India defeat Bangladesh on last ball to retain Asia Cup

Dubai- India beat a spirited Bangladesh by three wickets in a last-ball finish of the final in Dubai on Friday to retain the Asia Cup.

Liton Das scored a maiden one-day international hundred as Bangladesh were bowled out for 222 in 48.3 overs before India survived a middle order slump to chase down the target for the loss of seven wickets in 50 overs at Dubai stadium.

Skipper Rohit Sharma top-scored with 48 while Dinesh Karthik made 37 and Mahendra Singh Dhoni scored 36.

This is India's seventh Asia Cup win in 14 events.

Scorecard
Bangladesh
Liton Das st Dhoni b Yadav-121
Mehidy Hasan c Rayudu b Jadhav-32
Imarul Kayes lbw b Chahal-2
Mushfiqur Rahim c Bumrah b Jadhav-5
Mohammad Mithun run out-2
Mahmudullah Riyad c Bumrah b Yadav-4
Soumya Sarkar run out-33
Mashrafe Mortaza st Dhoni b Yadav-7  
Nazmul Islam run out-7
Mustafizur Rahman not out -2
Rubel Hossain b Bumrah-0
Extras: (lb2, w5) -7
Total: (all out; 48.3 overs)-222
Fall of wickets: 1-120 (Mehidy), 2-128 (Kayes), 3-137 (Rahim), 4-139 (Mithun), 5-151 (Riyad), 6-188 (Das), 7-196 (Mortaza), 8-213 (Islam), 9-222 (Sarkar); 10-222 (Rubel)
Bowling: Kumar 7-0-33-0 (1w), Bumrah 8.3-0-39-1 (2w), Chahal 8-1-31-1(1w), Yadav 10-0-45-3, Jadeja 6-0-31-0, Jadhav 9-0-41-2(1w)

India
R. Sharma c Islam b Rubel-48
S. Dhawan c Sarkar b Islam-15
A. Rayudu c Rahim b Mortaza-2
D. Karthik lbw b Riyad -37
M. Dhoni c Rahim b Mustafiz-36
K. Jadhav not out-23  
R. Jadeja c Rahim b Rubel-23
B. Kumar c Rahim b Mustafiz-21
K. Yadav not out-5
Extras: (b1, lb 7, w 5)-13
Total: (for seven wkts; 50 overs)-223
Fall of wickets: 1-35 (Dhawan), 2-46 (Rayudu), 3-83 (Sharma), 4-137 (Karthik), 5-160 (Dhoni), 6-212 (Jadeja), 7-214 (Kumar)
Bowling: Mehidy 4-0-27-0, Mustafiz 10-0-38-2, Islam 10-0-56-1, Mortaza 10-0-35-1 (1w), Rubel 10-2-26-2, (1w), Riyad 6-0-33-1 (2w)