Ireland Tour of Bangladesh 2023

BAN vs IRE, 1st T20I

Preview

Bangladesh and Ireland will lock horns for the 1st match of the T20I series which will be played in the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram. The match is scheduled for Monday, March 27 at 01:30 PM. 

Shakib Al Hasan led Bangladesh recently defeated the World Champions’ England 3-0 in the three-match T20I series. This was the only second time they whitewashed a team in T20Is after their triumph over Ireland back in 2012.

The Bangla Tigers squad will more or less be the which played against England. Rishad Hossian, the leg spinner had been added to the side. Shakib Al Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman and Hasan Miraz will be the key characters in this game. 

Also, Litton Das has also been in sublime touch in recent times along with Towhid Hridoy who has been showing great signs of development in recent times. Also, Rony Talukdar would try to convert his small contributions into a big score.

Ireland will be led by Paul Stirling who has been the backbone of the team for more than a decade. George Dockrell also needs to bring forward his experience to get better output. Curtis Campher, Harry Tector and Lorcan Tucker added a lot of depth to the team. 

Match Details

Match: BAN vs IRE, 1st T20I, Ireland tour of Bangladesh 2023

Date: Monday, March 27, 2023

Time: 01:30 PM

Venue: Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram

Pitch and Weather Report

The ground in Chattogram has been an outstanding one for batters. The spinners will have a greater role to play, but the batters after getting their rhythm can swing their bats to get to a higher total. 

There is almost a 50 percent chance of precipitation throughout the match-time, which could lead to delay in the game. Temperatures will be around the 30-degree Celsius mark with clouds all around the area. 

BAN vs IRE Squads

BAN: Litton Das (wk), Shakib Al Hasan (c), Rony Talukdar, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam, Jaker Ali, Rishad Hossain

IRE: Paul Stirling (c), Lorcan Tucker (wk), Harry Tector, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Curtis Campher, Matthew Humphreys, Mark Adair, Fionn Hand, Craig Young, Graham Hume, Ross Adair, Thomas Mayes, Benjamin White

BAN vs. IRE Probable Playing XIs

BAN: Litton Das (wk), Rony Talukdar, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud

IRE: Paul Stirling, Ross Adair, Andy Balbirnie (c), Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Matthew Humphreys, George Dockrell, Curtis Campher, Craig Young, Mark Adair, Graham Hume

Match Prediction

Bangladesh overpowered England and they will be pretty high on confidence. Hence we predict, Shakib and co. to win this game. 

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