Bangladesh gave Irish a target of 275 runs
Sports Desk/
The series is guaranteed with a win. Ireland cricket team will get a chance to draw the series (1-1) if they lose. Batting first in such an even match, Bangladesh were all out for 274 runs in 48.5 overs. The Irish need 275 runs to win the final ODI of the three-match series.
Captain Tamim Iqbal scored maximum 69 runs for Bangladesh on this day. Former captain Mushfiqur Rahim scored 45 runs. All-rounder Mehdi Hasan Miraj scored 37 runs. Nazmul Hossain Shanto and Liton Kumar Das scored 35 runs.
ODI captain Tamim completed the 56th fifty of his career with 61 balls in the series deciding match against Ireland in Chelmsford, England on Sunday. He has 14 centuries in ODIs.
Rony Talukder made his debut in this match. Batting in the opening, he hit a boundary and opened the account of runs but could not go far. 4 runs off 14 balls.
After that, Nazmul Hossain Shanto made a partnership of 49 runs from 44 balls for the second wicket with captain Tamim Iqbal. In the first two matches of the series, Shanta, who played innings of 44 and 117 runs, returned to 35 runs from 32 balls with the help of 7 boundaries.
After losing 2 wickets for 67 runs, Tamim-Liton took control of the team. He made a pair of 70 runs off 76 balls chasing the third wicket. Litton, who was dismissed for 0 and 21 runs in the first two ODIs of the series, returned to score 35 runs off 39 balls. On his departure, Bangladesh lost the third wicket for 137 runs in 23.3 overs.
Tawhid Hriday could not take advantage of batting at the number five position. The young batsman was bowled by George Dockrell. In the first two matches of the series, Hriday returned with innings of 27 and 68 runs, scoring 13 runs from 16 balls.