India v Bangladesh: Asia Cup Final Player Ratings

Amidst all the high expectations of an India Pakistan finale in the Asia Cup 2018, it was Bangladesh who beat Pakistan to face India in the finals. The quality of cricket Bangladesh have been playing recently, it comes as no surprise to see them make the final.

Dubai was set for a good contest in the final. India won the toss and asked Bangladesh to bat first. The wicket looked flat and good to bat, and initially, Bangladesh made the most of it. Their openers, Liton Das and Mehidy Hasan, showed good intent and played positive cricket.

They put up on a 100 run partnership for the first wicket. Runs were coming easily at 120 for no loss but then the man with the golden arm, Kedar Jadhav, struck to send Mehidy back. From there on it was a serious lack of application from Bangladesh players.

It was self-implosion of all sorts, and all Bangladesh managed was mere 100 more runs for the remaining nine wickets. Liton Das made his maiden century in the process to post 223 as the target for India to chase.

In reply, Indian openers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan started to attack right from ball one. Najmul Islam sent Dhawan back to pavilion with his Chinaman delivery. Rohit continued from one end, but India's middle order was exposed to do the bulk of the scoring. Soon Rohit fell two short of his half-century.

It was Dinesh Karthik and MS Dhoni who kept the scoreboard ticking with a 50 partnership to take India closer to the target. Mahmadullah got rid of Karthik when India needed 89 runs to win the match. Just when things were going India's way, Mustafizur silenced the crowd by getting Dhoni caught behind.

Kedar Jadhav and Bhuvaneshwar Kumar kept going, and in the end, India pulled off a last-ball victory to upset Bangladesh once again in the finals.

Here are how the players on both teams rated in the final

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India

Rohit Sharma: 9/10

He was brilliant as the captain. Didn't lose heart when Bangladesh put up a 100 run stand for the first wicket. Kept his cool, made the right bowling changes to restrict Bangladesh to a below par total. He looked fluent in his batting, carrying on his good form. Scored a brilliant 48 of 55 balls.

Shikhar Dhawan: 3/10

Dhawan looked in good form with his bat, but his greed to score more runs consumed him. Gifted his wicket away.

Ambati Rayudu: 3/10

Averaging 50 in his ODI career, Rayudu had a lot of work to do with the bat, but disappointed all by getting out for 2. His commitment in the field was 100%, and the pick up and throw from him helped to send well set Soumya Sarkar back to the dressing room.

Dinesh Karthik: 5/10

The tussle for the fourth spot in the team continues and Karthik did a good job at that place to stitch a 50 run partnership with Dhoni. However, he couldn't finish the game when he was all set.

MS Dhoni: 7/10

Five points for MS only for his mastery behind the stumps. Those lightning quick glove works did their work to send well set Liton Das and Captain Mortaza. He also was involved in inflicting run outs. He batted sensibly when Rohit got out to take India closer to the target, but couldn't finish the match, getting out on 36.

Ravindra Jadeja: 7/10

Jadeja was fantastic in the field as always, and takes pride in his fielding skills. With the ball, he did his job to contain the batsmen to some extent. He remained wicketless in his six-over spell. Held the innings with the bat from one end, scoring 20 runs.

Kedar Jadhav: 8/10

He is growing in confidence every passing match in his bowling. The man with the golden arm as they call him. He gets the breakthroughs when the team needs it. He was crucial in breaking 120 run opening partnership of Bangladesh. He gave away just 41 runs in his nine overs, taking two wickets. He came out to bat for the team with a hamstring injury, and scored the winning runs.

Bhuvaneshwar Kumar: 7/10

He was not his usual self in his opening spell and went for a lot of runs. He did come back brilliantly in his second spell, and was economic, but wicketless. Batted sensibly during the chase alongside Jadeja to get India closer to the target.

Kuldeep Yadav: 8/10

The Chinaman did his part in building the pressure on the opposition and got his rewards. He took three wickets at an economy of 4.5 in his full ten over spell.

Yuzvendra Chahal: 6/10

Chahal was very poor with the ball, and in the field as he dropped a catch at the start of the innings. But came back well, and bowled some good overs, and piled pressure on the opposition. He was economical with the ball, and in eight overs, conceded 31 runs, and took a lone wicket.

Jasprit Bumrah: 8/10

Went for runs in his first spell, but was back to business at the death overs. He lived up to his expectations with the ball at the death. Took two brilliant catches in the deep, and finished the innings with a pinpoint yorker.

Bangladesh

Liton Das: 9/10

Struggled throughout the tournament to provide good starts for Bangladesh, but he delivered when it mattered most. Scored his maiden hundred to help Bangladesh post a good total on the board. Showed good intent in his batting at the top of the order.

Mehedi Hasan: 6/10

Promoted to open the innings for the first time, and he didn't disappoint a bit. Rotated strike well when his partner Das was going after bowlers. Introduced to open the bowling attack, but erred in his lines and leaked runs.

Imrul Kayes: 2/10

Kayes had a poor outing today with the bat. Scored a good fifty in the last game against Pakistan, but he was poor with the bat in the final.

Mushfiqur Rahim: 3/10

The most experienced batsman of Bangladesh had a forgettable day. He couldn't deliver when his team needed him the most. Lost his shape to put a half tracker away, and ended up giving an easy catch to Bumrah in the deep.

M Mithun: 1/10

Another batsman who had a disappointing day for Bangladesh. A misunderstanding between Liton Das and him led to his run out.

Mahmadullah: 4/10

The aggressor for Bangladesh at the death overs didn't work for them. Played a careless shot to release the pressure, and was caught by Bumrah. He did manage to take Karthik's wicket though when the Dhoni-Karthik partnership was developing.

Soumya Sarkar: 6/10

Looked promising with the bat. Absorbed a good amount of pressure when he came in to bat and ended up with a decent 35 for himself.

Mashrafe Mortaza: 8/10

Poor with the bat, and lost his wicket in trying to smash Kuldeep Yadav out of the park. But brilliant with the ball, and did a superb job captaining the side.

Nazmul Islam: 6/10

He bowled well, and did get the important breakthrough for Bangladesh. Accounted for the deadly Shikhar Dhawan to put brakes on the run flow.

Rubel Hossain: 7/10

Brilliant with the ball. Rubel managed to slow down India's scoring with a few maiden overs here and there. Got the all-important wicket of Rohit Sharma for his team.

Mustafizur Rahman: 6/10

Ineffective in his opening spell. Bangladesh wanted him to strike early, but he couldn't get them off to a good start. Came back for his second spell and struck gold for his team, taking the important wicket of Dhoni. Bowled brilliantly at the end of innings, but couldn't help his team lift the trophy.