IRE vs BAN Match Preview
The top order Bangladesh batting will be in the hands of Tamim Iqbal, Najmul Hossain Shanto, and Towhid Hridoy. There are a couple of capable wicket-keeper batsmen in the team for Bangladesh in the form of Litton Das and Mushfiqur Rahim. Other batters playing in the middle order include Rony Talukdar, and Yasir Ali. There are some good all-rounders in the team such as Shakib Al Hasan, and Mehidy Hasan Miraz. The Bangla bowling attack will be in the hands of Ebadot Hossain, Hasan Mahmud, Mrittunjoy Chowdhary, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, and Taijul Islam.
The Irish top order batting will be in the hands of batters such as Stephen Doheny, Andy Balbirnie, and Paul Stirling. They have a good middle order as well consisting of Harry Tector, the wicketkeeper-batsmen Lorcan Tucker, and Curtis Campher. The Irish bowling attack consists of bowlers such as Andy McBrine, Graham Hume, Mark Adair, and Josh Little. Some good all-rounders are playing on the Ireland side such as Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, and Fionn Hand. Even Paul Stirling can roll his arm over for a few overs. Lorcan Tucker will handle the wicket-keeping responsibilities for Ireland.
In the first game, Bangladesh lost a couple of quick wickets after being asked to bat first. Their opening batters Litton Das and Tamim Iqbal were back in the pavilion before 4 overs were bowled. But the Bangladesh ship was steadied by Najmul Hossain Shanto. There were some small contributions made by Shakib Al Hasan and Towhid Hridoy towards the Bangla cause but those were not enough to help Bangladesh put up a big score on the board. It was left to Mushfiqur Rahim in the lower middle order to take the Bangladesh total to a respectable one.
Josh Little was the top bowler for Irish outfit picking up 3 wickets for 61 runs. Graham Hume and Mark Adair picked up 2 wickets each to help the Ireland cause. George Dockrell and Curtis Campher also picked up a wicket apiece in the Bangla innings. Even though Paul Stirling made a dashing start to the Ireland inning they lost some early wickets. Stephen Doheny struggled for a while before losing his wicket for 17 runs in 39 balls. Harry Tector looked good and was on 21 runs from 37 balls before rain came down and the game had to be called off.
Weather Report
There is a good chance of getting rain on this track. You can expect light rain at the venue and the conditions are likely to remain cloudy throughout the day. You can expect northern winds of 20 km/hr at the venue. There is a 70% chance of getting showers at the venue. We are expecting relative humidity of close to 85% on the day.
Pitch Report
The county ground in Chelmsford has been the headquarters of the Essex team since 1967. This facility is notoriously famous for being windy and has great drainage facilities after improvements in 1982. It is a good batting surface and bowlers are not likely to get much help from the track.
Notable stats
Ebadot Hossain has a terrific strike rate in recent games.
Ebadot Hossain has picked up 17 victims from 8 games with a strike rate of 18.94.
Bangladesh has a better recent head-to-head record against Ireland.
Bangladesh has won 3 out of their last 4 matches against Ireland. The other game ended with no result.
Team News
There do not seem to be any injuries reported during the first game.
IRE vs BAN Probable 11
IRE Playing 11
- Stephen Doheny
- Paul Stirling
- Andy Balbirnie (C)
- Harry Tector
- Lorcan Tucker (Wk)
- Curtis Campher
- George Dockrell
- Andy McBrine
- Mark Adair
- Graham Hume
- Josh Little
BAN Playing 11
- Tamim Iqbal (C)
- Litton Das
- Najmul Hossain Shanto
- Shakib Al Hasan
- Towhid Hridoy
- Mushfiqur Rahim (Wk)
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz
- Taijul Islam
- Shoriful Islam
- Hasan Mahmud
- Ebadot Hossain
Dream11 Prediction
In the first one-day game played at the Chelmsford venue, the game had to be called off at a point where there was no clear inclination of where the winner was likely to be. But we expect the more experienced Bangladesh side to come out trumps in the second ODI scheduled at the same venue. But the Irish team gave a good account of themselves in the first match. So, you may expect a close encounter that goes right down the wire.
Top Picks
Shakib Al Hasan: Shakib al Hasan has been a top all-rounder for Bangladesh over the years. In his last 10 games for Bangladesh, he has scored 351 runs and picked up 16 wickets.
Paul Stirling: Paul Stirling made a terrific start to the Ireland inning in the last match but could not keep going for long. He will be expected to score more runs in this game as well.
Mark Adair: Mark Adair has collected a haul of 13 wickets in his last 9 games for Ireland with a strike rate of 30.23.
Ebadot Hossain: Ebadot Hossain has collected a haul of 17 wickets from his last 8 appearances for Bangladesh with an excellent strike rate of 18.94.
IRE vs BAN Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: M Rahim , L Das
Batters: T Iqbal , P Stirling, N Hossain Shanto, A Balbirnie
All-rounders: S Al Hasan (C), H Tector (VC), C Campher
Bowlers: T Islam, J Little
