2012 Asia Cup final

2012 Asia Cup Final
Event2012 Asia Cup
Pakistan Bangladesh
Pakistan Bangladesh
236/9 234/8
50 overs 50 overs
Pakistan won by 2 runs
Date22 March 2012
VenueSher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka
Player of the matchShahid Afridi (Pak)
Umpires Steve Davis (Aus) and Ian Gould (Eng)
Attendance25000+
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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. Pakistan stunned Bangladesh in the last ball thriller to achieve their second Asia Cup title after 2000.

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.

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 T NR BP Pts HTH NRR For Against
1  Pakistan 3210019–0.4439780 (139.5)759 (147.5)
2  Bangladesh 321000810.0223746 (136.3)762 (140)
3  India 321000800.3774923 (147.5)876 (149.2)
4  Sri Lanka 3030000–-0.8869653 (140)705 (127)

Match officials and result

Scorecard

1st innings

Pakistan batting
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
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Econ Wides NBs
Mashrafe Mortaza 10 0 48 2 4.80 0 {{{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
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
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

  1. ↑ Abhishek Purohit. "Pakistan prevail over gutsy Bangladesh". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  2. ↑ "Ban vs Pak: Pakistan beat Bangladesh in thrilling final to clinch Asia Cup". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  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.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Final (D/N), Asia Cup at Dhaka, Mar 22 2012". ESPNCricinfo.