Ireland Tour of Bangladesh

2nd ODI: BAN vs IRE

Preview

The second ODI between Bangladesh and Ireland will be played on Monday, 20th March 2023, at 01:30 PM IST in Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.

In the series opener played at Dhaka, the Hosts registered a comprehensive 183-run win over the Visitors Ireland, courtesy of excellent performances from all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, Towhid Hridoy and Ebadot Hossain. With this result, The Host has taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series.

On the other hand, the Irish were completely outplayed by Bangladesh in all three departments. Skipper Andrew Balbirnie will be hoping that the side can put in an improved performance in this must-win match.

Match Details

Match: BAN vs IRE, 2nd ODI, Ireland Tour of Bangladesh

Date: Monday, 20th March

Time: 01:30 PM

Venue: Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet

Pitch & Weather Report 

Bangladesh and Ireland teams will be looking to win the toss, bat first and post a score of over 300 runs. The series opener played at Sylhet was won by side batting first.

The bowlers have had success at this ground in the past. The best current example of this is the recently held Bangladesh T20 League. So it is an excellent place for them to bowl. With the new ball, fast bowlers do well; spinners love bowling and have succeeded. Batters must stay close to the wicket, and alternate strokes to follow at this location.

On March 20, Sylhet will have bright skies, with temperatures of 24℃ and 19℃ with a wind speed of 5 km/h in the northeast direction. It is anticipated a level playing field where batters may score runs. Rain is expected for the whole day with a 90% chance.

BAN vs IRE Squads

BAN: Tamim Iqbal (Captain), Litton Kumer Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain, Yasir Ali Chowdhury, Towhid Hridoy, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain Chowdhury, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam, Zakir Hasan.

IRE: Andrew Balbirnie (C), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Stephen Doheny, Fionn Hand, Graham Hume, Matthew Humphreys, Tom Mayes, Andrew McBrine, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White.

BAN vs IRE: Probable XIs

BAN: Tamim Iqbal (c), Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Ebadot Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Nasum Ahmed

IRE: Andrew Balbirnie (c), Paul Stirling, Stephen Doheny, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Harry Tector, George Dockrell, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Fionn Hand, Andy McBrine

Match Prediction

The host will be the favourite to win their game against Ireland on Monday at home as well. With the likes of Shakib Al Hasan, Liton Das, and Towhid Hridoy in excellent form, the Bangla Tigers will be looking to deliver a clinical performance and clinch the ODI series on Monday. BAN will defeat Ireland in this game because of their potent spin-bowling assault. We say BAN to triumph as per Prediction.

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