Ireland opt to bat in second T20I against Bangladesh, replace Campher with Calitz

Toss Ireland opt to bat vs Bangladesh

Ireland captain Paul Stirling decided to bat first after winning the toss against Bangladesh in the second T20I in Chattogram. Ireland made one change from the side that won the first T20I, replacing Curtis Campher with Ben Calitz. Middle-order batter Calitz has played only one T20I so far, which came against England in September.

Bangladesh, meanwhile, made three changes in what is a must-win match for them. They brought in Mahedi Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin and Nurul Hasan in place of Shoriful Islam, Jaker Ali and Rishad Hossain.

The visitors hold a 1-0 lead in the three-match series after winning the first game by 39 runs.

Bangladesh: 1 Tanzid Hasan, 2 Parvez Hossain, 3 Saif Hassan, 4 Litton Das (capt, wk), 5 Towhid Hridoy, 6 Nurul Hasan, 7 Tanzim Hasan, 8 Mahedi Hasan, 9 Nasum Ahmed, 10 Mustafizur Rahman, 11 Mohammad Saifuddin

Ireland: 1 Paul Stirling (capt), 2 Tim Tector, 3 Harry Tector, 4 Lorcan Tucker (wk), 5 Ben Calitz, 6 George Dockrell, 7 Gareth Delany, 8 Mark Adair, 9 Barry McCarthy, 10 Matthew Humphreys, 11 Josh Little