Bangladesh vs Ireland, 2nd T20I at Chattogram, BAN vs IRE, Nov 29 2025 - Match Result

RESULT
2nd T20I (N), Chattogram, November 29, 2025, Ireland tour of Bangladesh
170/6
(19.4/20 ov, T:171) 174/6

Bangladesh won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
57 (37) & 2 stumpings
litton-das
Cricinfo's MVP
81.76 ptsImpact List
mahedi-hasan
Match centre 
Scores: Chetan Kumar | Comms: Ekanth
Scorecard summary
Ireland 170/6(20 overs)
Bangladesh 174/6(19.4 overs)
Cricinfo's Most Valuable Players of the Match
PlayerTeam
TI
Runs
I. Runs
B. Impact
Bowl
I. Wkts
Bo. Impact
BAN81.766(3)5.74.993/253.6376.77
IRE68.4910(8)6.414.492/282.8364.01
BAN65.2757(37)63.665.27---
BAN55.0943(28)49.6355.09---
IRE54.5829(14)40.6954.58---

A game that delivered more than it promised and it was a pleasure bringing it to you. It sets up a decider and we hope to see you for that. Mohammad Isam's report will be up here soon. Do check it out. That's it from us for now. Take care, goodnight.

Litton Das, Bangladesh captain and POTM Finger's getting better. We all want to play this kind of game. When we are under pressure, our bowlers come back hard. Big thanks to Saifuddin, not easy to come back and do what he did. Not concerned by loss of late wickets. New ball is easier to bat here, so after the break I said I need a run in the top.

Paul Stirling, Ireland captain: That was a great game. We were off a fraction in the critical moments. Proud of our fight. It's quick early on here, then it gets harder to play later on. The difference came late in our innings, Bangladesh bowled really well. We got new batters but didn't quite get there with the ball.

Abrar : "Saifuddin : " Saif U are Beauty a winning Knock And Congratulations Bangladesh""

10:02pm A game with twists even though the hosts were on top for the majority. Ireland lost the game in the middle overs with the bat. Litton ensured that Bangladesh didn't embrace the same fate. Parvez was out there to help out too. Delany and Adair's wickets made things tricky. Saifuddin watered the tension-fires with a couple of perfectly timed boundaries towards the death. Adair's penultimate over started well but didn't end well. That was match-defining. Word of praise for Delany's near-perfect boundary catch on 10.4, where the towel touching the boundary cushion. How does one even start to make sense of that?!

19.4
4
Little to Mahedi Hasan, FOUR runs

Inside out to end the game. Bangladesh level the series. On the up, with the angle and off the middle. Fullish ball outside off, Mhedi played a technically correct lofted extra-cover drive to finish in style

Nearly a run out attempted at the non-striker's. Batter's still in the crease and points fingers at the bowler who laughs. Crowd don't enjoy it

19.3
1
Little to Saifuddin, 1 run

Fumble from the fielder, but it's just one. Was a length ball just outside off. Saifuddin tried to punch it through cover, got an edge through slip. There's a fly slip who ran forward and then parried it to the right. Ball travelled a distance but the batters had slowed down. So, it's just the one. Scores tied though

19.2
Little to Saifuddin, no run

Length on fourth, square driven to point, who's standing close. 2 off 4

Around

19.1
1
Little to Mahedi Hasan, 1 run

Fullish ball just outside off. Flashy square drive towards sweeper cover. Mahedi wanted two but had to run back and forth while Saifuddin settled at the striker's. Don't need a run out right now, Bangladesh

Field is up for the most part

end of over 1913 runs • 1 wicket
BAN: 168/6CRR: 8.84 RRR: 3.00 • Need 3 from 6b
Mohammad Saifuddin16 (5b 2x4 1x6)
Mahedi Hasan1 (1b)
Mark Adair 4-0-36-2
Matthew Humphreys 4-0-38-0

Zubair Islam : "Saifuddin has almost taken Ban home "

18.6
4
Adair to Saifuddin, FOUR runs

That should be the defining boundary. Saifuddin gets inside the line and pulls the quick shortish ball just behind square. All the tension has been released after a gradual build-up

18.5
Adair to Saifuddin, no run

Low fully is driven straight to cover

Around

18.4
6
Adair to Saifuddin, SIX runs

Bad ball with just sweeper cover and long-off out. Very wide and floaty. Fullish ball is creamed over cover with a drive on one knee. Flat and gorgeous journey to the boundary

Bangladesh need a boundary. Leg-side field is back.

