So Ireland win comfortably by 7 wickets in the end. The man of the match is of course William Porterfield whose wonderful innings anchored Ireland's innings.
The two sides meet again tomorrow so do join us again for that. Until then it's goodbye.
Ireland vs Bangladesh, 1st ODI at Belfast, Jul 15 2010 - Match Result
RESULT
1st ODI, Belfast, July 15, 2010, Bangladesh tour of England, Ireland and Scotland
Porterfield and Paul Stirling's 118-run partnership is IRE's highest for the 1st wicket in ODIs, breaking the record of 102 between Gary Wilson and Porterfield
Mortaza has broken the record for most catches by a fielder (34) in ODIs for BAN, going past Ashraful's 33
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Scorecard summary
Bangladesh1 Inn
234/9(50 overs)
100Â (123)
3/43Â (10)
50Â (78)
2/24Â (8)
Ireland2 Inn
235/3(45 overs)
108Â (116)
1/47Â (10)
52Â (57)
1/52Â (10)
Over45
6 runs
IRE 235/3CRR: 5.22
AR Cusack 45 (77b 4x4)KJ O'Brien 8 (10b)
Syed Rasel1/53 (9)
44.6
1
Syed Rasel to Cusack, 1 run
tries to hook it away but mistimes it. However a single is enough and Ireland have won.
44.5
1
Syed Rasel to K O'Brien, 1 run
quick single into the legside and the scores are level
44.4
•
Syed Rasel to K O'Brien, no run
very short ball and the batsman misses the hook
44.3
1
Syed Rasel to Cusack, 1 run
tapped at the batsman's feet and they run a quick single
44.2
2
Syed Rasel to Cusack, 2 runs
hacked past point for a couple
44.1
1
Syed Rasel to K O'Brien, 1 run
cut down to third man
Over44
8 runs
IRE 229/3CRR: 5.20Â Â RRR: 1.00
AR Cusack 41 (74b 4x4)KJ O'Brien 6 (7b)
Abdur Razzak1/47 (10)
43.6
•
Razzak to Cusack, no run
43.5
1
Razzak to K O'Brien, 1 run
43.4
•
Razzak to K O'Brien, no run
43.3
2
Razzak to K O'Brien, 2 runs
through the offside and the man at long-off comes round to field
43.2
1
Razzak to Cusack, 1 run
played through the midwicket region
43.1
4
Razzak to Cusack, FOUR runs
nice lofted drive over mid-on's head and it races to the boundary
Over43
4 runs, 1 wicket
IRE 221/3CRR: 5.13Â Â RRR: 2.00
KJ O'Brien 3 (4b)AR Cusack 36 (71b 3x4)
Syed Rasel1/47 (8)
42.6
•
Syed Rasel to K O'Brien, no run
42.5
1
Syed Rasel to Cusack, 1 run
played through the covers
42.4
1
Syed Rasel to K O'Brien, 1 run
driven to mid-off
42.3
•
Syed Rasel to K O'Brien, no run
pushed to backward point
42.2
2
Syed Rasel to K O'Brien, 2 runs
42.1
W
Syed Rasel to N O'Brien, OUT
finally the Umpire respons positively to an appeal as O'Brien tries to flick it away but the ball strikes his pads
Niall O'Brien lbw b Syed Rasel 5 (11b 0x4 0x6 11m) SR: 45.45
Over42
2 runs
IRE 217/2CRR: 5.16Â Â RRR: 2.25
NJ O'Brien 5 (10b)AR Cusack 35 (70b 3x4)
Abdur Razzak1/39 (9)
41.6
1
Razzak to N O'Brien, 1 run
turned fine for a single
41.5
1
Razzak to Cusack, 1 run
played down to long-on
Match details
TossIreland, elected to field first
Season2010
Player Of The Match
Series resultIreland led the 2-match series 1-0
Match numberODI no. 3027
Hours of play (local time)10.45 start, First Session 10.45-14.15, Interval 14.15-15.00, Second Session 15.00-18.30
Match days15 July 2010 - day (50-over match)
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
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