Bangladesh Vs Ireland 1St Odi
Ireland tour of Bangladesh - 2008 (2007/08) · Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka · 18 March 2008
Bangladesh won by 8 wickets (with 61 balls remaining)
Bangladesh won by 8 wickets (with 61 balls remaining). Shahriar Nafees top-scored with 90* for Bangladesh.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka
- Date
- 18 March 2008
- Toss
- Ireland, chose to bat
- Result
- Bangladesh won by 8 wickets (with 61 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Mashrafe Mortaza
- Captains
- Trent Johnston (Ireland), Mohammad Ashraful (Bangladesh)
- Debuts
- Reinhardt Strydom (Ireland), Greg Thompson (Ireland)
- Umpires
- Enamul Haque and TH Wijewardene
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Ireland won the toss and chose to bat. Reinhardt Strydom and Greg Thompson played their first ODIs.
Ireland batted first and made 185 for 7. Alex Cusack top-scored with 38 off 61 balls, and Eoin Morgan made 35. Mashrafe Mortaza took 3 for 22 for Bangladesh.
Chasing 186, Bangladesh made 186 for 2. Shahriar Nafees top-scored with 90 not out off 121 balls, and Mohammad Ashraful made 64. The innings was built on a 130-run stand for the third wicket between Mohammad Ashraful and Shahriar Nafees, 70% of the total.
Bangladesh won by 8 wickets (with 61 balls remaining).
IRELAND: 185 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Porterfield | c Dhiman Ghosh b Mashrafe Mortaza | 1 | 19 |
| Reinhardt Strydom | c Dhiman Ghosh b Mashrafe Mortaza | 8 | 29 |
| Eoin Morgan | b Farhad Reza | 35 | 55 |
| Niall O'Brien | c Farhad Reza b Mahmudullah | 15 | 21 |
| Kevin O'Brien | lbw b Shakib Al Hasan | 20 | 44 |
| Andre Botha | run out (Abdur Razzak) | 22 | 28 |
| Alex Cusack | c Farhad Reza b Mashrafe Mortaza | 38 | 61 |
| Trent Johnston | not out | 31 | 41 |
| Dave Langford-Smith | not out | 3 | 2 |
Did not bat: Greg Thompson, Kyle McCallan
Extras 12 · Total 185 for 7
| Bowler (Bangladesh) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mashrafe Mortaza | 10 | 4 | 22 | 3 |
| Abdur Razzak | 10 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Mahmudullah | 10 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 10 | 1 | 38 | 1 |
| Farhad Reza | 10 | 0 | 49 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-8 (William Porterfield, 4.6 ov), 2-20 (Reinhardt Strydom, 10.2 ov), 3-43 (Niall O'Brien, 15.6 ov), 4-81 (Eoin Morgan, 25.6 ov), 5-97 (Kevin O'Brien, 30.3 ov), 6-115 (Andre Botha, 34.5 ov), 7-180 (Alex Cusack, 49.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | William Porterfield (1) and Reinhardt Strydom (3) | 8 | 30 |
| second | Eoin Morgan (4) and Reinhardt Strydom (7) | 12 | 32 |
| third | Niall O'Brien (15) and Eoin Morgan (0) | 23 | 34 |
| fourth | Eoin Morgan (23) and Kevin O'Brien (14) | 38 | 60 |
| fifth | Andre Botha (10) and Kevin O'Brien (6) | 16 | 27 |
| sixth | Andre Botha (12) and Alex Cusack (6) | 18 | 26 |
| seventh | Trent Johnston (30) and Alex Cusack (32) | 65 | 86 |
| eighth | Trent Johnston (1) and Dave Langford-Smith (0) | 5 | 5 |
BANGLADESH: 186 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shahriar Nafees | not out | 90 | 121 |
| Tamim Iqbal | c Greg Thompson b Dave Langford-Smith | 13 | 18 |
| Aftab Ahmed | c Reinhardt Strydom b Trent Johnston | 11 | 10 |
| Mohammad Ashraful | not out | 64 | 90 |
Did not bat: Shakib Al Hasan, Raqibul Hasan, Dhiman Ghosh, Farhad Reza, Abdur Razzak, Mashrafe Mortaza, Mahmudullah
Extras 8 · Total 186 for 2
| Bowler (Ireland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin O'Brien | 5 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Dave Langford-Smith | 7 | 0 | 49 | 1 |
| Trent Johnston | 6 | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| Andre Botha | 6 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Kyle McCallan | 8 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Alex Cusack | 3.5 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Greg Thompson | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-25 (Tamim Iqbal, 5.4 ov), 2-56 (Aftab Ahmed, 9.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Shahriar Nafees (8) and Tamim Iqbal (13) | 25 | 34 |
| second | Aftab Ahmed (11) and Shahriar Nafees (19) | 31 | 22 |
| third | Mohammad Ashraful (64) and Shahriar Nafees (63) | 130 | 183 |
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