Asia Cup: All about the final between India and Bangladesh
What's the story
India will enter the Asia Cup 2018 final as favorites when they clash against an injury-stricken Bangladesh. The Men in Blue defeated the Tigers earlier in the Super Four stage. Notably, India had also beaten Bangladesh in the previous edition of the Asia Cup to clinch the trophy. Here is all you need to know about the final.
Asia Cup
India are aiming for record seventh Asia Cup honors
India will be looking to learn from their mistakes which they did against Afghans. However, the problem remains the middle order and that needs work. Further, MS Dhoni's position is a lot to be pondered upon. With the regular names coming back after being rested against Afghanistan, the Indian team will be brimming with confidence. India are aiming for record seventh title.
Bangladesh
Problems aplenty for Bangladesh
Bangladesh are already missing Tamim Iqbal badly and now Shakib Al Hasan has flown back to Dhaka to nurse his finger injury. Bangladesh openers have struggled and the load of the work, therefore, falls upon the middle order. Bangladesh have done the job in the Super Four after earning close victories. But they have to improve their batting if they want a victory tomorrow.
Dilemma
India in dilemma over KL Rahul
India are likely to go with the same XI that played against Bangladesh and Pakistan in the Super Four. The dilemma lies regarding KL Rahul, who impressed with a half-century versus Afghanistan. But where will he fit in? Perhaps DK can be benched. But the latter has played all of India's matches in the tourney. It's a difficult scenario for Rohit Sharma.
Players
Players to watch out for
Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan, both, have been impressive with the bat atop and have been scoring freely. Their approach atop will be crucial. Ravindra Jadeja has come in and bowled well and can create issues for Bangladesh middle order. Mushfiqur Rahim has been a top class entity and he is the side's vital cog. Pacer Mustafizur Rahman holds the trick with the ball.
Info
Timing, TV listing and match conditions
The match is set to start at 5:00 PM IST tomorrow. The finale will be telecast live on the Star Sports network and can be watched in both English and Hindi commentary. One can also stream the match live on Hotstar. The conditions will be similar to what we have witnessed so far. Spinners will come in and dictate the show.