Skipper Tamim Iqbal has top-scored with 69 and Mustafizur Rahman took 4-44 as Bangladesh edged Ireland by 5 runs to safe victory of their one-day worldwide collection.
Bangladesh posted 274 from 48.5 overs after being despatched in to bat on Sunday. Ireland have been in a great place within the chase, needing 10 runs to win from the final over bowled by Hasan Mahmud. But they misplaced two wickets inside three deliveries and completed 9-269.
Bangladesh clinched the collection 2-0 on the County Ground in Chelmsford, England after successful a high-scoring second ODI by three wickets following a washed-out opening recreation.
Iqbal was regular on the prime of the innings for Bangladesh, sharing stands of 49 for the second wicket with Najmul Hossain Shanto (35) and 70 for the third wicket with Litton Das (35) earlier than he was caught by Craig Young off George Dockrell’s bowling.
Mushfiqur Rahim (45) and Mehidy Hasan Miraz (37) took up the scoring by way of the center of the innings earlier than Ireland seamer Mark Adair picked up three late wickets to return 4-40.
Ireland opener Paul Stirling scored 60 and captain Andy Balbirnie added 53 in a 109-run second-wicket partnership that laid a stable basis for the reply.
Lorcan Tucker (50) posted a half-century from 53 balls and Harry Tector scored 45 earlier than wickets started to fall within the final 10 overs. Mahmud’s wickets on the primary and third deliveries of the ultimate over left Ireland needing six from the final ball, however Young was unable to cope with the yorker.
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