ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod]

[YinShuiSiYuan]

Ireland cricket team was in a batting disaster at the beginning of the game but managed to take control of the game later on. At the start of the game it looked like Ireland would fail to make 200 runs. But Harry Tector, the batsman of the Ireland team, changed all the ideas in an instant. Harry Tector, George Dockrell performed well in today's match. Harry Tector scored 140 runs off 112 balls. Ireland cricket team finished the whole game losing 6 wickets and gave a target of 320 runs to Bangladesh cricket team. Now if Ireland cricket team can perform well in bowling then Ireland can easily win against Bangladesh cricket team.

What a batting by Ireland,  they totally nailed it although they started off badly but Harry Tector save the day for them his 140 runs are with appreciating. 319 runs is a wonderful target and now Bangladesh is in trouble as they have lost 1 wicket and they have to maintain their runrate to win this ODI.

[Iranus]

Ireland cricket team was in a batting disaster at the beginning of the game but managed to take control of the game later on. At the start of the game it looked like Ireland would fail to make 200 runs. But Harry Tector, the batsman of the Ireland team, changed all the ideas in an instant. Harry Tector, George Dockrell performed well in today's match. Harry Tector scored 140 runs off 112 balls. Ireland cricket team finished the whole game losing 6 wickets and gave a target of 320 runs to Bangladesh cricket team. Now if Ireland cricket team can perform well in bowling then Ireland can easily win against Bangladesh cricket team.

I was very surprised that the Ireland team gave a target of 320, and that too in just 45 overs. I don't expect such bad bowling from Bangladeshi bowlers at all. I was very disappointed with Shoriful and Taijul's batting today. Everyone expected a better performance from Shoriful on the pace bowling supporting pitch. However, Bangladesh's chances of winning are very slim now. Bangladesh lost the wickets of openers Tamim and Liton very quickly. Bangladesh collected 66 runs in 13 overs. Bangladesh needs about 8 runs per over to win. However, if it rains, today's match may be abandoned like the first match.

[YinShuiSiYuan]

Ireland cricket team was in a batting disaster at the beginning of the game but managed to take control of the game later on. At the start of the game it looked like Ireland would fail to make 200 runs. But Harry Tector, the batsman of the Ireland team, changed all the ideas in an instant. Harry Tector, George Dockrell performed well in today's match. Harry Tector scored 140 runs off 112 balls. Ireland cricket team finished the whole game losing 6 wickets and gave a target of 320 runs to Bangladesh cricket team. Now if Ireland cricket team can perform well in bowling then Ireland can easily win against Bangladesh cricket team.

I was very surprised that the Ireland team gave a target of 320, and that too in just 45 overs. I don't expect such bad bowling from Bangladeshi bowlers at all. I was very disappointed with Shoriful and Taijul's batting today. Everyone expected a better performance from Shoriful on the pace bowling supporting pitch. However, Bangladesh's chances of winning are very slim now. Bangladesh lost the wickets of openers Tamim and Liton very quickly. Bangladesh collected 66 runs in 13 overs. Bangladesh needs about 8 runs per over to win. However, if it rains, today's match may be abandoned like the first match.

After batting Ireland is also doing great with balling they are giving hard time to Bangladesh and putting immense pressure on them.  Bangladesh already lost 3 wickets Shakib Al Hasan is also out . Now shanto is the last hope for them .

[ZAINmalik75]

After batting Ireland is also doing great with balling they are giving hard time to Bangladesh and putting immense pressure on them.  Bangladesh already lost 3 wickets Shakib Al Hasan is also out . Now shanto is the last hope for them .

Very disappointing performance from Bangladesh entire team, firstly due to bad bowling they leak too much runs against a weak team, as a result the opponent team Ireland take benefits from this opportunity and collect much as possible runs, Ireland middle order young batter Harry Tector was top of the list who collect highest 140 runs while his partner also collect 74* and hence they scored 319 runs which is one of the highest target of the series, now during chase Bangladesh is in big trouble due to high target pressure as a result they lose his 3rd wicket in 21th over by just scoring 126runs.

