Pacer Jahanara Alam returned to the 50-over fold after an 18-month hiatus as the Bangladesh Cricket Board announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Ireland, starting on November 27
Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie said beating England in a Test would "easily be our best achievement in cricket" as the underdogs prepare to face Ben Stokes' men at Lord's this week.
Bangladesh national cricket team returned to the country after beating Ireland 2-0 in their last World Cup Super League series in Chelmsford on Tuesday evening.
Twelve out of the 18 net bowlers provided by the Irish Cricket Board to the Bangladesh national team to help them prepare for the upcoming series in Chelmsford in England are of Bangladeshi origins.
Bangladesh batters Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim have put together a 46–stand run stand to take control of their chase of 137 against Ireland as they managed 89 runs for the loss of two wickets at lunch on Day four of the one-off Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricketing Stadium in Mirpur on Friday.
Bangladesh opener Liton Das, who was sent to open the innings with Tamim Iqbal, got dismissed early after a rapid 19-ball 23 as the Tigers were at 32 runs for the loss of one wicket while chasing Ireland's 137 in the morning session of Day four of the one-off Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Friday.
It didn't take long for Bangladesh to pick up the remaining two Ireland wickets in the morning session of Day four of the one-off Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Friday as the Tigers bundled out the visitors for 292, taking nine overs to bowl them out.
Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan’s decision to not introduce himself into the bowling attack till the 66th over of the first innings against Ireland raised a lot of questions on the opening day of their lone Test in Mirpur. Shakib, eventually, bowled only three overs on that day.
Ireland applied themselves to the task at hand as Harry Tector along with Lorcan Tucker knuckled down with a 42-run stand for the sixth wicket at lunch to give their side a platform to set Bangladesh a target on the third day of the one-off Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.
Bangladesh, who are firmly on top of the points table with ten, are expected to make a few changes and experiment with different tactics in the dead rubber against Ireland, keeping the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup in the United Kingdom in mind. Having secured their place in the ODI tri-series final
Although Bangladesh started their Ireland tour with a thumping 88-run defeat in the practice match against Ireland Wolves, the Tigers will be oozing with confidence when they take on the hosts at the Clontarf Cricket Ground in Dublin today following their commanding eight-wicket victory against West Indies on Tuesday.
An all-round performance from Bangladesh enables them to overwhelm Ireland by eight wickets with 137 balls remaining in the fourth match of the Tri-Nation Series at Dublin (Malahide).
Bangladesh's abandoned ICC World Twenty20 qualifier against Ireland at Dharamsala last night will be remembered for one fine knock