|| Desk Report ||

India won the toss and elected to field against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup final at Dubai on Friday.

‘’Credit goes to the boys for the way they stood out in the last few games. Today is another big match but we have to take the pressure off, play hard, and fight it out till the last ball. Mominul is not playing, left-arm spinner Nazmul Islam comes in - we're going with 5 bowlers today. They (India) are the best side for a reason. We have a great chance but there is always the pressure in a final so we're just going out there and looking to win the game,’’ said Bangladesh captain Mashrafee bin Mortaza after the match.

Rohit Sharma, India captain added: Going to field first. That's what we've done the whole tournament. Runs on the board is important, but we've done well fielding first throughout the tournament, so I feel like we don't need to change anything. The guys have delivered over course of the tournament, and there's just one last hurdle to cross. The guys have come out and delivered and that's the reason I am standing here today. We are ready for it. The whole purpose was to qualify for the final and wait for this wonderful day. We've got to play the same kind of cricket. All five guys who missed out in the last game are back for the final. I can understand the feelings of the guys who are missing out after just one game, but we have to go with the demands of the team.

Bangladesh (Playing XI): Liton Das(w), Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Mithun, Mushfiqur Rahim, Imrul Kayes, Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza(c), Nazmul Islam, Rubel Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shikhar Dhawan, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w), Dinesh Karthik, Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah