2016 Asia Cup

The Asia Cup starts today. I am not sure if there will be enough interest for individual game threads so I figured I would start a catch-all thread to post ongoing commentary and reactions.

Hosts Bangladesh face India in the opening match of the tournament. There is still no word as to whether MS Dhoni will be fit enough to play.

Dhoni is playing !

Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field

India 115 - 4  after 16 overs

Rohit 58*

157 after 19

Rohit moves to 83...Hardik on 30 SR 200

16.3  Mustafizur Rahman to Sharma, SIX, that's gone high again,

15.6  Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, FOUR, what a classic drive!

15.5  Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, FOUR

15.4 Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, SIX, just clears long-off!

166 - 6 after 20

19.6  Al-Amin to Dhoni, SIX, that's gone into the Grand Stand

101- 7 after 17 overs

Bangladesh falling apart : require another 66 runs with 19 balls remaining

Another Indian top order collapse! But this time they were saved by Rohit and Pandya. Pandya is proving to be a good find lower down the order. Seriously didn't expect India to reach 166 after that start.

Lanka 129 - 8

UAE  115 - 9

Bangladesh  133

UAE  55 - 8

4th Match: India v Pakistan

India demolish Pakistan for 83

2- 2 in reply

Kohli to face Amir

4.3
Amir to Kohli,  punches the ball off the front foot to point, the fielder throws the ball at the bowler's end

and hits the umpire just above the knee! He's hopping in pain.

Umar Akmal raises his arm in apology. :-[