| 2012 Asia Cup Final | |
| Event: | 2012 Asia Cup |
| Team1: | Pakistan |
| Team1flag: |  |
| Team2: | Bangladesh |
| Details: | Pakistan won by 2 runs |
| Team1score: | 236/9 |
| Team1overs: | 50 overs |
| Team2score: | 234/8 |
| Team2overs: | 50 overs |
| Date: | 22 March 2012 |
| Stadium: | Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium |
| City: | Dhaka |
| Man Of The Match: | Shahid Afridi (Pak) |
| Umpires: | Steve Davis (Aus) and Ian Gould (Eng) |
| Attendance: | 25000+ |
| Television: | Neo Cricket |
| Previous: | 2010 |
| Next: | 2014 |
The 2012 Asia Cup Final was the final of the 2012 Asia Cup, a One day International cricket tournament, and was played between Pakistan and Bangladesh on 22 March 2012 in Dhaka.[1] Pakistan stunned Bangladesh in the last ball thriller to achieve their second Asia Cup title after 2000.[2] [3]
The 2012 Asia Cup started on 11 March 2012 and was hosted by Bangladesh. All matches were played at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. Four full member national teams played each other in Round-robin format. Pakistan reached the final by defeating Bangladesh and Sri Lanka while Bangladesh reached the final defeating India and Sri Lanka.[4] [5] [6]
| Opponent | Result | Matches | Opponent | Result | |
| Won | Match 1 | Lost | |||
| Won | Match 2 | Won | |||
| Lost | Match 3 | Won | |||
| Super Four Table | |||||
| Pos | Team | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | – | 780 (139.5) | 759 (147.5) | |||
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 746 (136.3) | 762 (140) | |||
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 923 (147.5) | 876 (149.2) | |||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 653 (140) | 705 (127) |
Fall of wickets: 1/16 (Jamshed, 4.2 overs), 2/19 (Younis, 5.2 overs), 3/55 (Mishbah, 15.2 overs), 4/70 (Hafeez, 21.2 overs), 5/129 (Azam, 33.3 overs), 6/133 (Umar, 34.5 overs), 7/178 (Afridi, 41.3 overs), 8/199 (Gul, 44.3 overs), 9/206 (Ajmal 45.6 overs)
Fall of wickets: 1/68 (Nazimuddin, 16.4 overs), 2/68 (Jahurul, 17.5 overs), 3/81 (Tamim, 23.1 overs), 4/170 (Nasir, 42.3 overs), 5/179 (Shakib, 43.4 overs), 6/190 (Rahim, 45.1 overs), 7/218 (Mortaza, 47.4 overs), 8/233 (Razzak, 49.5)