangladesh. It also provides the 20th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty in a T20I and the fourth such occasion against Bangladesh
S Dhawan’s 60 in this game represent his second fifty in T20I, the first being – 51 against Sri Lanka at Ranchi on 12.02.16. Thus his 60 in this game represent his highest score in a T20I.
Indian batsmen have scored 49 fifties in T20Is and one more fifty by its batsmen makes India to become the sixth team which have scored 50 plus fifties in the history of T20Is. The teams are – Australia {59}, New Zealand {55}, Pakistan {54}, England {53} and South Africa {52}
S Dhawan and V Kohli added 94 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 64th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in T20Is and the fifth such occasion against Bangladesh. This stand also provides the 22nd occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership for the second wicket in T20Is and the third such occasion against Bangladesh
This partnership provides the 16th occasion of a team posting a fifty plus runs partnership in a tournament final of T20I and the fourth such occasion for the second wicket. This is the second best stand in a tournament final – the best being the 111 runs partnership between C Kieswetter and KP Pietersen against Australia at Bridgetown on 16.05.10 in ICC T20 2010 Final. This stand is also the second best partnership for the second wicket in a tournament final
India’s win in this game represents its second win in a tournament final. Its first win was at Johannesburg on 24.09.07 when it beat Pakistan by five runs in the first ever ICC WT20 final.
India’s win in this game represents its 41st win in a T20I and its fourth win against Bangladesh. India’s eight wicket in this game provide the 22nd occasion of India winning a T20I game by wickets margin. All such occasions are listed below.
| No | Team | Result | Margin | BR | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | India | won | 9 wkts | 59 | UAE | Dhaka | 03 Mar 2016 |
| 2 | India | won | 9 wkts | 37 | Srl | Visakhapatnam | 14 Feb 2016 |
| 3 | India | won | 8 wkts | 09 | Ban | Dhaka | 28 Mar 2014 |
| 4 | India | won | 8 wkts | 18 | Pak | Colombo (RPS) | 30 Sep 2012 |
| 5 | India | won | 8 wkts | 15 | Ire | Nottingham | 10 Jun 2009 |
| 6 | India | won | 8 wkts | 07 | Ban | Dhaka | 06 Mar 2016 |
| 7 | India | won | 8 wkts | 02 | Aus | Melbourne | 03 Feb 2012 |
| 8 | India | won | 7 wkts | 11 | Aus | Mumbai (BS) | 20 Oct 2007 |
| 9 | India | won | 7 wkts | 31 | Afg | Gros Islet | 01 May 2010 |
| 10 | India | won | 7 wkts | 09 | Pak | Dhaka | 21 Mar 2014 |
| 11 | India | won | 7 wkts | 12 | Zim | Harare | 13 Jun 2010 |
| 12 | India | won | 7 wkts | 00 | Aus | Sydney | 31 Jan 2016 |
| 13 | India | won | 7 wkts | 02 | Win | Dhaka | 23 Mar 2014 |
| 14 | India | won | 6 wkts | 30 | Zim | Harare | 12 Jun 2010 |
| 15 | India | won | 6 wkts | 01 | RSA | Johannesburg | 01 Dec 2006 |
| 16 | India | won | 6 wkts | 05 | Sri | Mohali | 12 Dec 2009 |
| 17 | India | won | 6 wkts | 02 | Aus | Rajkot | 10 Oct 2013 |
| 18 | India | won | 6 wkts | 05 | RSA | Dhaka | 04 Apr 2014 |
| 19 | India | won | 5 wkts | 13 | Eng | Pune | 20 Dec 2012 |
| 20 | India | won | 5 wkts | 27 | Pak | Dhaka | 27 Feb 2016 |
| 21 | India | won | 5 wkts | 04 | Srk | Dhaka | 01 Mar 2016 |
| 22 | India | won | 3 wkts | 04 | Srl | Colombo (RPS) | 10 Feb 2009 |
India won this game by eight wickets margin to provide its fifth win by exact eight wickets margin. All the five occasions are furnished below. It also represents its second eight wickets win against Bangladesh – the first being at Dhaka on 28.03.14
| No | Team | Result | Margin | BR | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | India | won | 8 wkts | 09 | Ban | Dhaka | 28 Mar 2014 |
| 2 | India | won | 8 wkts | 18 | Pak | Colombo (RPS) | 30 Sep 2012 |
| 3 | India | won | 8 wkts | 15 | Ire | Nottingham | 10 Jun 2009 |
| 4 | India | won | 8 wkts | 07 | Ban | Dhaka | 06 Mar 2016 |
| 5 | India | won | 8 wkts | 02 | Aus | Melbourne | 03 Feb 2012 |