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
Bangladesh vs Ireland, 2nd T20I at Chattogram, BAN vs IRE, Nov 29 2025 - Match Result
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?!
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
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
Length on fourth, square driven to point, who's standing close. 2 off 4
Around
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
Zubair Islam : "Saifuddin has almost taken Ban home "
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
Low fully is driven straight to cover
Around
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.
Length on leg, clipped to deep midwicket
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
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
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.
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
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.
Opens up deep point by slapping the length ball from outside off
Same initial movement. This time, Humphreys is able to catch him. The length ball beats the slog and hits him around the waist
Makes room, sees the full ball is flat and down leg, goes back the other way. Tries to shovel it fine, misses
Reverse-paddles the length ball on off to short third
Humphreys. Around. Can there be three boundary-less overs in a row?
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?"
Slow and full outside off, driven to sweeper cover
Fullish on off, worked to long-on
tariq: "Zubair you let the cat out by jinxing Saif..!"
Slow and fullish on fourth, defended back to the bowler
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| Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium, Chattogram | |
| Toss | Ireland, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2025/26 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Series result | 3-match series level 1-1 |
| Match number | T20I 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 days | 29 November 2025 - night (20-over match) |
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Over 20 • BAN 174/6
Bangladesh won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