[Unknown Op]

Ireland cricket team was in a batting disaster at the beginning of the game but managed to take control of the game later on. At the start of the game it looked like Ireland would fail to make 200 runs. But Harry Tector, the batsman of the Ireland team, changed all the ideas in an instant. Harry Tector, George Dockrell performed well in today's match. Harry Tector scored 140 runs off 112 balls. Ireland cricket team finished the whole game losing 6 wickets and gave a target of 320 runs to Bangladesh cricket team. Now if Ireland cricket team can perform well in bowling then Ireland can easily win against Bangladesh cricket team.

Cricket matches are always interesting to watch and Ireland recent performance against Bangladesh was proof of that. Harry Tector outstanding batting abilities helped the club overcome a rough beginning by scoring 140 runs off just 112 balls. Along with George Dockrell who also played well Ireland was able to set Bangladesh's cricket team a target of 320 runs which seemed implausible at the start of the match. Ireland must keep up the momentum they developed from their batting performance and concentrate on their bowling because cricket is a game of uncertainties. Ireland has a good opportunity of defeating Bangladesh if their bowling match is effective. It will be intriguing to see how the game plays out and whether Ireland can keep up their recent success.

[Sithara007]

After batting Ireland is also doing great with balling they are giving hard time to Bangladesh and putting immense pressure on them.  Bangladesh already lost 3 wickets Shakib Al Hasan is also out . Now shanto is the last hope for them .

It's not over yet. Bangladeshi batsmen, especially Najmul Hossain Shanto are struggling hard to keep up with the required run rate. And Irish bowlers have been expensive so far, with only Mark Adair having an economy rate of less than 6 runs per over. Josh Little, who was called up from the Indian Premier League have gone wicketless so far. And Bangladesh have plenty of batting to come next, with Mushfiqur Rahim at no.6, and Mehidy Hasan Miraz at no.7. They just need to make sure that the required run rate doesn't gets to more than 8 per over.

[YinShuiSiYuan]

After batting Ireland is also doing great with balling they are giving hard time to Bangladesh and putting immense pressure on them.  Bangladesh already lost 3 wickets Shakib Al Hasan is also out . Now shanto is the last hope for them .

It's not over yet. Bangladeshi batsmen, especially Najmul Hossain Shanto are struggling hard to keep up with the required run rate. And Irish bowlers have been expensive so far, with only Mark Adair having an economy rate of less than 6 runs per over. Josh Little, who was called up from the Indian Premier League have gone wicketless so far. And Bangladesh have plenty of batting to come next, with Mushfiqur Rahim at no.6, and Mehidy Hasan Miraz at no.7. They just need to make sure that the required run rate doesn't gets to more than 8 per over.

True Najmul hossain shanto has turned game in theirfavour the partnership between shanto and tawhid has changed the course of game and Ireland despite of brilliant batting are now in tough spot .
Ireland needs to take wickets if they don't want to loose the match.

[LittleBitFunny]

After batting Ireland is also doing great with balling they are giving hard time to Bangladesh and putting immense pressure on them.  Bangladesh already lost 3 wickets Shakib Al Hasan is also out . Now shanto is the last hope for them .

It's not over yet. Bangladeshi batsmen, especially Najmul Hossain Shanto are struggling hard to keep up with the required run rate. And Irish bowlers have been expensive so far, with only Mark Adair having an economy rate of less than 6 runs per over. Josh Little, who was called up from the Indian Premier League have gone wicketless so far. And Bangladesh have plenty of batting to come next, with Mushfiqur Rahim at no.6, and Mehidy Hasan Miraz at no.7. They just need to make sure that the required run rate doesn't gets to more than 8 per over.

