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{{Short description|Cricket tournament in United Arab Emirates}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox limited overs final
| title = 2018 Asia Cup Final
| image =
| event = [[2018 Asia Cup]]
| team1 = [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]]
| team1flag = {{flagicon|BAN|size=40px}}
| team2 = [[India national cricket team|India]]
| team2flag = {{flagicon|IND|size=40px}}
| details = India won by 3 wickets
| team1score = 222
| team1overs = 48.3 overs
| team2score = 223/7
| team2overs = 50 overs
| date = 28 September 2018
| stadium = [[Dubai International Cricket Stadium]]
| city = [[Dubai]]
| man_of_the_match = [[Liton Das]] (Ban)
| umpires = [[Marais Erasmus]] (SA) and [[Ruchira Palliyaguruge]] (SL)
| attendance = 24,000+
| television = [[Star Sports]]
| previous = [[2016 Asia Cup Final|2016]]
| next = [[2022 Asia Cup Final|2022]]
}}
The '''2018 Asia Cup Final''' was the final of the [[2018 Asia Cup]], a [[One Day International]] [[cricket]] tournament, and was played between [[India national cricket team|India]] and [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]] on 28 September 2018 in [[Dubai International Cricket Stadium|Dubai]].<ref name="Final">{{cite web|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/cricket/bangladesh-stun-pakistan-to-reach-asia-cup-final-and-set-up-showdown-with-india-1.774419 |title=Bangladesh stun Pakistan to reach Asia Cup final and set up showdown with India |work=The National |access-date=26 September 2018}}</ref> India were the defending champions,<ref name="champs">{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/661607 |title=India to host Asia Cup 2018 in UAE |access-date=10 April 2018 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref> and retained their title by beating Bangladesh by three wickets in the final over.<ref name="Winner">{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/864025 |title=India creep home in final-over thriller to defend Asia Cup title |access-date=28 September 2018 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref>

==Background==
The 2018 Asia Cup started on 15 September 2018 and was hosted by [[United Arab Emirates]] across 2 venues. Five full member national teams and an associate team from the [[2018 Asia Cup Qualifier|qualifier]] were split into two groups of three.<ref name="TOI">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/asia-cup/asia-cup-2018-no-rest-for-india-before-pakistan-face-off/articleshow/65122993.cms |title=Asia Cup 2018: No break for India in group stage; will face qualifier and Pakistan on consecutive days |work=Times Of India |access-date=24 July 2018}}</ref> The top two teams from each of the groups progressed to the Super Four section of the tournament.<ref name="TOI"/> From there, the top two teams of the Super Four section played each other in the final.<ref name="TOI"/> Initially, the team that finishes second in Group A were scheduled to play their first Super Four game in [[Abu Dhabi]]. However, [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] later announced that India would be based in [[Dubai]], irrespective of their standing in Super Four.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24721861/sarfraz-ahmed-miffed-skewed-asia-cup-scheduling |title=Sarfraz miffed by skewed Asia Cup scheduling |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=19 September 2018}}</ref>

==Road to the final==
{{Main|2018 Asia Cup}}
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|Opponent
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|[[2018 Asia Cup#Group stage|Group Stage]]
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|Won
|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Match 1
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|colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|'''Group A table'''
{{center|{{2018 Asia Cup Group A|only_pld_pts=yes|showteam=IND}}}}
|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Final standings
|colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|'''Group B table'''
{{center|{{2018 Asia Cup Group B|only_pld_pts=yes|showteam=BAN}}}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;background:#C1E0FF"
|Opponent
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|[[2018 Asia Cup#Super Four|Super Four]]
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|Result
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|style="text-align:left"|{{cr|AFG|2013}}
|Tied
|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Match 3
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|Won
|- style="vertical-align:top;background:#C1E0FF"
!colspan="5"|Super Four Table
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{{center|{{2018 Asia Cup Super Four}}}}

