IRE vs BAN Match Preview
With the ODI series still lying in a 0-0 position, the Irishmen went on to play the same side in the second ODI that was to play the first game of the series. They nearly managed to pull off a famous win in this contest. With the series still alive before the 3rd ODI on Sunday, it will be a huge surprise if there are some changes made to Ireland's playing eleven. The young Irish batsman Harry Tector appears to be at home in the one-international cricket matches. The century he scored on Friday has resulted in boosting his batting average to 53.69 in the space of 29 innings.
Another Irish player that did well in the game was the right-arm medium-fast bowler Graham Hume. He added the wicket of Litton Das to the list of his dismissals against Bangladesh. But he also gave away 9.50 runs per every over and will be looking to be more economical in this game. Josh Little took a bit of time before he struck in the second one-day game. He is seldom wicketless in any of his international performances. One thing is certain, Ireland has displayed in the series that they are capable of holding onto their own against the Bangladesh outfit.
The visitors Bangladesh also did not make any changes for the second match. It is unlikely that they might make any changes to their side after registering a win in Sunday's match. Shoriful Islam turned out to be expensive in this match as he conceded 83 runs from his 9 overs and everybody will be expecting Mustafizur Rahman to come into the side in his place. A young talented batter for Bangladesh is Najmul Hossain Shanto. He smashed 12 fours and 3 sixes in his 93-ball inning on Friday. He was batting with a strike rate of 125.80 when he was dismissed.
Shakib Al Hasan has seen a relatively quiet series having contributed a couple of scores of 20s odd in the first couple of games. The Bangladesh T20I captain is never too far away from making a big contribution to the series. Another vital bowler in the Bangladesh side is Hasan Mahmud. The 23-year-old bowler picked up his 17th and 18th wickets in the second game as he picked up the wickets of both Irish openers. Bangladesh has taken their unbeaten streak to 6 matches now in the one-day format. They have several players in their ranks that are capable of stepping up if necessary.
Weather Report
The temperatures during the game are likely to be close to 21 degrees and the weather will be cloudy during the game. However, there are not too many chances of getting showers during the match. We can get northwest winds of 7 km/hr during the match. Relative humidity of close to 50% is expected during the match. We will have good visibility during the match.
Pitch Report
The pitch available at the County Ground in Chelmsford is a batting-friendly one. The surface will not offer any help to the bowlers throughout the game. So, batting second seems like a better alternative on this track. This venue has witnessed 9 one day games played on it so far. The team batting first has won 5 of those games while the team batting second has won 3. The average first-inning score on this ground is 210 runs. But we saw both these teams score more than 300 runs in the first ODI. So, you can expect a lot of runs to be scored on the track.
Notable stats
Najmul Hossain Shanto has a terrific average in the series.
Najmul Hossain Shanto has scored 391 runs in his last 9 games with an average of 48.87.
Bangladesh leads the recent head-to-head between the two teams 3-0.
Bangladesh leads the recent head-to-head between the two teams 3-0.
Team News
There are no injury worries reported for the match. You can expect both sides to field the same playing eleven for this game as well.
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
- Mushfiqur Rahim (Wk)
- Shakib Al Hasan
- Towhid Hridoy
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz
- Taijul Islam
- Ebadot Hossain
- Hasan Mahmud
- Shoriful Islam
Dream11 Prediction
The Ireland team made a valiant attempt at winning the match in the second one-day international played at the same venue. However, they had to endure a loss at the hands of Bangladesh in this game. This would have made the Bangladesh team confident of winning this game and wrapping up the series. So, you can bet on Bangladesh to win and take the series 2-0.
Top Picks
Najmul Hossain Shanto: In his last 9 appearances for Bangladesh Najmul Hossain Shanto has scored 391 runs with a strike rate of 85.18 and an average of 48.87.
Ebadot Hossain: Ebadot Hossain picked up some vital wickets in the last game and has collected a haul of 14 wickets from his last 8 games with a strike rate of 23.28.
Graham Hume: Graham Hume has 14 wickets to his credit from his last 9 matches with a strike rate of 29.14. He was among the wickets in the last game as well.
Harry Tector: Harry Tector was in the form of his life in the last game when he hammered a hundred against the same opposition. You can expect him to score big even in this game.
IRE vs BAN Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: M Rahim
Batters: T Iqbal, P Stirling, N Hossain Shanto, A Balbirnie
All-rounders: S Al Hasan (VC), H Tector (C), C Campher
Bowlers: M Adair, J Little, H Mahmud
