Bangladesh A get T20s victory against Ireland

Sports Desk:  Bangladesh A settled the three-match unofficial Twenty20 series victory 2-1 against host Ireland A after having a six-wicket win in the third game at Malahide Cricket Club Ground in Dublin on Friday.  

Bangladesh A shored the win in the rain-hit series decider, scoring 187 for 4 in 16.5 overs in a curtailed 18-over-a-side affair, in reply to Ireland A’s post of 183 for 5 in 18 overs after opting to bat first.

Al-Amin hit a boundary in the match’s last ball off Joshua Little to draw the winning line while opener Mohammad Mithun hit a half century and depicted a solid opening wicket partnership of 117 off 10.1 overs with skipper Soumya Sarkar to prompt Bangladesh A’s chase. With ball, pacer Mohammad Saifuddin was most successful having four Irish wickets for 24 off four overs.   

Mithun’s quick-firing 39-ball 80 witnessed seven boundaries and six over boundaries before being removed on 139/3 in 12.3 overs as he was caught behind by Stuart Thompson off Shane Getkate, who was the most successful wicket taker for Ireland A with three-for 36 runs.

Soumya’s innings of 30 balls saw a three-run deficit for another fifty in the series as he was dismissed from opening stand hammering two boundaries and four sixes before being caught by William Porterfield off Shane Getkate. Soumya hit 41-ball 57 in the first match a four-wicket win.



risingbd/Aug 18, 2018/Mukul