BAN vs IRE Match Preview
Bangladesh outfit has decided to rest Mahmadullah for the first couple of games. Some other big names such as Yasir Ali, Shoriful Islam, and Nasum Ahmed have returned to perform national duties for Bangladesh. Shakib Al Hasan is the most experienced campaigner for Bangladesh. He has been leading the side in both the batting and bowling departments. More so in the bowling department where he controls the middle overs trying to get crucial breakthroughs in them. The Bangladesh batting will be opened by Tamim Iqbal.
Tamim Iqbal has displayed his capabilities in various T20 leagues around the world before he heads into the multi-format series against Ireland. Tamim will be looking to provide a good start to the Bangladesh innings in most of the games. Najmul Hossain Shanto scored 144 runs in 3 matches against the English outfit. The Bangla batting star has the potential to destroy the bowling attacks in earlier overs. Even though Bangladesh won the T20 series against England comprehensively by a margin of 3-0, they did go down to the British team 1-2 in the ODI series.
No injury worries or absenteeism are affecting the Irish cricket team at the moment. It is expected that they will field their strongest eleven for the first ODI against Bangladesh. Harry Tector is a young middle-order batter for Ireland. He has the attacking instinct and potential to take the opposition bowling attack apart. He can also provide stability to the Irish batting line-up. Another crucial player for Ireland is Paul Stirling. He has averaged 36 runs in his ODI games in their last 6 games.
The contribution of Paul Stirling at the top of the order for Ireland is key for the development of momentum for the side. A crucial bowler for the Irish team is Mark Adair. He is bowling with an economy rate of fewer than 5 runs per over in his last 9 encounters. Apart from bowling economically he has also picked up 12 wickets in these 9 matches. Ireland is going into this ODI series having won 1 game and no result in another match from their last 2 matches. They played their last ODI series against Zimbabwe which was tied at 1-1.
Weather Report
We are likely to get partly cloudy conditions for this game between Ireland and Bangladesh. The temperatures during the game will hover close to 25 degrees and we can expect winds in the region of 15 km/hr with a relative humidity of close to 60%. No chances of rain coming down during the match though.
Pitch Report
The surface on offer at this venue in Bangladesh has never been a great one for the batsmen. Most batters have struggled to bat freely on this track. Similar conditions can be expected for this game as well. Spinners, on the other hand, will enjoy the conditions as the low bounce will make stroke play difficult. You will get short boundaries on the ground and if the batsmen get their timing right the boundaries may be cleared easily.
Notable stats
Shakib Al Hasan has a terrific record with both bat and ball for Bangladesh in the last 6 matches.
Shakib Al Hasan has scored 221 runs from his last 6 appearances and has picked up 15 wickets as well. His all-around performance has been instrumental in the great display from Bangladesh against England.
Bangladesh leads the recent head-to-head between the two teams.
Bangladesh leads the recent head-to-head between the two sides 3-0 with a couple of games ending in no result.
Team News
Although Bangladesh may decide to rest some crucial players, there are no injury worries from either side for this game reported so far. The entire team will be available for selection for this game.
BAN vs IRE Probable 11
BAN Playing 11
- Tamim Iqbal (C)
- Litton Das
- Najmul Hossain Shanto
- Zakir Hasan
- Mushfiqur Rahim (Wk)
- Shakib Al Hasan
- Afif Hossain
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz
- Mustafizur Rahman
- Ebadot Hossain
- Taskin Ahmed
IRE Playing 11
- Paul Stirling (C)
- Stephen Doheny
- Murray Commins
- Harry Tector
- Lorcan Tucker (Wk)
- George Dockrell
- Curtis Campher
- Andy McBrine
- Mark Adair
- Graham Hume
- Josh Little
Dream11 Prediction
The Bangladesh team is playing this game at home. They are well aware of the conditions for this game. So, they will start as clear favorites to win this game and take a lead in the series. Ireland is no slouches either. They won the last full game they played against Zim in their country. So, do not be surprised if they pull a fast one across Bangla tigers.
Top Picks
Shakib Al Hasan: Shakib Al Hasan has performed brilliantly for Bangladesh in the last 6 games. He has picked up 15 wickets with a strike rate of 24 and has also scored 221 runs with an average of 36.83.
Harry Tector: Harry Tector has been in red-hot form in the last 10 matches for Ireland scoring 573 runs with an average of 95.50 and a strike rate of 87.74.
Andy McBrine: Andy McBrine has picked up 15 wickets from 9 games with a strike rate of 31.60. you can expect him to do well with the ball again.
Mark Adair: Mark Adair has been one of the leading performers with the ball for Ireland picking up 12 wickets from 9 matches with a strike rate of 31.16.
BAN vs IRE Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: L. Das
Batters: T. Iqbal, P. Stirling, N. Hossain Shanto, A. Balbirnie
All-rounders: S. Al Hasan (C), C. Campher, M. Hasan Miraz (VC)
Bowlers: T. Ahmed, M. Adair, H. Mahmud
