Bangladesh calls for win against Ireland

The first T20 match between Bangladesh and Ireland is held on in Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong. Ireland won the toss and took the field. Bangladesh got off to a smooth start with the bat. Liton Das and Rony Talukder made a storming start in the opening.

Bangladesh stucked to 207 runs due to rain. The target was for 104 runs in 8 overs. Bangladesh won the first of the 3 match series. The Tigers won by 22 runs according to the Duckworth Lewis method.

Ireland managed to score 81 runs for 5 wickets. Bangladesh‍‍`s right-arm pacer Taskin Ahmed took 4 wickets for 16 runs.

Ireland‍‍`s Delaney scored 21, Tector scored 19 and Adair scored 13. The second T20 match will start on March 29.

Earlier, Bangladesh scored 207 runs for 5 wickets in 19.2 overs. Ireland‍‍`s target changed when the rain came and messed it up.

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