===India===
In the second match of group A, India beat [[Hong Kong national cricket team|Hong Kong]] by 26 runs,<ref name="India HongKong">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8532/report/1153246/hong-kong-vs-india-4th-match-group-a-asia-cup-2018 |title= India beats HonKong by 26 runs |access-date=18 September 2018 |work=ESPN}}</ref> with [[Khaleel Ahmed]] making his debut for India in the match. [[Shikhar Dhawan]]'s 14th ODI century carried India to 285 for 7, with Hong Kong's bowlers negating a powerful start to allow only 48 runs in the last 10 overs. They carried that momentum with them when they came out to bat, with openers [[Nizakat Khan]] and [[Anshuman Rath]] putting on a 174-run partnership,<ref name="Highest Partnership">{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/853271 |title= Hongkong give India a scale |access-date=18 September 2018 |work=ICC}}</ref> the highest for Hong Kong in ODIs.
On 19 September 2018, India faced rivals [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] and followed the close match against Hong Kong to with a much improved bowling performance and registered their most comfortable chase against Pakistan, winning with 126 balls remaining.<ref name="India beat Pakistan">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8532/report/1153247/india-vs-pakistan-5th-match-group-a-asia-cup-2018 |title= India beat Pakistan |access-date=19 September 2018 |work=ESPN}}</ref> India had won two ODIs on consecutive days and headed to the Super Four stage as leaders of the group.<ref name="India Super Four">{{cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-xl/asia/sport/asia-cup-2018-super-four-schedule-announced-india-to-face-pakistan-on-23-september/ar-BBNzLZH |title=India in super four |access-date=19 September 2018 |work=MSN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926130909/https://www.msn.com/en-xl/asia/sport/asia-cup-2018-super-four-schedule-announced-india-to-face-pakistan-on-23-september/ar-BBNzLZH |archive-date=26 September 2018 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="India Qualify in Super Four">{{cite web |url=https://cricket.yahoo.net/news/asia-cup-2018-india-qualify-200210289 |title= India in super four |access-date=19 September 2018 |work=Yahoo Cricket}}</ref> In the first match of Super Four, India beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets,<ref name="CI India Bangladesh">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8532/report/1153249/bangladesh-vs-india-1st-match-super-four-asia-cup |title= India in super four |access-date=21 September 2018 |work=ESPN}}</ref> with [[Rohit Sharma]]'s unbeaten 83 from 104 balls the major contribution in India successfully chasing the total of 173.<ref name="Rohit Sharma 83 against Bangladesh">{{cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/video/watch/india-vs-bangladesh-asia-cup-2018-match-highlightsrohit-sharma-83-india-win-by-7-wickets-वनइंडिया/vp-AAAsh7z |title= Rohit Sharma 83 against Bangladesh |access-date=21 September 2018 |work=MSN}}</ref> In the next match India faced Pakistan again and openers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan starred with the bat as India defeated their rivals Pakistan by nine-wickets and qualified for the final.<ref name="India beats Pakistan">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8532/report/1153251/india-vs-pakistan-3rd-match-super-four-asia-cup-2018 |title= India beats Pakistan in a super four |access-date=23 September 2018 |work=ESPN}}</ref><ref name="CI India Pakistan S4">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24773817 |title= India beats Pakistan with biggest win |access-date=23 September 2018 |work=ESPN}}</ref> Sharma, the Indian skipper, scored his 19th ODI century,<ref name="Rohit Sharma 19th odi century">{{cite web |url=http://www.cricfooty.com/2017/06/23/rohit-sharma-centuries/ |title=Rohit Sharma 19th odi century |access-date=23 September 2018 |work=Cricfooty |archive-date=26 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926104602/http://www.cricfooty.com/2017/06/23/rohit-sharma-centuries |url-status=dead }}</ref> while Dhawan scored his 15th and their partnership of 210 was India's highest while batting second against Pakistan and in their highest for the first wicket in Asia Cup history.<ref name="CI India Pakistan S4"/> In the process, Sharma scored his 7,000th run in ODI cricket.<ref name="Rohit Sharma 7000 runs">{{cite web |url=http://m.indiablooms.com/sports-details/SN/9189/rohit-sharma-completes-7000-runs-in-odi.html |title= Rohit 7000 runs |access-date=23 September 2018 |work=indiablooms}}</ref> On 25 September 2018, India faced [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]] in their final game of the Super Four stage. Left needing seven runs off the final over, with one wicket in hand, India scored six runs off first four balls to level the scores, but with the fifth, [[Rashid Khan (cricketer)|Rashid Khan]] got the better of [[Ravindra Jadeja]] to bowl India out for 252, leaving the match tied.<ref name="India vs Afghanistan">{{cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/india-vs-afghanistan-asia-cup-2018-highlights-as-it-happened-1888535.html |title= India vs Afghanistan |access-date=25 September 2018 |work=News18}}</ref><ref name="CI India vs Afghanistan">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8532/report/1153253/afghanistan-vs-india-5th-match-super-four-asia-cup-2018 |title= India vs Afghanistan match |access-date=25 September 2018 |work=ESPN}}</ref><ref name="India vs Afghanistan Highlights">{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/asia-cup/india-vs-afghanistan-live-score-updates-afghanistan-off-to-a-flier/articleshow/65951049.cms |title= India vs Afghanistan match Highlights |access-date=25 September 2018 |work=Times of India}}</ref> This was the first tie in the history of the Asia Cup and the first tied ODI featuring Afghanistan.<ref name="First Tie">{{cite web |url=https://m.crictracker.com/asia-cup-2018-super-4s-match-5-india-vs-afghanistan-statistical-highlights/ |title=first tie Match at Asia Cup |access-date=25 September 2018 |work=ESPN |archive-date=27 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927005418/https://m.crictracker.com/asia-cup-2018-super-4s-match-5-india-vs-afghanistan-statistical-highlights/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Bangladesh===
On 15 September 2018, Bangladesh produced an all-round performance to defeat [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] by 137 runs in the first match in the group B of the Asia Cup,<ref name="CI Bangladesh v Sri Lanka">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8532/scorecard/1153243/bangladesh-vs-sri-lanka-1st-match-group-b-asia-cup-2018/ |title= Bangladesh Won by 137 runs |access-date=26 September 2018 |work=ESPN}}</ref> recording their biggest win in the history of Asia Cup.<ref name="CI Ban biggest ODI win">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24692719/stats-bangladesh-pull-their-biggest-odi-win-away-home/ |title= Bangladesh pull of their biggest ODI wan away from home |access-date=26 September 2018 |work=ESPN}}</ref> In the next match they were bowled out for just 119 runs to suffer 136 run defeat to [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]],<ref name="CI Bangladesh v Afghanistan ">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8532/scorecard/1153248/afghanistan-vs-bangladesh-6th-match-group-b-asia-cup-2018/ |title= Bangladesh defeated by 137 runs |access-date=26 September 2018 |work=ESPN}}</ref> but still qualified to the Super Four stage. They faced India in the Super Four on September 21, when they only made 173 runs and lost by 7 wickets.<ref name="HT India v Bangladesh">{{cite web |url=https://m.hindustantimes.com/cricket/india-vs-bangladesh-live-score-updates-asia-cup-2018/story-YaKFdmlqHubt3UHqGiPTkL_amp.html/ |title= Bangladesh Defeated by 7 wickets |access-date=22 September 2018 |work=Hindustan Times}}</ref><ref name="CI India Bangladesh" /> On 23 September, Bangladesh beat Afghanistan by 3 runs in their second Super Four match and kept their chances of qualifying for the finals in their own hands.<ref name="Bangladesh vs Afganistan Scorecard">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8532/report/1153252/afghanistan-vs-bangladesh-4th-match-super-four-asia-cup-2018/ |title= Bangladesh won against Afghanistan in super four |access-date=23 September 2018 |work=ESPN}}</ref> Chasing 250 to win, Afghanistan needed 8 runs off the last over, but [[Mustafizur Rahman]] restricted them to just 4 to help his team win.<ref name="economictimes">{{cite web |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/mustafizur-rahman-s-last-over-heroics-help-bangladesh-pip-afghanistan/articleshow/65926826.cms |title= Bangladesh won against Afghanistan in super four |access-date=24 September 2018 |work=Economictimes}}</ref><ref name="HT Bangladesh v Afghanistan">{{cite web |url=https://m.hindustantimes.com/cricket/asia-cup-2018-bangladesh-vs-afghanistan-live-updates-teams-eye-first-win-in-super-four/story-hmkuFesBgkwbYnhdVlIHXL_amp.html/ |title= Bangladesh won against Afghanistan |access-date=23 September 2018 |work=Hindustan Times}}</ref> On 25 September, Bangladesh beat [[Pakistan cricket team|Pakistan]] by 37 runs to confirm their berth in the Asia Cup 2018 final against India.<ref name="CI Pakistan v Bangladesh">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8532/report/1153254/bangladesh-vs-pakistan-6th-match-super-four-asia-cup-2018 |title= Bangladesh beat Pakistan|access-date=25 September 2018 |work=ESPN}}</ref><ref name="N18 Pakistan v Bangladesh">{{cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/pakistan-vs-bangladesh-asia-cup-2018-highlights-as-it-happened-1888941.html |title= Bangladesh won against Pakistan in super four to enter Final|access-date=25 September 2018 |work=News18}}</ref> This was Bangladesh's first win against Pakistan at the Asia Cup.<ref name="CI Pakistan v Bangladesh"/><ref name="TOI Pakistan v Bangladesh">{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/asia-cup/bangladesh-beat-pakistan-to-set-up-india-asia-cup-final-clash/articleshow/65972477.cms |title= Bangladesh First ever against Pakistan in Asia cup|access-date=27 September 2018 |work=Times of India}}</ref>

