In a do-or-die match, Bangladesh need 171 runs

In the second T20, Ireland has set a target of 171 runs for Bangladesh to win. Batting first, Ireland scored 170 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in their allotted overs. To keep the series alive, the Tigers must win this match.

In Chattogram, after winning the toss, Ireland chose to bat first. The Irish openers, Paul Stirling and Tim Tector, got off to a flying start. In the very first over by Sheikh Mahedi, Ireland scored 13 runs from three boundaries. Nasum Ahmed’s second over went for 14 runs.

Paul Stirling was caught by Tanzim Hasan Sakib for 29 runs. The first-wicket partnership between Paul Stirling and Tim Tector yielded 57 runs off 28 balls. By attacking the Bangladeshi bowlers, Ireland reached 75/1 at the end of the powerplay.

The way the Irish batters were scoring, it seemed like the total could cross 200. However, in the second spell of bowling, Sheikh Mahedi dismissed both Tim Tector and Harry Tector in one over. Tim Tector was out for 38 runs off 25 balls. In the next over, Mahedi also stumped Benjamin Coles.

After 10 overs, Ireland’s score was 103/4. In the following overs, no more wickets fell, but the scoring rate slowed down slightly. After 18 overs, Ireland reached 156 runs. By the end of their allotted overs, Ireland finished at 170/6, with Lorcan Tucker scoring 41 runs off 32 balls.

For Bangladesh, the most successful bowler was Sheikh Mahedi, who took 3 wickets for 25 runs. Tanzim Sakib took 1 wicket. Saifuddin gave away 40 runs for 1 wicket, while Mustafizur Rahman bowled 40 runs without taking a wicket.