Top 5 encounters in the history of Asia Cup

#3 Bangladesh vs Pakistan in 2012, Pakistan won by two runs

Bangladesh made the final for the first time in Asia Cup history in 2012. In the final, skipper Mushfiqur Rahim won the toss and inserted the opposition in to bat. Pakistan’s top order was rocked by some tidy bowling from seamers Mashrafe Mortaza and Nazmul Hossain.

That trend continued as the spin duo of Shakib-al-Hasan and Abdur Razzak kept a tight leash on proceedings. Some runs from the lower middle order ensured that Pakistan put up a below-par score of 236 runs on the board.

In reply, Bangladesh got off to a strong start with the help of a fifty from Tamim Iqbal at the top. However, a middle overs crawl courtesy a 63-ball 28 from Nasir Hossain put the pressure back on Bangladesh. With 47 needed off five overs, Mushfiqur Rahim holed out to deep midwicket.

Mahmudullah and Mashrafe Mortaza smashed Umar Gul for three fours in the 47th over to bring Bangladesh back into the match. With Mahmudullah still around and four runs required off two balls, Abdur Razzak was bowled by Aizaz Cheema and Shahadat Hossain could only muster a leg bye off the last ball. The match ended with tears in the Bangladesh dressing room.