Najmul Hossain Shanto century, Mushfiqur Rahim ending see Bangladesh to victory

Bangladesh 320 for 7 (Shanto 117, Hridoy 68, Campher 2-37) beat Ireland 319 for six (Tector 140, Dockrell 74*, Mahmud 2-48) by three wickets

But the match went all the way down to Mushfiqur needing to bat with Bangladesh’s lengthy tail, notably when Mehidy Hasan Miraz acquired out within the fortieth over. Taijul Islam batted manfully at one finish, however there have been two furry moments. Mushfiqur was almost run out within the forty second over when George Dockrell broke the stumps a cut up second after he had reached the non-striker’s finish. A ball later, a Taijul edge smashed into Paul Stirling’s proper cheek, counting as a dropped catch.

Taijul fell lbw to Josh Little within the penultimate over, bringing Shoriful Islam to the crease. To everybody’s shock, he plonked Little down the bottom for a boundary, earlier than Mushfiqur rigorously managed to maintain the strike within the final over. Adair bowled two unbelievable full balls, earlier than a full toss that was caught on the deep square-leg boundary. But Mushfiqur acquired the no-ball because the ball was over his waist, earlier than nailing the free hit with a paddle scoop.

Bangladesh acquired off to a poor begin when captain Tamim Iqbal chipped Adair to sq. leg within the fourth over. Litton Das, after hitting two fours and a six, edged Graham Hume to depart the facet on 40 for two within the tenth over.

Shanto went after Hume with a 4 and an enormous six over long-on, earlier than Shakib struck Andy McBrine for 3 fours in a row within the following over. It seemed like a partnership that would salvage issues for Bangladesh, however Curtis Campher nipped it within the bud, Shakib chipping him to level within the seventeenth over.

After Shanto reached his fifty within the twentieth over, he pulled Little for 2 consecutive fours, earlier than lifting him down the bottom for his second six in Little’s subsequent over.

At the opposite finish, Hridoy was quietly doing his job. He was largely feeding Shanto the strike by working the ball round with loads of back-foot punches and dabs via the leg facet. Soon although, Hridoy picked up two sixes, lashing Adair over midwicket first, after which flicking Hume over the identical area. He repeated the dose in Hume’s subsequent over, however after Shanto reached his century within the thirty fourth over, Hridoy fell attempting to tug Dockrell in the identical over. His 68 got here off 58 balls, together with 5 fours and three sixes.

Shanto acquired out subsequent ball after placing Campher for a brutal straight six. Dockrell eliminated Mehidy Hasan Miraz with an lbw determination that was marginal, occurring the umpire’s name upon assessment. But Mushfiqur held his nerve within the massive chase, profitable the sport in some type.

Hasan Mahmud initially vindicated Tamim’s determination to bowl first, as he eliminated each Ireland openers Paul Stirling and Stephen Doheny early on. Stirling was caught behind off an inside edge within the first over earlier than Doheny gave Mehidy a catch at level.

Coming to bat at No. 4, Tector added 98 runs for the third wicket with captain Andrew Balbirnie, himself experiencing a dip in kind. Tector latched on to the quick balls fairly properly, lofting Shoriful for his first six within the twelfth over. But it was the three sixes in a Taijul over that correctly launched Tector’s innings.

After Balbirnie made 42, Lorcan Tucker and Campher additionally fell cheaply. But Tector remained his belligerent self, aided by a marauding Dockrell. After Tector struck his sixth six within the twenty eighth over, Dockrell smashed Shakib over his head, earlier than pasting Shoriful for 3 extra within the thirty eighth over – twice straight and as soon as over cowl.

Tector added 4 extra sixes, breaking the Ireland report within the course of. His ten sixes is an Ireland report, bettering Balbirnie’s eight sixes in opposition to Afghanistan in 2019. Ireland completed on 16 sixes within the innings, a workforce report too.

Tector fell for 140 within the forty second over when Ebadot Hossain knocked again his stumps, however by then a lot of the harm was completed. He and Dockrell added the quickest century stand for an Ireland pair in ODIs. Dockrell struck a couple of extra blows to take his rating to 74 not out, whereas Adair scooped in an eight-ball unbeaten 20.

Only Mahmud stood out along with his accuracy among the many Bangladesh bowlers. Shoriful went for 83 in his 9 over, though he took two wickets. Taijul additionally acquired hammered correctly, whereas Shakib, largely tight, went wicketless in opposition to Ireland for a change. Bangladesh’s fielding was ragged at occasions, with Tamim dropping Tector on 23, and Shakib shelling a easy probability at cowl from Dockrell on 59.