Wind of change in Bangladesh cricket. At one time the team was mostly stuck in the losing circle. Now tigers' are getting the success consistently.
Whether it is ODI or T20 format, a new Bangladesh has been seen in recent times.
After whitewashing the world champion England in T20, this time Bangladesh cricket team made history and won the ODI series against Ireland.
On Thursday, March 23, at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in the third ODI of the three-match series, the hosts went into bat against the target of 102 runs thrown by Ireland and won without losing any wicket with the help of two batsmen Tamim-Litton.
Tamim scored unbeaten 41 runs off 41 balls and Litton scored 50 runs off 38 balls.
Without losing any wicket, Bangladesh scored total 81 runs in the power play.
Which is the highest in Bangladesh's ODI history.
Bangladesh won by 10 wickets margin for the first time in ODI. Bangladesh had an opportunity to embarrass Ireland with a whitewash.
However, as the match was abandoned due to rain in the second ODI, Bangladesh missed that opportunity.
Earlier, the Irish team won the toss and went into bat in the third and final ODI of the series. However, the team of Andrew Balbirnie could not score more than 101 runs on the scoreboard in front of the excellent pace bowling attack of Bangladesh team.
Bangladesh Pacer Hasan Mahmud took a fifer (five-wicket haul).
For the first time, the Bangladesh Pace bowlers achieved the feat of taking all 10 wickets of the opponent.
Ireland lose their first wicket after 12 runs. In the fifth over, Hasan Mahmud struck the Irish opener Stephen Doheny.
Doheny scored only 8 runs off 21 balls. After that, Paul Stirling and Andrew Balbirnie pair tried to resist against bangladeshi pacers but could not do much.
After losing their experience campaigner Stirling, Ireland was under pressure. Stirling left after scoring just 7 runs off 12. Another batsman, Harry Tector, departed two balls after the departure of Stirling.
Hasan Mahmud dismissed Harry.
Captain Andrew Balbirnie also could not stay in the field. The right-handed batter scored 6 runs off 18 balls.
Then the Irish team tried to put some resistance. However, in the 19th over, Ireland lose two wickets in two balls.
After the end, Ireland all out for 101 runs. Taskin took 3 wickets, Ebadat got 2 and Hasan Mahmud got 5 wickets for Bangladesh.
Hasan Mahmud got the Man of the match award and Mushfiqur Rahim got the Man of the series award.