==Match==
===Bangladesh innings===
[[Mehedi Hasan]] opened the innings with [[Liton Das]], the first time he had done so in ODIs.<ref name="Hasan opener">{{cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/india-vs-bangladesh-live-cricket-score-asia-cup-2018-final-at-dubai-liton-mehidy-off-to-aggressive-start-5281271.html |title=Mehedi Hasan First Time open for Bangladesh |work=First Post |access-date=28 September 2018}}</ref> Their opening stand of 120 was Bangladesh's highest since 31 December 2016, when [[Imrul Kayes]] and [[Tamim Iqbal]] put on 102 runs against [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Partnership records |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;filter=advanced;orderby=start;partnership_runsmin1=100;partnership_runsval1=partnership_runs;partnership_wicketmax1=1;partnership_wicketval1=partnership_wicket;team=25;template=results;type=fow;view=innings |work=ESPNcricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |access-date=9 October 2018 }}</ref> With the fifth ball of the 21st over, [[Kedar Jadhav]] took the wicket of Mehedi for 32, followed by that of [[Mushfiqur Rahim]] six overs later,<ref name="CI Final">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8532/commentary/1153255/bangladesh-vs-india-final-asia-cup |title= Final, Asia Cup. Match Commentary|work= ESPN|access-date=28 September 2018}}</ref> either side of Chahal trapping Kayes LBW in the 24th over. Das brought up his maiden ODI century in the 29th over, having faced 87 balls.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/asia-cup-2018-final-liton-das-slams-maiden-odi-hundred-5378390/ |title=Asia Cup 2018 final: Liton Das slams maiden ODI hundred |work=The Indian Express|access-date=28 September 2018}}</ref> In the 33rd over, [[Kuldeep Yadav]] took his first wicket in the match to dismiss [[Mahmudullah]],<ref name="CI Final"/> later also dismissing Das and [[Mashrafe Mortaza]], both stumped by [[MS Dhoni]].<ref name="CI Final"/> [[Soumya Sarkar]] provided some resistance in the end to drag Bangladesh beyond the 200-run mark as they managed to make 222 all out with nine balls left.<ref name="indianexpress">{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/india-vs-bangladesh-live-cricket-score-asia-cup-2018-final-live-streaming-5377667/lite/ |title= Bangladesh effort to reach 200 runs |work= The Indian Express|access-date=28 September 2018}}</ref> Yadav finished the innings with figures of 3/45 and Jadhav 2/41 to help India regain control. Das was the top-scorer with 121 off 117 balls.<ref name="2018 Asia cup final Bangladesh Innings">{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/asia-cup/india-vs-bangladesh-live-cricket-score-asia-cup-2018-final/articleshow/65994073.cms |title= Bangladesh all out |work= The Times of India|access-date=28 September 2018}}</ref><ref name="Das 100 runs">{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/sports/cricket/story/liton-das-asia-cup-2018-india-vs-bangladesh-odi-cricket-liton-das-century-1351983-2018-09-28 |title= Das 100 runs against India |work= India Today|access-date=28 September 2018}}</ref>

