2016 Asia Cup
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| Dates | 24 February 2016 – 6 March 2016 |
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| Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) |
 Bangladesh
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| Champions |
 India (6th title) |
| Runner-up |
Bangladesh
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| Participants | 5 |
| Matches played | 11 |
| Player of the series |
Sabbir Rahman
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| Most runs |
Sabbir Rahman (176) |
| Most wickets |
Al-Amin Hossain (11) |
The 2016 Asia Cup was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament that was held in Bangladesh from 24 February to 6 March 2016. It was the 13th edition of the Asia Cup, the fifth to be held in Bangladesh, and the first to be played using the T20I format. Bangladesh hosted the tournament for the third consecutive time after 2012 and 2014. Micromax was the main sponsor of the tournament after 2012.
Along with Bangladesh (the host) and Sri Lanka (the defending champions from the 2014 event), the tournament included India, Pakistan, and ICC associate member the United Arab Emirates, who qualified from a qualifier played from 19 to 22 February 2016.
India beat Bangladesh by 8 wickets in the final to win their sixth Asia Cup title.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar was added to India's squad as a replacement for Mohammed Shami after Shami failed to fully recover from a hamstring injury.Parthiv Patel was added to India's squad as a back-up for MS Dhoni, who suffered a muscle spasm.Mohammad Sami and Sharjeel Khan were added to Pakistan's squad after injuries to Babar Azam and Rumman Raees and following their performances in 2016 Pakistan Super League. Bangladesh's Mustafizur Rahman was injured during their match against Sri Lanka and was replaced for the rest of the tournament by Tamim Iqbal.
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