Up and over and Ireland beat Bangladesh in Bangladesh for the first time in any format! Banged in short around shoulder-high, he gets underneath that and pulls it over deep fine leg for a six. Ireland win by seven wickets!
Bangladesh vs Ireland, 3rd T20I at Chattogram, BAN v IRE, Mar 31 2023 - Match Result
All smiles in the Bangladesh camp as Shakib Al Hasan collects the trophy. The players line-up for a group photograph. And, with that, we will wrap up as well. Thank You for joining in today. On behalf of Shamya Dasgupta and Binoy George, this is me, Ashish Pant, signing off. Ciao!
Paul Stirling is the Player of the Match: This was set up by the bowler' and my knock comes from how the bowlers setup the game for us. Full credit for them to come back from what we have been through the last two weeks. They deserve all the credit. We improve more when we play more. We have been a little slow off the blocks. We have to work our way to get there. We have got some good results here. [On the Test] It's been a few years. Everyone is excited. Good luck to the Test lads. This win will help the players playing the Test.
Taskin Ahmed is the Player of the Series: I was believing in myself, doesn't matter if the wicket is flat or not, I was in my process. I was backing myself and helping the team to win. Last few years, as a group, we have been working very hard. We are getting our belief, and we want to become a great fast bowling group.
First up, the Bangladesh captain, Shakib Al Hasan: We didn't bat well, kept on losing wickets. But that happens. If we have to go with the same [attacking] approach, sometimes it does not come off. We did not want to change our approach. If we want to become a good team, that is how we want to play. We will be playing the Test match in some time, and we will travel to Dhaka and see what we can do. We played very well. After the England series, we have come up with the same intensity. We have played two good matches, and today it was Ireland's day.
Time for the presentation.
4.56 Hasn't been the best of times for Ireland in the white-ball leg but they have give Bangladesh a proper wallop in the third T20I. They win with 36 balls to spare. The 125-chase wasn't going to be easy but Paul Stirling stood tall when his team needed the most. He smacked a 41-ball 77 even as Bangladesh removed Ross Adair and Lorcan Tucker cheaply. Stirling scored across all areas of the field, smashing ten fours and four sixes. Having said that, Bangladesh have been class-apart all through the series, which they take 2-1. This will be a lesson for them and they do have some positive, none bigger than Shamim Hossain who scored his maiden T20I fifty. They went all-out with the bat, an approach, which for once did not come off.
Siva : "@Manthan...hmmm you actually meant Fire Vs Camphor" Hah!
Manthan Jain: "That over was a fire vs fire contest...."
Excellent yorker on, he digs it to midwicket.
BANG! In the slot on middle and leg, he stays leg side of the ball and tonks the on-drive to the right of mid-on.
Banged in short again, and Campher is early on the pull. The ball hits the toe-end of the bat and lobs close to the bowler.
Back of a length ball that does not get up as high. Campher goes for a pull, misses as the ball goes underneath his bat.
On a length to start off on off that he punches to mid-off.
Taskin back for his last over
Flatter on the stumps as Tector defends back to the bowler.
Gives himself a lot of room does Campher as he cuts the short of a length ball from the stumps to deep point.
Keeps it on a length just on off, as Tector stays back and flicks it to deep midwicket for a run.
On a length outside off, he pushes it to covers for a run
Oh, hello! Campher is not hanging around. Fuller on off and middle, gets down on one knee and slogs him over midwicket
Campher comes in. One slip in place.
High up in the air and held well at long on by Shanto! Rishad gets his maiden T20I wicket and what a wicket. Tossed up on off, Stirling looks to clear the ropes once again, but does not connect as well. The ball has more height than elevation as Shanto runs to his left from long-on and completes a good catch. Stirling falls for a stupendous 77!
Ireland need just 16 now off 48 balls.
In the blockhole now on leg stump, he flicks it to deep midwicket for a run.
Another slower ball tat was on a length outside off, he mistimes his cut towards cover
On pace length ball outside off, Tector punches it to deep point for a run.
Juel: "@samshed I would love smart cricket from Bangladesh. When early 2-3 wicket gone you could have play safely for few overs. When some kind of partnership occur you can blast at the end still end up scoring 160 which is fighting score in this type of wicket. "
Another back of a hand slower ball outside off, he stays still and bunts it to deep cover for a run.
Back of a hand slower ball outside off, but that was a tad too high and called a wide.
Oh, what a shot that! Low full toss on off, he gets across and just scoops him over short fine leg and that ball eventually goes over the ropes. Stirling in full flow today.
Back of a hand slower ball goes awry! Sprays it well past the tramline outside off. Nothing doing there.
On a length with a bit of shape into Tector who clips it to wide long-on.
Hasan Mahmud back into the attack. Third man, fine leg back.
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Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram | |
Toss | Bangladesh, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2022/23 |
Player Of The Match | |
Player Of The Series | |
Series result | Bangladesh won the 3-match series 2-1 |
Match number | T20I no. 2038 |
Match days | 31 March 2023 - day (20-over match) |
T20I debut | |
Umpires | Gazi SohelDRS SharfuddoulaDRS |
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Match Referee |
Over 14 • IRE 126/3
Ireland won by 7 wickets (with 36 balls remaining)