Najmul Hossain Shanto has now become a symbol of continuity. The runs are coming from his bat regularly. But the left-handed batsman still has the habit of giving away wickets after being set.
He played well today (Saturday) against Ireland. Also, make two small pairs. But while playing well, he was suddenly out of sight. Off Spinner, McBreen’s ball got a lot of space between the bat pads and broke the stumps. Shanto returned to 25 off 34 balls with 1 boundary.
As of writing this report, after 18.1 overs, Bangladesh’s collection is 90 runs for 3 wickets. Shakib Al Hasan is unbeaten on 22 and Towhid Hridoy is unbeaten on 7 runs.
Earlier, Irish captain Andrew Balbirnie won the toss and decided to field at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. Bangladesh has been invited to bat.
The Tigers did not start well. Tamim Iqbal has not had a big inning from his bat for a long time. Fifty did not appear in the three matches against England. He got out quickly in the first ODI against Ireland.
In the third over of the innings, Tamim returned with a slip catch while playing the ball outside the body of the Irish pacer Mark Adair. Bangladesh captain only 3.
Liton was moving forward with confidence despite losing his partner. But he could not increase the innings after being set. Litton caught Starling off Kurtis Kampfer. He scored 26 runs off 31 balls with 2 fours and 1 six.
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