Like the first match, Nazmul Hossain Shanto is batting well today. He is still unbeaten with 91 runs from 72 balls. Also, Towhid Hridoy is batting with enough responsibility. He collected 37 runs. Bangladesh team must collect 132 runs in 16 overs. I wouldn't say it's too difficult. Because the pitch is helping the batsmen enough. If Shanto and Hridoy's partnership is long-lasting, Bangladesh's chances of winning are high. Also, Mushfiqur and Miraz are in good form now. The Bangladesh team must collect 8.25 runs per over. This is not a very tough task on such a batting-friendly pitch.

[Sithara007]

LOL.. the Irish bowlers are really struggling. Najmul Hossain Shanto and Towhid Hridoy are scoring at close to 8 runs per over, and the 4th wicket partnership is now worth some 101 runs. Ireland may lose this match if they can't take a wicket in the next 5 overs. The pitch is offering hardly any support for the bowlers and the Bangladeshi batsmen are making optimal use out of it. And the Irish skipper (Andy Balbirnie) is looking clueless. So far he has tried a total of 6 bowlers, and none of them looked as if they are threatening the Bangladeshi batsmen. Time to bring Adair back? 

[Smack That Ace]

LOL.. the Irish bowlers are really struggling. Najmul Hossain Shanto and Towhid Hridoy are scoring at close to 8 runs per over, and the 4th wicket partnership is now worth some 101 runs. Ireland may lose this match if they can't take a wicket in the next 5 overs. The pitch is offering hardly any support for the bowlers and the Bangladeshi batsmen are making optimal use out of it. And the Irish skipper (Andy Balbirnie) is looking clueless. So far he has tried a total of 6 bowlers, and none of them looked as if they are threatening the Bangladeshi batsmen. Time to bring Adair back? 

We know that Ireland's bowlers are not experienced enough. But it will be very shameful and disappointing for Ireland if they are defeated after giving a huge target of 320 in 45 overs. Bangladesh needs 88 runs in 11 overs. Bangladesh team must collect 8 runs in each over. Ireland's bowlers managed to break Shanto and Hridoy's partnership. Now if they are able to take Shanto's wicket as well then Ireland's bowlers can take control of the match. But if Mushfiq and Shanto are able to survive at the crease then Bangladesh will win this match. It will not be difficult for experienced batsmen like Mushfiq and Shanto to score 8 runs per over on such a batting-friendly pitch.

[Vaskiy]

LOL.. the Irish bowlers are really struggling. Najmul Hossain Shanto and Towhid Hridoy are scoring at close to 8 runs per over, and the 4th wicket partnership is now worth some 101 runs. Ireland may lose this match if they can't take a wicket in the next 5 overs. The pitch is offering hardly any support for the bowlers and the Bangladeshi batsmen are making optimal use out of it. And the Irish skipper (Andy Balbirnie) is looking clueless. So far he has tried a total of 6 bowlers, and none of them looked as if they are threatening the Bangladeshi batsmen. Time to bring Adair back? 

We know that Ireland's bowlers are not experienced enough. But it will be very shameful and disappointing for Ireland if they are defeated after giving a huge target of 320 in 45 overs. Bangladesh needs 88 runs in 11 overs. Bangladesh team must collect 8 runs in each over. Ireland's bowlers managed to break Shanto and Hridoy's partnership. Now if they are able to take Shanto's wicket as well then Ireland's bowlers can take control of the match. But if Mushfiq and Shanto are able to survive at the crease then Bangladesh will win this match. It will not be difficult for experienced batsmen like Mushfiq and Shanto to score 8 runs per over on such a batting-friendly pitch.

In 45 overs they have managed to score 319 runs. This will be really shameful for Ireland. For now they've taken four wickets. Shanto is at 110*(90) and his wicket is more important at the moment to make it a winning match. Ireland have got good batting line-up, till the last player runs came good. Bangladesh is surely under pressure, because the country people are much into cricket and losing against small teams used to make big critics against the team.

