Although it wasn't a third India-Pakistan Asia Cup meeting within a 10-day period, Bangladesh's spirited entry into the summit clash promised a gun fight of a final. Mortaza's side brought out the right weapons to the battle, not the metaphorical knife, and struck telling blows. But they ran out of ammunition in the end with the bat, and despite a superb show with the ball, suffered their third loss in the final of a multi-national tournament against India in as many attempts.
Led by Liton Das's 117-ball 121 in his 120-run opening partnership with Mehidy Hasan, Bangladesh appeared to race away to an imposing total. However, India did well to pull things back after the first 20 overs, conceding only 106 runs in the next 28.3 overs while picking up all ten wickets as Bangladesh, who had emptied their clips even before the half-way stage of their innings, brought a collapse upon themselves. Bangladesh did a terrific job in their bid to defend 222, taking it until the final delivery before India prevailed in the battle of nerves to secure the title for the seventh time in 14 editions.
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