===Indian innings===
The Indian team did not start well, losing the wickets of Shikhar Dhawan and [[Ambati Rayudu]] in the first eight overs.<ref name="India team">{{cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/amp/news/india-vs-bangladesh-live-score-asia-cup-final-at-dubai-rayudu-dhawan-depart-in-quick-succession-1892205.html |title= Indian Team Lost two wickets early |work= News 18|access-date=28 September 2018}}</ref> Rohit Sharma, with a score of 48, and [[Dinesh Karthik]], with 37, steadied the run chase for India in the middle overs.<ref name="CI Final"/><ref name="indianexpress"/> After the departure of Rohit, Karthik built a 54-run partnership with MS Dhoni, before the Bangladesh bowlers dismissed them both to put India back under pressure.<ref name="mykhel">{{cite web |url=https://www.mykhel.com/amphtml/cricket/india-vs-bangladesh-asia-cup-2018-final-live-updates-dubai-100088.html |title= India beat Bangladesh by 3 wickets in a last over thriller |work= My khel|access-date=28 September 2018}}</ref> Ravindra Jadeja and [[Bhuvneshwar Kumar]] then put together a 45-run partnership for the seventh wicket to take India close to their target.<ref name="India.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.india.com/hindi-news/sports-hindi/india-won-by-3-wickets-against-bangladesh-final-asia-cup-2018/ |title= Jadeja & Kumar 45 runs partnership |work= India .com|access-date=28 September 2018}}</ref> [[Kedar Jadhav]], who had retired hurt after suffering a hamstring injury, returned in the penultimate over and took India across the line on the final ball of the match.<ref name="timesnownews">{{cite web |url=https://hindi.timesnownews.com/amp/cricket/article/asia-cup-2018-final-india-vs-bangladesh-when-kedar-jadhav-injury-become-matter-of-worry-for-team-india/291664 |title= Kedar Jadhav injury |work= Hindi Times Now News|access-date=28 September 2018}}</ref>