[Sithara007]

Najmul Hossain Shanto got out finally, for a well made 117 (Curtis Campher got the wicket). But thanks to Towhid Hridoy and Najmul Hossain Shanto, the required run rate is now less than 8 runs per over. Mushfiqur Rahim and Mehidy Hasan Miraz are at the crease now and they need to score the remaining 63 runs from 8 overs. This is a 45 over match, and therefore Irish bowlers can bowl a maximum of 9 overs each. Josh Little has 3 overs remaining, and Mark Adair has already bowled 7. That means that some of the out of form bowlers need to bowl the remaining 3 overs. 

[n0ne]

Najmul Hossain Shanto got out finally, for a well made 117 (Curtis Campher got the wicket). But thanks to Towhid Hridoy and Najmul Hossain Shanto, the required run rate is now less than 8 runs per over. Mushfiqur Rahim and Mehidy Hasan Miraz are at the crease now and they need to score the remaining 63 runs from 8 overs. This is a 45 over match, and therefore Irish bowlers can bowl a maximum of 9 overs each. Josh Little has 3 overs remaining, and Mark Adair has already bowled 7. That means that some of the out of form bowlers need to bowl the remaining 3 overs. 

Wickets fell, but it was too late from Ireland bowlers. Finally Bangladesh have won the match by 3 wickets and 3 balls remaining. It was Mehedy Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahman and Taijul Islam who played well at the depth overs in a cool manner without going for big runs and losing wickets. This is complete disappointment for the Ireland team, because what they scored is really big and enough to win the match. This isn't the first time, Ireland have similar experience in more matches. This time being on the home ground they shouldn't have let Bangladesh win the match.

[justdimin]

Najmul Hossain Shanto got out finally, for a well made 117 (Curtis Campher got the wicket). But thanks to Towhid Hridoy and Najmul Hossain Shanto, the required run rate is now less than 8 runs per over. Mushfiqur Rahim and Mehidy Hasan Miraz are at the crease now and they need to score the remaining 63 runs from 8 overs. This is a 45 over match, and therefore Irish bowlers can bowl a maximum of 9 overs each. Josh Little has 3 overs remaining, and Mark Adair has already bowled 7. That means that some of the out of form bowlers need to bowl the remaining 3 overs. 

Cool Mushi hit four on third ball of the 45th over to have win in this match for his country what a match as Bangladesh were chasing 320 in 45 overs this was not looking easy but Shanto and Hridory done good job for the visitor and have big partnership which bring good change for their team to win this match and take lead in this 3 match series which is surely going to be helpful for them before World Cup because this experience is going to help them for having better performance.

After losing two early wickets we have all batsmen contributed for the win of their team in this match veteran Mushifiqur Rahim stand until end of this match and lead from the front, Irish bowling is really poor which needs some good work before qualifiers which are going to play in Zimbabwe if they want to have any chance for the world cup.

[ThemePen]

What a batting by Ireland,  they totally nailed it although they started off badly but Harry Tector save the day for them his 140 runs are with appreciating. 319 runs is a wonderful target and now Bangladesh is in trouble as they have lost 1 wicket and they have to maintain their runrate to win this ODI.

Ireland gave a handsome target 320 to Bangladesh team. And Harry Tector surprised to everyone. Ireland made the match tough for the Bangladesh. Bangladesh team won the match with 3 balls remaining. And gave 7 wickets. The match was looking really tough. Najmul Hossain Shanto made 117 runs. Ireland team tried really well but Bangladesh was looking nore strong. Congratulations to Bangladesh.

[Popkon6]

I have seen Bangladesh perform very well in ODI matches, meanwhile Ireland bowled a basket of 320 runs against Ireland but Bangladesh completed it and won. Although some overs were suspended due to light rain, Bangladesh's Nazmul Hasan's performance was calm. Although Ireland's Tector performed very well, he could not snatch victory for the team as Ireland's bowling line is much weaker than Bangladesh's. Ireland in particular lost five wickets during their 167 run but meanwhile Bangladesh were very aware that their wickets were very low during this period. Bangladesh proved to be strong again against Ireland.

