India beats Bangladesh to win Asia Cup final

06 Mar, 2016

Opener Shikhar Dhawan hit a career-best 60 as India won the Asia Cup for the sixth time after beating host Bangladesh by eight wickets on Sunday.

Bangladesh was put into bat and posted 120-5 in a rain-hit game that was reduced from 20 to 15 overs after a two-hour delay.

India won with seven balls to spare, reaching 122-2 as skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni smashed a towering mid-wicket six to finish the game.

Dhawan and Virat Kohli combined for a 94-run partnership for the second wicket after India was reduced to 5-1.

Kohli was unbeaten on 41, while Dhoni was on 20.?Mahmudullah smashed an unbeaten 33 for Bangladesh. (Courtesy AP)

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