===Match officials and result===
* '''On-field [[umpire (cricket)|umpires]]:''' [[Marais Erasmus]] (SA) and [[Ruchira Palliyaguruge]] (SL)
* '''[[Third umpire]]:''' [[Rod Tucker]] (Aus)
* '''[[Fourth umpire|Reserve umpire]]:''' [[Ahsan Raza]] (Pak)
* '''[[Match referee]]:''' [[David Boon]] (Aus)
* '''Toss:''' India won the toss and elected to field.

===Scorecard===

;1st innings
{{Cricket match batting box begin|title=Bangladesh batting<ref name="CI Final"/>}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Liton Das]]|status=st [[MS Dhoni|Dhoni]] b [[Kuldeep Yadav|Yadav]]|runs=121|balls=117|4s=12|6s=2|strike_rate=103.41}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Mehedi Hasan]]|status=c [[Ambati Rayudu|Rayudu]] b [[Kedar Jadhav|Jadhav]]|runs=32|balls=59|4s=3|6s=0|strike_rate=54.23}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Imrul Kayes]]|status=lbw b [[Yuzvendra Chahal|Chahal]] |runs=2|balls=12|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=16.66}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Mushfiqur Rahim]]|status=c [[Jasprit Bumrah|Bumrah]] b Jadhav|runs=5|balls=9|4s=1|6s=0|strike_rate=55.55}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Mohammad Mithun]]|status=run out ([[Ravindra Jadeja|Jadeja]]/ Yadav)|runs=2|balls=4|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=50.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Mahmudullah]]|status=c Bumrah b Yadav |runs=4|balls=16|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=25.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Soumya Sarkar]]|status=run out (Rayudu)|runs=33|balls=45|4s=1|6s=1|strike_rate=73.33}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Mashrafe Mortaza]]|status=st Dhoni b Yadav |runs=7|balls=9|4s=0|6s=1|strike_rate=77.77}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Nazmul Islam]]|status=run out (sub [[Manish Pandey|Pandey]])|runs=7|balls=13|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=53.84}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Mustafizur Rahman]]|status=not out|runs=2|balls=5|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=40.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Rubel Hossain]]|status=b Bumrah|runs=0|balls=2|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=0.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player='''Total'''|status='''48.3 overs'''|runs='''222'''|balls='''291'''|4s='''17'''|6s='''4'''|strike_rate='''4.58(run rate)'''}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-120 (Mehedi, 20.5 overs), 2-128 (Kayes, 23.5 overs), 3-137 (Rahim, 26.5 overs), 4-139 (Mithun, 28 overs), 5-151 (Mahmudullah, 32.2 overs), 6-188 (Das, 41 overs), 7-196 (Mortaza, 42.5 overs), 8-213 (Nazmul, 46.4 overs), 9-222 (Sarkar 48.1 overs), 10-222 (Rubel 48.3 overs)