[Sithara007]

Pathetic display from Ireland. If they can't defend a score of 319 (in 45 overs), then I don't know how they will perform against the stronger full member nations. They had the home advantage, and most of the regular players were available for the series. And yet they allowed the match to slip out of their hand. A lot was expected from Josh Little, but he had figures of 9-0-63-1. Graham Hume conceded close to 10 runs per over. The absence of Craig Young was very visible yesterday. In the spin department also they struggled, as Andy McBrine and George Dockrell leaked plenty of runs. 

[noormcs5]

Pathetic display from Ireland. If they can't defend a score of 319 (in 45 overs), then I don't know how they will perform against the stronger full member nations. They had the home advantage, and most of the regular players were available for the series. And yet they allowed the match to slip out of their hand. A lot was expected from Josh Little, but he had figures of 9-0-63-1. Graham Hume conceded close to 10 runs per over. The absence of Craig Young was very visible yesterday. In the spin department also they struggled, as Andy McBrine and George Dockrell leaked plenty of runs. 

I understand that Ireland was not able to defend the 319 score but i will give them credit to make such a big score against Bangladesh. Harry Tector scoring 140 runs was worth watching and will a quick 74 runs knock by George Dockrell at the end of the innings and they ended up with 319 runs in 45 overs.

From Bangladesh point of view, Najmul Hossain Shanto 117 was the major knock while the rest of the Bangladesh batsmen did contributed along with him and ensure that Bangladesh win this match in the end.

I would say that both teams need to improve their bowling skills as the both are going for so many runs.

[romero121]

I have seen Bangladesh perform very well in ODI matches, meanwhile Ireland bowled a basket of 320 runs against Ireland but Bangladesh completed it and won. Although some overs were suspended due to light rain, Bangladesh's Nazmul Hasan's performance was calm. Although Ireland's Tector performed very well, he could not snatch victory for the team as Ireland's bowling line is much weaker than Bangladesh's. Ireland in particular lost five wickets during their 167 run but meanwhile Bangladesh were very aware that their wickets were very low during this period. Bangladesh proved to be strong again against Ireland.

Bangladesh team have won the match at the last over. Ireland performed well in batting from a position of 16/2 to 319/6. Bangladesh had a slow start, but the middle order partnership helped them win the match. The credit goes to Shanto, Hridoy and Mushfiqur Rahim. Bangladesh in recent ODI series have performed well. Won the ODI series against India 2-1, Lost against England 2-1, Against Ireland won 2-0 in the three match series. Ongoing series too looks like a win for Bangladesh.

[Litzki1990]

I have seen Bangladesh perform very well in ODI matches, meanwhile Ireland bowled a basket of 320 runs against Ireland but Bangladesh completed it and won. Although some overs were suspended due to light rain, Bangladesh's Nazmul Hasan's performance was calm. Although Ireland's Tector performed very well, he could not snatch victory for the team as Ireland's bowling line is much weaker than Bangladesh's. Ireland in particular lost five wickets during their 167 run but meanwhile Bangladesh were very aware that their wickets were very low during this period. Bangladesh proved to be strong again against Ireland.

Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat when the 50-over match was scheduled for 45 overs due to rain. Initially, it seemed that winning the toss and batting was a good decision for Bangladesh, but later that idea proved wrong. 

The Irish batsmen did not do well in the early stages but finished well in the latter end. Especially Harry Tector and George Dockrell's great batting eventually saw Ireland's score stand at 319 after 45 overs. That is, the target for Bangladesh is 320 where Bangladesh should have scored more than 7 runs per over.  But Bangladesh has learned to handle that pressure. 
Although the opening pair did not perform well, the middle order carried the responsibility very well. Responsible batting by Shakib Al Hasan, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, and Mushfiqur Rahim saw Bangladesh take a three-wicket win with only 3 balls in hand. 
Undoubtedly, this match will give confidence to Bangladesh for the World Cup.