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India vs Bangladesh: Asia Cup final - All you need to know

Bangladesh have shown nerves of steel to beat heavy weights like Pakistan, Sri Lanka to reach in the final. 

India vs Bangladesh: Asia Cup final - All you need to know

New Delhi: India and Bangladesh are all set to lock horns in the final of the Asia Cup T20 on Sunday at Shere Bangla Stadium, Mirpur.

If India have won all four game to reach the final, then, Bangladesh too have shown nerves of steel to beat heavy weights like Pakistan and Sri Lanka to reach this far in the tournament.

Before the start of the encounter, here are few factors one should know.

Pitch

A day before the big final, a small amount of grass was present on the pitch. However, ESPNCricinfo reports that there is a chance of it being shaved off. There is no threat of rain to this game but plenty of dew could be present in the evening due to daytime heat.

Stats

The two sides have played 2 T20Is so far, with India coming on top every time.

Possible playing XIs

India: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (c), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Ashish Nehra, Jasprit Bumrah

Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Sabbir Rahman, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Nasir Hossain/Mohammad Mithun, Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Al-Amin Hossain, Arafat Sunny/Abu Hider, Taskin Ahmed

Time: (13:30 GMT | 19:00 IST)

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