BAN vs IRE: Bangladesh is currently hosting Ireland. After the ODI series between the two countries, the T20 series is now being played in which Bangladesh was leading 2-0. In such a situation, in the last and decisive match of the series played today, i.e. on March 31, after winning the toss, captain Shakib Al Hasan decided to bat first, which proved very wrong.
The Bangladesh team looked flopped entirely in front of Ireland’s bowlers, but thanks to the half-century innings of Shamim Hossain, the team could score 124 runs. Chasing this small target, Ireland won the ODI decider by 7 wickets with a blistering half-century by Irish batsman Paul Stirling. Despite the defeat in the match, Bangladesh won the series 2-1.
Shamim Hossain’s Half-Century Saved The Shame
After winning the toss and electing to bat first, the Bangladeshi team got off to a bad start. Opener Liton Das was dismissed in the second over of the innings. After this, Shanto also scored 4 runs in the third over.
Team captain Shakib Al Hasan hit a four as soon as he came, but after scoring 6 runs, he returned to the pavilion in the next over. Ronnie Talukdar scored 14 runs and was dismissed in the sixth over of the innings.
The middle order of the team also looked faded entirely. Young Tauheed Hridoy became the victim of White by scoring 12 runs. After this, Shamim Hossain played a brilliant inning of 51 runs without losing his wicket at one end, but he did not get support from any batsman, and the Bangladesh team got all out after scoring 124 runs. All the bowlers succeeded in Ireland, where Mark Adair and Matthew Humphreys were the most successful.
Ireland Chased Down The Target Very Easily
Chasing Bangladesh’s 125 runs, Ireland’s start was also not very special. The team’s opener Ross returned to the pavilion after scoring only 7 runs. After this, Lorcan Tucker also returned to the pavilion after scoring only 4 runs. Amid frequent wickets, Captain Paul Stirling continued to bat relentlessly at one end. He completed his half-century in just 31 balls.
Paul Sterling chased the target brilliantly while playing the captaincy innings. Sterling got out after scoring 77 runs in 41 balls. Sterling hit 10 fours and 4 sixes. After this, Curtis Campher took the team to the target in 9 balls with two fours and a six. None of the bowlers could impress, mainly from Bangladesh. Only Taskin Ahmed and Shohidul Islam successfully took wickets for the team.
