BAN vs IRE Match Preview
The Bangladesh team is being led by Tamim Iqbal in this series. They started the campaign with a thumping win in the first ODI by a margin of 183 runs. Bangladesh side missed the services of a key player Mehidy Hasan Miraz in this game due to injury. This didn’t seem to have bothered the team much at all. When they were asked to bat in the match Bangla tigers put up a huge total on the board of 338 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. Towhid Hridoy managed to score 92 runs from just 85 deliveries to record the highest total from a Bangla batter on debut.
Bangladesh's most prolific all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan failed to score a hundred after putting together a score of 93 runs when he was dismissed by Hume. Another player that was going through a rough patch was Mushfiqur Rahim. He was also among the runs in this game hitting a quickfire 44 from 26 balls with a strike rate of 169.23. Ebadot Hossain was the best bowler for Bangladesh in the first game as he picked up 4 wickets in the match. But he was also one of the more expensive bowlers conceding runs at an economy rate of 6.14.
Hume was the best bowler on display for Ireland picking up 4 victims although it cost him 60 runs in the process. The Irish opening batters Paul Stirling and Stephen Doheny put together 60 runs for the opening wickets from 11.2 overs. However, once they were dismissed, the Ireland inning just fell apart and was bowled out for a paltry score of 155 runs within 31 overs. Lower down the order George Dockrell also hammered 45 runs from 47 balls but it was too late. After the dismissal of the openers, Ireland never looked like being in contention for a win.
Andy McBrine was the leading bowler for Ireland in the first game in terms of economy rate. He picked up just a single wicket but was the only Ireland bowler that went for a run rate of less than 6 in the match for Ireland. He bowled his 10 overs for 47 runs. GH Dockrell is leading the batting charts at the moment with that inning of 45 runs from 47 balls that took the Irish total to some sort of respectability in the first game. The openers Stephen Doheny and Paul Stirling also batted well for Ireland in this match.
Weather Report
It is expected that we will get temperatures in the region of 23 to 26 degrees during the match. There is a good possibility of rain interruptions during the game. The relative humidity will be in the region of 65% during the afternoon, increasing gradually as the match progresses. There is more than a 70% opportunity of getting a cloud cover during the game.
Pitch Report
The first ODI between Ireland and Bangladesh was the first international one-day game after a gap of 2 years. The average first innings total scored at this venue is 291 runs. This indicates that batting first is advantageous on this ground. The ground is a small one and the short boundaries mean a lot of runs can be scored on this ground. The slow track means the spinners will like the conditions more than the fast bowlers. Although a fresh wicket might be prepared for the match, you can expect a similar wicket to the one we had for the first game.
Notable stats
Bangladesh lead the head-to-head between the two sides in the last 5 games.
Bangladesh leads the head-to-head between these two teams in their last 5 matches 3-0 with a couple of games ending up with no result.
Shakib Al Hasan is bowling with a terrific strike rate at the moment.
Shakib Al Hasan has picked up 17 victims in his last 7 games for Bangladesh with a strike rate of 24.
Team News
There are some injury worries for Bangladesh but the Ireland side seems to be free from any injury worries although the latest update is still not available.
BAN vs IRE Probable 11
BAN Playing 11
- Tamim Iqbal (C)
- Litton Das
- Najmul Hossain Shanto
- Mushfiqur Rahim (Wk)
- Shakib Al Hasan
- Towhid Hridoy
- Yasir Ali
- Taskin Ahmed
- Nasum Ahmed
- Mustafizur Rahman
- Ebadot Hossain
IRE Playing 11
- Paul Stirling
- Stephen Doheny
- Andrew Balbirnie (C)
- Harry Tector
- Curtis Campher
- Lorcan Tucker (Wk)
- Gareth Delany
- George Dockrell
- Andy McBrine
- Graham Hume
- Mark Adair
Dream11 Prediction
Everybody had predicted a win for Bangladesh in the first ODI. They are playing at home and as a result, are better aware of the conditions. They proved this fact to be true in the first match and they are once again red-hot favorites to win the second match and take an unassailable lead of 2-0 in the ODI series.
Top Picks
Shakib Al Hasan: Shakib Al Hasan is a great all-rounder for Bangladesh. He has picked up 16 wickets in the last 7 games and has also scored 314 runs at an average of 44.85. He should be your top bet for the match.
Harry Tector: Harry Tector did not do too much in the first game. But you can rely on him to top score for Ireland in this encounter.
Andy McBrine: Andy McBrine has picked up 13 wickets in his last 9 matches with a strike rate of 31.07.
Mark Adair: Mark Adair has done a great job for Ireland with the ball picking up 13 wickets with a strike rate of 31.07.
BAN vs IRE Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: L. Das , S. Doheny
Batters: T. Hridoy, P. Stirling, N. Hossain Shanto, A. Balbirnie
All-rounders: S. Al Hasan (C), A. McBrine
Bowlers: T. Ahmed, M. Adair, E. Hossain (VC)
