India and Bangladesh are two powerful neighboring cricketing nations in Asia. Both have faced each other several times in history. Both teams have a large fanbase that even travels to foreign countries to cheer up for their favorite players. While both teams receive massive support, their winning rate is quite contrasting. However, on the platform of the Asia Cup, we saw India vs Bangladesh battle 12 times to date. Here, we will talk about the head-to-head records of India vs Bangladesh.
India vs Bangladesh Head-to-head in Asia Cup:
India has played matches in Asia Cup ODI against Bangladesh since 1988. In twelve faceoffs between the two countries at the Asian event, Bangladesh has been able to emerge victorious only a single time. It was during the Asia Cup 2012’s tournament when Bangladesh chased a huge 290-run target.
India led Bangladesh by 2-0 in the T-20I format edition too. Both the border-sharing nations battled twice in the inaugural T-20I Asia Cup in 2016.
Now we will look at all the India vs Bangladesh matches of the 12 editions of the Asia Cup.
Wills Asia Cup 1988-89:
- Date: Thu 27 Oct 1988 12:00:00 PM (IST)
- Venue: MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong
- Toss: India won the toss and decided to field first
- Result: India won by 9 wickets
- Player of the match: NS Sidhu
Asia Cup 1990-91:
- Date: Tue 25 Dec 1990 12:00:00 PM (IST)
- Venue: Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh
- Toss: Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bat first
- Result: India won by 9 wickets
- Player of the match: NS Sidhu
Pepsi Asia Cup 1994-95:
- Date: Wed 05 Apr 1995 12:00:00 PM (IST)
- Venue: Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah
- Toss: Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bat first
- Result: India won by 9 wickets
- Player of the match: Manoj Prabhakar
Pepsi Asia Cup 1997:
- Date: Thu 24 Jul 1997 12:00:00 PM (IST)
- Venue: Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
- Toss: India decided to bowl first
- Result: India won by 9 wickets
- Player Of The Match: Sourav Ganguly
Asia Cup 2000:
- Date: Tue 30 May 2000 12:00:00 PM (IST)
- Venue: Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
- Toss: Bangladesh decided to bat first
- Result: India Won by 8 wickets
- Player Of The Match: Sourav Ganguly
Asia Cup 2004:
- Date: Wed 21 Jul 2004 12:00:00 PM (IST)
- Venue: Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
- Toss: India decided to bowl
- Result: India won by 8 wickets
- Player Of The Match: Sachin Tendulkar
Asia Cup 2008:
- Date: Sat 28 Jun 2008 12:00:00 PM (IST)
- Venue: National Stadium, Karachi
- Toss: Bangladesh decided to bat
- Result: India won by 7 wickets
- Player Of The Match: Suresh Raina
Asia Cup 2010:
- Date: Wed 16 Jun 2010 12:00:00 PM (IST)
- Venue: Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla
- Toss: Bangladesh decided to bat
- Result: India won by 6 wickets
- Player Of The Match: Gautam Gambhir
Micromax Asia Cup 2011-12:
- Date: Fri 16 Mar 2012 12:00:00 PM (IST)
- Venue: Sher-E-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
- Toss: Bangladesh decided to bowl
- Result: Bangladesh won by 5 wickets
- Player Of The Match: Shakib Al Hasan
Asia Cup 2014:
- Date: Wed 26 Feb 2014 12:00:00 PM (IST)
- Venue: Fatullah Khan Saheb Osmani Stadium, Fatullah
- Toss: India decided to bowl
- Result: India won by 6 wickets
- Player Of The Match: Virat Kohli Bangladesh India
Asia Cup 2016:
1st match:
- Date: Wed 24 Feb 2016 12:00:00 PM (IST)
- Venue: Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
- Toss: Bangladesh decided to bowl
- Result: India won by 45 runs
- Player Of The Match: Rohit Sharma
2nd match:
- Date: Sun 06 Mar 2016 12:00:00 PM (IST)
- Venue: Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
- Toss: India decided to bowl
- Result: India won by 8 wickets
- Player Of The Match: Shikhar Dhawan
Asia Cup 2018
1st match:
- Date: Sep 28, 2018, Fri – 05:00 PM (IST)
- Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Toss: India elected to bowl first
- Result: India won by 3 wickets
- Player Of The Match: Liton Das
2nd match:
- Date: Sep 21, 2018, Fri – 05:00 PM (IST)
- Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Toss: Bangladesh decided to bat first
- Result: India won by 7 wickets
- Player Of The Match: Ravindra Jadeja
Conclusion:
Bangladesh has never won the Asia Cup title despite being a casual participant in the tournament. On the other hand, India is the most successful team in the tournament’s history with 7 titles. We saw India vs Bangladesh battling in the last two Asia Cup Finals. Overall, although India has dominated Bangladesh, the Bangla Tigers have surprised the Men in Blue too on a few occasions
