Bangladesh 205
Tamim 44
Botha 3-32
Johnston 3-40
Ireland 178
Shafiul 4-21
Bangladesh's bowlers played excellent and held their nerve to atone for the failures of their batsman, as the pluck of the Irish proved insufficient to overcome the most fervent atmosphere of the World Cup so far. In a gripping stage, low-scoring total encounter at Mirpur, Bangladesh flirted with disaster as they squandered a flying start from Tamim Iqbal to crash to 205 all out, and when Ireland reached 93 for 3 at the halfway mark of their reply, they were well on course for a hugely deserved victory.
0 Comments