India Win Asia Cup 2018 by Defeating Bangladesh, Here's How Twitterati Reacted!
Twitter has exploded after the last ball thriller match between India and Bangladesh at Asia Cup 2018 final and is celebrating India's victory and praising Bangladesh's performance.
India has won the Unimoni 2018 Asia Cup by beating Bangladesh in the final in a nail-biting finish at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, UAE. The match went up to the last ball with India needing six runs of the last over bowled by Mahmudullah and Kedar Jadhav managing to take India home as one run was needed off the last ball. Bangladesh's bowling was led by a brilliant Rubel Hossain who picked up 2/26 in his 10 overs and skipper Mushrafe Mortaza and Mustafizur Rahman. Twitter has exploded after the last ball thriller and is celebrating India's victory. India vs Bangladesh Asia Cup 2018 Final Highlights: IND Win by 3 Wickets.
Experts have congratulated India and many have also praised Bangladesh for the brilliant fightback from the Bangla Tigers. India vs Bangladesh, Asia Cup Final 2018: As Match Goes Down the Wire, Crowd's Reaction Grows Louder; See Pictures.
Catch the tweets below
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— Gabbbar (@GabbbarSingh) September 28, 2018
Describing the match in a nutshell, India chose to field first after winning the toss. Bangladesh went off to a flying start before India pulled back things by taking quick wickets in the match resulting in middle order collapse of Bangladesh. India vs Bangladesh Live Cricket Score - Final ODI match - Full Scorecard.
Thanks to a brilliant hundred by Liton Das, Bangladesh managed 222 on the board. India, chasing the score, was helped by Rohit Sharma's 48 and got important contributions from Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Dinesh Karthik, Ravindra Jadeja and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. But finally it was up to Kedar Jadhav to rescue the team after he came back to bat after an injury break and ensured along with Kuldeep Yadav that India have a 'great escape' in a fitting final to lift the Asia Cup 2018 trophy.
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