18.3
1
Adair to Mahedi Hasan, 1 run

Length on leg, clipped to deep midwicket

18.2
W
Adair to Nurul, OUT

Slower one is chopped back onto the stumps. Nurul wants to whack the ball as it pops back up. He missed that, probably luckily for him. Was a length ball just outside off that he wanted to harmlessly cut. Got an under-edge that bounced onto off stump. Slower ball

Nurul Hasan b Adair 5 (7b 0x4 0x6 14m) SR: 71.42
18.1
2
Adair to Nurul, 2 runs

Top-edged paddle-sweep goes over the keeper and lands safely. Premeditated shot. Short third goes back and keeps it to two.

Adair on. Little will end the innings, unless this is a big over

end of over 189 runs • 1 wicket
BAN: 155/5CRR: 8.61 RRR: 8.00 • Need 16 from 12b
Mohammad Saifuddin6 (2b 1x4)
Nurul Hasan3 (5b)
Matthew Humphreys 4-0-38-0
Barry McCarthy 4-0-27-0
17.6
2
Humphreys to Saifuddin, 2 runs

Miscues a slog. Deep midwicket in play... ball half-volleys him and he manages to get his body behind it and parries it to the left. Deep square leg then throws, batters have time to return for two. Was a length ball to which Saifuddin charged and slogged with a closed bat-face.

17.5
4
Humphreys to Saifuddin, FOUR runs

Up and over the fielder at short fine! Little was too close. Was a shortish ball at the stumps that Saifuddin got inside the line of and essentially hooked. The fielder was in to save the single but that costs Ireland

17.4
W
Humphreys to Nurul, OUT

Direct hit and that looks out! Sent upstairs. Are Bangladesh imploding? Yep, the spine of the bat is on the ground as he slides. The edge of the bat had cleared the crease but that bit was in the air. So Hridoy has to go. Was a shortish flat ball just outside off that was patted towards cover. The batters panic ran in the attempt to turn strike. The keeper charged across,collected the ball and threw in one motion. He wrung off the right glove along the way which was cool as well.

Towhid Hridoy run out (†Tucker) 6 (9b 0x4 0x6 14m) SR: 66.66
17.3
1
Humphreys to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run

Opens up deep point by slapping the length ball from outside off

17.2
Humphreys to Towhid Hridoy, no run

Same initial movement. This time, Humphreys is able to catch him. The length ball beats the slog and hits him around the waist

17.2
1w
Humphreys to Towhid Hridoy, 1 wide

Makes room, sees the full ball is flat and down leg, goes back the other way. Tries to shovel it fine, misses

17.1
1
Humphreys to Nurul, 1 run

Reverse-paddles the length ball on off to short third

Humphreys. Around. Can there be three boundary-less overs in a row?

end of over 174 runs
BAN: 146/4CRR: 8.58 RRR: 8.33 • Need 25 from 18b
Nurul Hasan2 (3b)
Towhid Hridoy5 (7b)
Barry McCarthy 4-0-27-0
Gareth Delany 4-0-28-2

Isaac writes from the heart : "Why can't Bangladesh win a match convincingly? Why do they have to make an easy match difficult every time?"

16.6
1
McCarthy to Nurul, 1 run

Slow and full outside off, driven to sweeper cover

16.5
1
McCarthy to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run

Fullish on off, worked to long-on

tariq: "Zubair you let the cat out by jinxing Saif..!"

16.4
McCarthy to Towhid Hridoy, no run

Slow and fullish on fourth, defended back to the bowler

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
Litton Das
57 runs (37)
3 fours3 sixes
Productive shot
pull
18 runs
0 four2 sixes
Control
85%
Parvez Hossain Emon
43 runs (28)
5 fours2 sixes
Productive shot
cut shot
9 runs
2 fours0 six
Control
57%
Best performances - bowlers
Mahedi Hasan
O
4
M
0
R
25
W
3
ECO
6.25
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
2W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
GJ Delany
O
4
M
0
R
28
W
2
ECO
7
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
Match details
Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium, Chattogram
TossIreland, elected to bat first
Series
Season2025/26
Player Of The Match
Series result3-match series level 1-1
Match numberT20I no. 3594
Hours of play (local time)18.00 start, First Session 18.00-19.30, Interval 19.30-19.50, Second Session 19.50-21.20
Match days29 November 2025 - night (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Language
English
Win Probability
BAN 100%
IREBAN
100%50%100%IRE InningsBAN Innings

Over 20 • BAN 174/6

Bangladesh won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
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