Bangladesh vs Ireland, 1st T20I: Bangladesh Won the Match by 22 Runs (DLS method) Against Ireland

Bangladesh and Ireland faced each other in the 1st T20I of the series at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram. Ireland won the toss and decided to bowl first.

Litton Das and Rony Talukdar came to the field to open, and Harry Tector opened the bowling attack. Litton Das hit a six on the third ball, and it was the first boundary of the match. In the 4th over, Litton Das hit back-to-back two boundaries. In the 5th over, Bangladesh reached 50 runs. In the 6th over, Rony Talukdar hit back-to-back four boundaries. After 6 overs, Bangladesh was at 81-0.

In the 8th over, Litton Das got out after scoring 47(23) on the first ball and missed his well-deserved half-century. In the 9th over, Rony Talukdar hit back-to-back two fours and scored a half-century, and Bangladesh reached 100 runs. In the 11th over, Shanto got out after scoring 14(13) on the second ball. In the 12th over, Shamim Hossain smashed two boundaries, and Rony Talukdar smashed a six. After 12 overs, Bangladesh was at 139-2.

In the 14th over, Rony Talukdar hit a four on the fifth ball, and Bangladesh reached 150 runs. He got out after scoring 67(38) on the last ball. In the 17th over, Shamim Hossain got out after scoring 30(20) on the first ball. In the 19th over, Towhid Hridoy hit a six on the fifth ball, and Bangalsed reached 200 runs. He got out after scoring 13(8) on the last ball.

The rain started in the 20th over when Bangladesh was at 207-5, and the game stopped due to it. After a long wait, Umpires reduced the overs and gave the target of 104 in 8 overs by DLS method. In 19.2 overs, Bangladesh scored 207-5 runs.

Chasing 104 runs, Ross Adair and Paul Stirling came to bat, and Nasum Ahmed opened the bowling attack. Paul Stirling smashed three fours in the first over, and Ross Adair ended the over with a four. In the 2nd over, Ross Adair hit two fours. In the third over, Ross Adair got out after scoring 13(10) on the fourth ball. In the 4th over, Tucker got out on the first ball after scoring 1(2) and Stirling got out after scoring 17(8) on the fourth ball, and Dockrell got out for a duck. In the 5th over, Tector hit three fours, and Ireland reached 50 runs. In the 8th over, Tector got out on the first ball after scoring 19(12). Ireland scored 81-5 and lost the match by 22 runs by DLS method.

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