BAN vs IRE Match Preview
The Bangladesh side is being managed by the famous former South African fast bowler Alan Donald in this series. Due to the victories achieved in the recent games Bangladesh team will be brimming with confidence, especially in the white-ball formats. There do not seem to be any injury updates for the Bangladesh side. Their understanding of the home conditions might be the deciding factor for them in this series. One of the key players for Bangladesh in the series will be the southpaw Najmul Hossain Shanto. He is in the form of his life and he scored 51, 46 not out, and 47 not out against England in the recently played series.
The Bangla skipper Shakib Al Hasan is one of the better left-arm spinners playing in the game. He very rarely goes for too many runs. He is also an extremely handy bat in the middle order in all formats of the game. He scored a 93 in the first ODI against Ireland. The right-handed seamer Taskin Ahmed looks to be in good nick at the moment as he displayed against England and Ireland earlier. In the ODI series against Ireland, he picked up 5 scalps in a couple of innings. Bangladesh will be looking for another T20I win in this game which will be their 4th in a row.
Ireland will miss the services of a couple of their significant players Josh Little and Barry McCarthy. As a result of these exclusions, the Ireland team will be a bit lacking in strength in their bowling department. However, they are well-equipped with the bat. They have the attacking batters Ross Adair and Paul Stirling who are capable of putting together big scores in any format of the game. Paul Stirling is an opening batter and has a great record in the shortest format of the game. He has participated in almost all the T20 leagues in the world and is an attacking batter up front.
The 26-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman Lorcan Tucker is also a crucial player for Ireland. In the last 16 months of international T20 cricket, he has hit 5 half-centuries. He has top-scored with 84 runs in this format of the game. Another crucial player for Ireland is Graham Hume. This right-arm fast-medium bowler was the lone player from the Irish bowling attack that earned some respect from the opposition in the one-day format of the game. He is the only bowler that will go into this T20I series from Ireland with some confidence.
Weather Report
The weather for this game is likely to be humid and warm.
Pitch Report
This match between Bangladesh and Ireland will be played at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhary Stadium in Chattogram, Bangladesh. The average first innings total at this venue is 146 runs. The biggest score posted at the ground is 196 for 5 by the proteas. Targets in the region of 150 runs and 169 runs have been chased successfully 6 times in the last 21 matches. So, the team batting first on this venue should look to set a score in the region of 175 runs.
The wicket on offer at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhary Stadium in Chattogram is normally slow. All the spinners are likely to get a lot of purchase from this track and they can make the batsmen struggle for their rhythm. The new arrivals to the crease will find it tough against the spinners. Seamers can vary their line, length, and speed to get wickets on this track.
Notable stats
Bangladesh has a positive head-to-head record against Ireland.
Bangladesh leads the head-to-head between the two sides 3-1. The last win for Ireland against Bangladesh in this format was way back in 2009.
Hasan Mahmud has a terrific strike rate for Bangladesh.
Hasan Mahmud has picked up 11 wickets in his last 8 games for Bangladesh with a strike rate of 16.36.
Team News
Although some key players from the Irish side are missing for this series, there do not seem to be any injury updates for this game from either side.
BAN vs IRE Probable 11
BAN Playing 11
- Shakib Al Hasan (C)
- Litton Das (Wk)
- Rony Talukdar
- Najmul Hossain Shanto
- Towhid Hridoy
- Shamim Hossain
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz
- Shoriful Islam
- Taskin Ahmed
- Hasan Mahmud
- Mustafizur Rahman
IRE Playing 11
- Andy Balbirnie (C)
- Ross Adair
- Harry Tector
- Curtis Campher
- George Dockrell
- Lorcan Tucker (Wk)
- Barry McCarthy
- Mark Adair
- Fionn Hand
- Ben White
- Graham Hume
Dream11 Prediction
Bangladesh has succeeded in winning 3 out of their last 4 T20 international matches against Ireland. The last time the Irish managed to beat the Bangla tigers in a T20I game was back in June 2009. Looking at this record, the Bangladesh team start as overwhelming favorites to win this game and also the series. They are in great form in their home conditions, especially in white-ball cricket, and are pretty much unstoppable at home. They have a lot of depth in their batting line-up and their bowling has variety. The Ireland team does not appear to be well-equipped to handle this kind of opposition playing in its backyard. We will bet with Bangladesh to win this game for an early lead in the series.
Top Picks
Najmul Hossain Shanto: Najmul Hossain Shanto has scored 347 runs in his last 10 matches for Bangladesh with an average of 43.37 and a strike rate of 116.83.
Litton Das: Litton Das has also scored 313 runs from 10 games with an average of 31.30 and with a strike rate of 140.35 for Bangladesh.
Taskin Ahmed: Taskin Ahmed has picked up 12 victims from his last 9 games with a strike rate of 17.
Mark Adair: Mark Adair will be looked upon to pick vital wickets for Ireland in this game. He is bowling with a strike rate of 24.75 in his last 10 games and has picked up 8 wickets.
BAN vs IRE Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: L. Das
Batters: P. Stirling, N. Hossain Shanto, A. Balbirnie, T. Hridoy
All-rounders: S. Al Hasan (C), H. Tector, C. Campher
Bowlers: T. Ahmed (VC), M. Adair, H. Mahmud
