Records galore in Bangladesh’s emphatic win over Ireland

Bangladesh sealed their first-ever 10-wicket victory in ODIs when the Tamim Iqbal-led side thrashed Ireland in the final match of the three-game series at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Thursday.

Following a scintillating display by the Bangladesh pacers, who for the first time scalped all 10 wickets in an ODI to see the Irish get bundled out for 101 in 28.1 overs, openers Tamim and Liton Das helped the Tigers cruise to victory with 221 balls to spare. This is also Bangladesh's second-biggest win in terms of balls remaining. The largest win in terms of balls remaining for Bangladesh was when they beat Zimbabwe by six wickets with 229 balls in hand in 2009 in Chattogram. 

Bangladesh have won by nine wickets five times in the format, the latest being the thumping win against West Indies in July 2022 in Guyana.

Liton smashed a 38-ball 50, featuring 10 boundaries, while skipper Tamiim scored a run-a-ball 41, including five boundaries and two maximums, to see the Tigers wrap up the series in style. Bangladesh won the three-match series 2-0 with the second game washed out.  

The match will remain the epitome of the pacers' dominance as Bangladesh could never produce such an impressive exhibition of pace bowling in any format. The Bangladesh pacers scalped nine wickets four times in Test while accounting for eight wickets 12 times in ODIs before today.

Young pacer Hasan Mahmud led the charge in Sylhet today, registering his maiden fifer in the format. He ended with figures of five for 32 in 8.1 overs, including a solitary maiden. Taskin Ahmed took three wickets while Ebadot Hossain got two in the game.