Bangladesh vs Ireland (Mirpur) (25th February)

ICC World Cup 2011 – 25^th February

9^th Match – Group B     (50-over match)

Played at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur,

Bangladesh won by 27 runs;

Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bat first;

Scoreboard:

Bangladesh        205/10    (49.2 over)

Bangladesh Innings	50 over maximum	R	B	4s	6s	S/R
Tamim Iqbal	c Porterfield b Botha	44	43	7	0	102.32
Imrul Kayes	st †NJ O'Brien b Mooney	12	12	2	0	100.00
Junaid Siddique	run out (Joyce)	3	8	0	0	37.50
Mushfiqur Rahim†	c White b Dockrell	36	66	2	0	54.54
Shakib Al Hasan*	c & b Botha	16	20	3	0	80.00
Raqibul Hasan	run out (White)	38	69	1	0	55.07
Mohammad Ashraful	c White b Dockrell	1	6	0	0	16.66
Naeem Islam	c Dockrell b Johnston	29	38	3	0	76.31
Shafiul Islam	lbw b Botha	2	17	0	0	11.76
Abdur Razzak	b Johnston	11	16	0	0	86.75
Rubel Hossain	not out	2	2	0	0	100.00
Extras	(b 2, w 8, nb 1)	11

Total (all out; 49.2 over) 205 (4.15 runs per over)

Did not bat: All batted;

Fall of wickets:

1-53 (Imrul Kayes, 6.3 over), 2-61 (Junaid Siddique, 8.5 over), 3-68 (Tamim Iqbal, 11.1 over), 4-86 (Shakib Al Hasan, 15.2 over), 5-147 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 33.3 over), 6-151 (Mohammad Ashraful, 35.2 over), 7-159 (Raqibul Hasan, 38.1 over), 8-170 (Shafiul Islam, 42.3 over), 9-193 (Abdur Razzak, 47.6 over), 10-205 (Naeem Islam, 49.2 over)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ.
WB Rankin	9	0	62	0	6.88	(4w)
DT Johnston	8.2	0	40	2	4.80	(1nb)
JF Mooney	7	0	25	1	3.57	(1w)
AC Botha	9	1	32	3	3.55	(1w)
GH Dockrell	10	2	23	2	2.30
PR Stirling	4	0	13	0	3.25
KJ O'Brien	2	0	8	0	4.00

Ireland        178/10    (45 over)    (lost by 27 runs)

Ireland Innings	(target: 206 runs from 50 overs)	R	B	4s	6s	S/R
WTS Porterfield*	c Raqibul Hasan b Shakib Al Hasan	20	30	2	0	66.66
PR Stirling	st †Mushfiqur Rahim b Abdur Razzak	9	10	1	0	90.00
EC Joyce	c & b Mohammad Ashraful	16	35	0	0	45.71
NJ O'Brien†	c Tamim Iqbal b Shakib Al Hasan	38	52	3	0	73.07
AR White	b Mohammad Ashraful	10	27	1	0	37.03
KJ O'Brien	c sub (Suhrawadi Shuvo) b Shafiul Islam	37	40	3	1	92.50
AC Botha	b Shafiul Islam	22	36	2	0	61.11
JF Mooney	b Naeem Islam	0	8	0	0	0.00
DT Johnston	lbw b Shafiul Islam	6	6	1	0	100.00
GH Dockrell	not out	4	12	0	0	33.33
WB Rankin	c Junaid Siddique b Shafiul Islam	3	13	0	0	23.07
Extras	(lb 9, w 4)	13

Total (all out; 45 over) 178 (3.95 runs per over)

Did not bat: All batted;

Fall of wickets:

1-23 (Stirling, 5.3 over), 2-36 (Porterfield, 9.1 over), 3-75 (Joyce, 18.1 over), 4-93 (White, 24.4 over), 5-110 (NJ O'Brien, 27.4 over), 6-151 (KJ O'Brien, 36.4 over), 7-164 (Mooney, 39.4 over), 8-168 (Botha, 40.1 over), 9-171 (Johnston, 42.1 over), 10-178 (Rankin, 44.6 over)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ.
Shafiul Islam	8	1	21	4	2.62	(2w)
Abdur Razzak	8	0	30	1	3.75
Naeem Islam	9	1	36	1	4.00
Shakib Al Hasan	8	0	28	2	3.50	(1w)
Mohammad Ashraful	9	0	42	2	4.66	(1w)
Rubel Hossain	3	0	12	0	4.00

Player of the match:    Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh)

Umpires:        Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and RJ Tucker (Australia)

TV umpire:        BF Bowden (New Zealand)

Bangladesh bowlers did not lose hope after the failures of their batsmen, as Irish team proved inadequate to conquer the keenest atmosphere of the World Cup so far. In a low-scoring encounter at Mirpur, Bangladesh batsmen showed iffy batting techniques, 44 is highest score in Bangladesh innings which Tamim Iqbal scored in 43 balls including 7 boundaries. When Ireland reached 93 for 3 at the halfway mark of their reply of 205, Bangladesh spin set the stage for a quick finish from Shafiul Islam who claimed 4 for 21 in 8 over and reverse swinging over to seal the incredible victory by 27 runs with five over to spare.

The outcome was harsh on the Irish who, like the Netherlands earlier in the week, gave the match their all and deserved a Test-playing scalp as their reward. But the belief and unity of the Bangladesh outfit had to be seen to be believed, and set about defending their meager total with skill, stubbornness and some sublime commitment in the field.