ODI # 2693
Ireland in Bangladesh, 2007/08, 1st ODI
Bangladesh v Ireland
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
18 March 2008 (50-over match)

Result: Bangladesh won by 8 wickets
Series: Bangladesh leads the 3-match series 1-0

Toss: Ireland
Umpires: Enamul Haque and TH Wijewardene (SL)
Match referee: RS Madugalle (SL)
Reserve umpire: Nadir Shah
ODI debuts: R Strydom, GJ Thompson (Ireland).
List A debut: R Strydom (Ireland).
Player of the match: Mashrafe Mortaza

Ireland innings (50 overs maximum)                              R   M   B  4 6
WTS Porterfield       c Dhiman Ghosh     b Mashrafe Mortaza     1  19  19  0 0
R Strydom             c Dhiman Ghosh     b Mashrafe Mortaza     8  40  29  1 0
EJG Morgan                               b Farhad Reza         35  72  55  1 1
+NJ O'Brien           c Farhad Reza      b Mahmudullah         15  22  21  2 1
KJ O'Brien            lbw                b Shakib Al Hasan     20  55  44  2 0
AC Botha              run out (Abdur Razzak)                   22  35  28  2 0
AR Cusack             c Farhad Reza      b Mashrafe Mortaza    38  80  61  0 1
*DT Johnston          not out                                  31  66  41  2 0
D Langford-Smith      not out                                   3   4   2  0 0
Extras                (b 5, lb 4, w 3)                         12
Total                 (7 wickets, 50 overs, 204 mins)         185

DNB: GJ Thompson, WK McCallan.

FoW: 1-8 (Porterfield, 4.6 ov), 2-20 (Strydom, 10.2 ov),
     3-43 (NJ O'Brien, 15.6 ov), 4-81 (Morgan, 25.6 ov),
     5-97 (KJ O'Brien, 30.3 ov), 6-115 (Botha, 34.5 ov),
     7-180 (Cusack, 49.1 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Mashrafe Mortaza            10      4     22      3
Abdur Razzak                10      0     36      0 (1w)
Mahmudullah                 10      0     31      1 (1w)
Shakib Al Hasan             10      1     38      1
Farhad Reza                 10      0     49      1 (1w)

Bangladesh innings (target: 186 runs from 50 overs)             R   M   B  4 6
Tamim Iqbal           c Thompson         b Langford-Smith      13  24  18  2 0
Shahriar Nafees       not out                                  90 172 121 11 0
Aftab Ahmed           c Strydom          b Johnston            11  16  10  2 0
*Mohammad Ashraful    not out                                  64 130  90  8 0
Extras                (w 8)                                     8
Total                 (2 wickets, 39.5 overs, 172 mins)       186

DNB: Shakib Al Hasan, Raqibul Hasan, +Dhiman Ghosh, Farhad Reza,
     Abdur Razzak, Mashrafe Mortaza, Mahmudullah.

FoW: 1-25 (Tamim Iqbal, 5.4 ov), 2-56 (Aftab Ahmed, 9.2 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
KJ O'Brien                   5      0     30      0 (2w)
Langford-Smith               7      0     49      1 (5w)
Johnston                     6      1     17      1 (1w)
Botha                        6      1     20      0
McCallan                     8      0     28      0
Cusack                       3.5    0     16      0
Thompson                     4      0     26      0

• Ireland innings
• Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
• 50 runs in 18.5 overs, 72 mins
• Power Play 3: Overs 15.1 - 20.0
• 100 runs in 31.5 overs, 125 mins
• 150 runs in 43.1 overs, 174 mins

• Bangladesh innings
• Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
• 50 runs in 8.5 overs, 37 mins
• Power Play 3: Overs 15.1 - 20.0
• 100 runs in 24.1 overs, 106 mins
• 150 runs in 34.3 overs, 151 mins
• Shahriar Nafees 50 off 75 balls in 111 mins
• Mohammad Ashraful 50 off 76 balls in 114 mins

Tour Index

Team Pages: Bangladesh, Ireland.

Ground Page: Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

Ireland Player Pages: WTS Porterfield, R Strydom, EJG Morgan, NJ O'Brien, KJ O'Brien, AC Botha, AR Cusack, DT Johnston, D Langford-Smith, GJ Thompson, WK McCallan.

Bangladesh Player Pages: Tamim Iqbal, Shahriar Nafees, Aftab Ahmed, Mohammad Ashraful, Shakib Al Hasan, Raqibul Hasan, Dhiman Ghosh, Farhad Reza, Abdur Razzak, Mashrafe Mortaza, Mahmudullah.

Match Officials' Pages: Enamul Haque, TH Wijewardene, RS Madugalle.