Final ODI: On March 23, Bangladesh completely destroyed Ireland to win their first One Day International match by 10 wickets. Significantly, the Andrew Balbirne-led team completely failed to make an impression at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium as Bangladeshi pacer Hasan Mahmud completely overpowered the Irish team, pulling up a superb five-for.
After deciding to bat first, Ireland quickly lost four wickets: Harry Tector, Paul Stirling, Stephen Doheny, and Andrew Balbirne. When nothing was going in their favour, they were 26 for 4. However, stumper-batter Lorcan Tucker and Curtis Campher tried to stabilise the situation but sadly, neither of them could carry the game to the next stage.
Hasan Mahmud struck out Campher on 36 while Tucker was struck out while batting at position 28. After this, the visiting team could only muster 101 runs after the first innings before the lower middle order collapsed like a house of cards.
The Bangla Tigers had no issues when it came to the pursuit. The opening pair of Tamim Iqbal and Litton Das displayed rock-solid batting as they completed the target chase in only 13.1 overs. As Iqbal was still unbeaten at 41* off 41 deliveries, Litton struck a half-century, scoring 50* off 38 deliveries.
With that, Bangladesh once again managed to win another ODI series at home. During the ODI World Cup 2015, they already won 13 of the 15 home series they have played in this format. This speaks to their strength at home. They have defeated many other teams during this time, including India, Pakistan, and South Africa, therefore it can be argued that they are well-prepared for the next Cricket World Cup.
Hasan Mahmud was now named Player of the Match for his outstanding bowling effort, and Mushfiqur Rahim was named Player of the Series for his stunning century in the second ODI. Next, a three-match T20I series between the two countries are scheduled to start on March 27 at Chattogram.
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