Bangladesh (BAN) will be facing Ireland (IRE) in the second ODI at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet on Monday, March 20. Bangladesh won the opening match with a dominant display to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series at home.
Debutant Towhid Hridoy scored 92 off 85 and star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan added 93 off 89 to guide Bangladesh to 338/8 total while batting first. Experienced pacer Graham Hume took four wickets for Ireland but his teammates struggled to contain Bangladesh.
Ireland’s openers started well in their chase with a 60-run stand for the opening wickets but were bowled out on just 155 runs to suffer a huge 183-run defeat. George Dockrell top-scored with 45 off 47 for Irelands while Ebadot Hossain took four wickets for the hosts.
MATCH INFORMATION
- Bangladesh vs Ireland
- 2nd ODI
- Ireland tour of Bangladesh
- 20 Mar 2023
- Mon, 1:30 PM IST ,Sylhet
PROBABLE PLAYING XI
- Bangladesh
Mushfiqur Rahim, Liton Das, Tamim Iqbal(C), Towhid Hridoy, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Nasum Ahmed
Bench : Afif Hossain, Mahmudullah, Shamim Hossain, Zakir Hasan, Yasir Ali, Taijul Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam, Nurul Hasan, Rony Talukdar, Rejaur Rahman Raza, Tanvir Islam
- Ireland
L Tucker, S Doheny, PR Stirling, A Balbirnie(C), H Tector, GH Dockrell, AR McBrine, Gareth Delany, MR Adair, GI Hume, Fionn Hand
Bench : M Commins, Curtis Campher, J Little, BJ McCarthy, TE Kane, B White, Matthew Humphreys, Tom Mayes, N Rock, GR Adair
INJURY AND AVAILABILITY NEWS
- It will be added here if there is any injury update for this fixture.
WEATHER REPORT
- Light Rain
WIN PREDICTION
- Bangladesh
PITCH CONDITION
- Batting
- AVG 1ST INNING SCORE
- 238
PITCH REPORT
The pitch at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium offers a batting-friendly surface with an average first innings score of 238 in ODIs. Bangladesh easily scored 300-plus total in the opening game and fans can expect another high-scoring total if they bat first on Monday.
About 1st match of this series
- Bangladesh clinched an emphatic 183-run win over Ireland in the opening ODI to earn a much-needed 1-0 lead in Sylhet. The win against Ireland also appeared to be Bangladesh’s biggest win in the 50-over format after batting first.
- Star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan produced a spectacular knock of 93 to guide his side to a mammoth total of 338- Bangladesh’s highest score in ODIs.
- Towhid Hridoy, on the other hand, also contributed significantly with a fine performance of 85-ball 92. The 22-year-old turned out to Bangladesh’s highest-scoring debutant in this format. Ireland, who visited the country after a gap of 15 years.
- failed to offer a resistance during their run chase. Bangladesh pacer Ebadot Hossain picked up four wickets to bowl out Ireland for a paltry total of 155.
BAN vs IRE Telecast
- The ODI series between Bangladesh and Ireland will not be televised live in India.
BAN vs IRE Live Streaming
- The ODI series between Bangladesh and Ireland will be streamed live on FanCode app and website.
BAN vs IRE Match Details
The BAN vs IRE second ODI match will be played at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Bangladesh on Monday, March 20 at 1:30 pm IST.
BAN vs IRE Dream11 Team Prediction
- Captain: Shakib Al Hasan
- Vice-Captain: Curtis Campher
Suggested Playing XI for BAN vs IRE Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
- Wicketkeepers: Lorcan Tucker, Mushfiqur Rahim
- Batsmen: Tamim Iqbal, Paul Stirling, Najmul Hossain Shanto
- All-rounders: Shakib Al Hasan, Curtis Campher
- Bowlers: Taskin Ahmed, Graham Hume, Nasum Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain