Asia Cup Final 2018- India vs Bangladesh: 4 factors which could determine the fate of the match

#3 Performance of Bangladeshi batsmen against Indian spinners in the middle overs

India's spinners have been among the wickets in the tournament and tend to put pressure on the opposition batsmen in the middle overs by restricting ones and twos. Bangladeshi batsmen will have to keep rotating the strike against the Indian spinners.

They cannot afford to take too many risks and go for extravagant shots as those could lead to dismissals. Kuldeep Yadav has generated some prodigious turn in the Asia Cup so far, and will be a genuine wicket-taking option for India. He has already taken seven wickets in the tournament. Kedar Jhadav and Ravindra Jadeja have bowled with exceptional line and length and would not allow much freedom to the Bangladeshi batsmen. Also, MS Dhoni will be there to guide the spinners from behind the wicket.

Mushfiqur Rahim will have to shield his teammates from the Indian spinners as he is a very good player of spin. He is the 2nd highest run-scorer in the tournament with 279 runs. Mushfiqur could think of using the sweep shot frequently against the Indian spinners. He would be also be able to sweep with the turn against the leg-spin of Kuldeep.

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