{{Cricket match bowling box begin|title=India bowling<ref name="CI Final"/>}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Bhuvneshwar Kumar]]|overs=7|maiden=0|runs=33|wickets=0|econ=4.71}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Jasprit Bumrah]]|overs=8.3|maiden=0|runs=39|wickets=1|econ=4.58}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Yuzvendra Chahal]]|overs=8|maiden=1|runs=31|wickets=1|econ=3.87}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Kuldeep Yadav]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=45|wickets=3|econ=4.50}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Ravindra Jadeja]]|overs=6|maiden=0|runs=31|wickets=0|econ=5.16}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Kedar Jadhav]]|overs=9|maiden=0|runs=41|wickets=2|econ=4.55}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

;2nd innings
{{Cricket match batting box begin|title= India batting<ref name="CI Final"/>}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Rohit Sharma]]|status=c Nazmul b [[Rubel Hossain|Rubel]] |runs=48|balls=55|4s=3|6s=3|strike_rate=87.27}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Shikhar Dhawan]]|status=c [[Soumya Sarkar|Sarkar]] b [[Nazmul Islam|Nazmul]] |runs=15|balls=14|4s=3|6s=0|strike_rate=107.14}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Ambati Rayudu]]|status=c [[Mushfiqur Rahim|Rahim]] b [[Mashrafe Mortaza|Mortaza]] |runs=2|balls=7|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=28.57}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Dinesh Karthik]]|status=lbw b [[Mahmudullah]] |runs=37|balls=61|4s=1|6s=1|strike_rate=60.65}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[MS Dhoni]]|status=c Rahim b [[Mustafizur Rahman|Mustafizur]]|runs=36|balls=67|4s=3|6s=0|strike_rate=53.73}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Kedar Jadhav]]|status=not out|runs=23|balls=27|4s=1|6s=1|strike_rate=88.88}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Ravindra Jadeja]]|status=c Rahim b Rubel|runs=23|balls=33|4s=1|6s=0|strike_rate=69.69}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Bhuvneshwar Kumar]]|status=c Rahim b Mustafizur|runs=21|balls=31|4s=1|6s=1|strike_rate=67.74}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Kuldeep Yadav]]|status=not out|runs=5|balls=5|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=100.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Jasprit Bumrah]]|status=Did not bat|runs=|balls=|4s=|6s=|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Yuzvendra Chahal]]|status=Did not bat|runs=|balls=|4s=|6s=|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player='''Total'''|status='''50 overs'''|runs='''223'''|balls='''300'''|4s='''13'''|6s='''6'''|strike_rate='''4.46 (Run Rate)'''}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-35 (Dhawan, 4.4 overs), 2-46 (Rayudu, 7.3 overs), 3-83 (Sharma, 16.4 overs), 4-137 (Karthik, 30.4 overs), 5-160 (Dhoni, 36.1 overs), 6-212 (Jadeja, 47.2 overs), 7-214 (Kumar, 48.1 overs)

{{Cricket match bowling box begin|title= Bangladesh bowling<ref name="CI Final"/>}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Mehedi Hasan]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=27|wickets=0|econ=6.75}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Mustafizur Rahman]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=38|wickets=2|econ=3.80}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Nazmul Islam]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=56|wickets=1|econ=5.60}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Mashrafe Mortaza]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=35|wickets=1|econ=3.50}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Rubel Hossain]]|overs=10|maiden=2|runs=26|wickets=2|econ=2.60}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Mahmudullah]]|overs=6|maiden=0|runs=33|wickets=1|econ=5.50}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/scores/series/1153237/season/2018/asia-cup Series home] at ESPNcricinfo

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