Bangladesh vs Ireland, 1st ODI at Dhaka, Mar 18 2008 - Full Scorecard
RESULT
1st ODI, Mirpur, March 18, 2008, Ireland tour of Bangladesh
185/7
(39.5/50 ov, T:186) 186/2
Bangladesh won by 8 wickets (with 61 balls remaining)
Ireland  (50 ovs maximum)
| Batting | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c †Dhiman Ghosh b Mashrafe Mortaza | 1 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5.26 | |||
| c †Dhiman Ghosh b Mashrafe Mortaza | 8 | 29 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 27.58 | |||
| b Farhad Reza | 35 | 55 | 72 | 1 | 1 | 63.63 | |||
| c Farhad Reza b Mahmudullah | 15 | 21 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 71.42 | |||
| lbw b Shakib Al Hasan | 20 | 44 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 45.45 | |||
| run out (Abdur Razzak) | 22 | 28 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 78.57 | |||
| c Farhad Reza b Mashrafe Mortaza | 38 | 61 | 80 | 0 | 1 | 62.29 | |||
| not out | 31 | 41 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 75.60 | |||
| not out | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 150.00 | |||
| Extras | (b 5, lb 4, w 3) | 12 | |||||||
| Total | 50 Ov (RR: 3.70, 204 Mins) | 185/7 | |||||||
Did not bat | |||||||||
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) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 2.20 | 47 | 0 | 0 | |
4.6 to WTS Porterfield, first strike! excellent line and length from Mortaza, in the channel outside the off stump and Porterfield is drawn forward into the drive, thick edge produced and the ball goes straight to the keeper. 8/1 10.2 to R Strydom, edged to the keeper. 20/2 49.1 to AR Cusack, good length delivery and Cusack goes hard at it, not a well timed shot in the end and the ball balloons up towards deep cover where Reza nicely settles under it. 180/7 | ||||||||
| 10 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 3.60 | 40 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 3.10 | 37 | 1 | 0 | |
15.6 to NJ O'Brien, gone! line and length delivery and O'Brien' drives hard and staright to Reze at cover. 43/3 | ||||||||
| 10 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 3.80 | 37 | 0 | 0 | |
30.3 to KJ O'Brien, got'm! tossed up and on the stumps, O'Brien goes for the sweep but fails to make contact - loud appeal and up goes the finger. 97/5 | ||||||||
| 10 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 4.90 | 32 | 1 | 0 | |
25.6 to EJG Morgan, yorker length delivery and Morgan plays all over it. 81/4 | ||||||||
Bangladesh  (T: 186 runs from 50 ovs)
| Batting | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c Thompson b Langford-Smith | 13 | 18 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 72.22 | |||
| not out | 90 | 121 | 172 | 11 | 0 | 74.38 | |||
| c Strydom b Johnston | 11 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 110.00 | |||
| not out | 64 | 90 | 130 | 8 | 0 | 71.11 | |||
| Extras | (w 8) | 8 | |||||||
| Total | 39.5 Ov (RR: 4.66, 172 Mins) | 186/2 | |||||||
Fall of wickets 1-25 (Tamim Iqbal, 5.4 ov), 2-56 (Aftab Ahmed, 9.2 ov) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 6.00 | 16 | 2 | 0 | |
| 7 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 7.00 | 31 | 5 | 0 | |
5.4 to Tamim Iqbal, now Ireland draw the first blood as Tamim tries to cut and does not roll his wrists properly and it goes straight to point where Thomson does no mistakes. 25/1 | ||||||||
| 6 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 2.83 | 27 | 1 | 0 | |
9.2 to Aftab Ahmed, Gone ! drives in the air to mid on where Strydom snaps the catch. 56/2 | ||||||||
| 6 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 3.33 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 3.50 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3.5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4.17 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6.50 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
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Match Flow
Ireland innings
Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
50 runs in 18.5 overs, 72 mins
Power Play 3: Overs 15.1 - 20.0
100 runs in 31.5 overs, 125 mins
150 runs in 43.1 overs, 174 mins
Bangladesh innings
Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
50 runs in 8.5 overs, 37 mins
Power Play 3: Overs 15.1 - 20.0
100 runs in 24.1 overs, 106 mins
150 runs in 34.3 overs, 151 mins
Shahriar Nafees 50 off 75 balls in 111 mins
Mohammad Ashraful 50 off 76 balls in 114 mins
Match Details
TossIreland, elected to bat first
Season2007/08
Player Of The Match
Series resultBangladesh led the 3-match series 1-0
Match numberODI no. 2693
Hours of play (local time)09.30 start, First Session 09.30-13.00 Interval 13.00-13.45, Second Session 13.45-17.15
Match days18 March 2008 - day (50-over match)
ODI debut
List A debut
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee