Mushfiqur Rahim completed the chase that Najmul Hossain Shanto began for Bangladesh to win an exhilarating ODI in opposition to Ireland within the final over.
A delayed begin attributable to rain lowered Friday’s match to 45 overs every, and Ireland amassed 6-319 because of a team-record 140 by Harry Tector.
Najmul’s 117 laid the inspiration in Bangladesh’s reply, and when 4 runs had been wanted from the final 4 balls, wicketkeeper Mushfiqur hit a boundary to present Bangladesh a 1-0 lead within the sequence after two matches.
The first ODI on Tuesday was washed out. The final match, additionally in Chelmsford, is on Sunday.
Tamim Iqbal and Liton Das had been out early within the chase and Shakib Al Hasan hit 5 boundaries in his 26. His dismissal introduced Towhid Hridoy to the crease, and his partnership with Najmul regained the momentum for Bangladesh.
Their stand of 131 in 17 overs had Bangladesh cruising. But in the identical over that Najmul reached his maiden ODI hundred, Hridoy holed out for 68.
“Hridoy batted well. His intent helped me,” Najmul mentioned.
Najmul was out after going through 93 balls by pulling Curtis Campher as soon as too usually.
After Mehidy Hasan Miraz’s 19-run cameo, Bangladesh wanted solely 34 off 32 balls however drama ensued.
Mushfiqur barely survived a run out likelihood, and within the closing over he hit Mark Adair straight to sq. leg, however the excessive full toss was declared a no ball. Mushfiqur ramped the additional ball over the wicketkeeper to the boundary to win the match.
The slick, chilly situations and small floor deprived the bowlers, however the Ireland openers had been out rapidly.
Tector took over with help from captain Andrew Balbirnie. Three sixes in 4 balls off Taijul Islam introduced up Tector’s half-century off 54 balls and lifted Irish confidence.
When Balbirnie departed for 42 in a stand of 98, Tector was joined by George Dockrell in a belligerent century stand.
Tector reached his fourth ODI century off 93 balls. Tector fell a ball after hitting his tenth six, a report for Ireland in an ODI.
Dockrell’s unbeaten 74 equalled his finest rating for Ireland.
“We were good but not enough,” Balbirnie mentioned.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
