Tamim Iqbal's fifty run, small margin contribution of other batter, spellbound spell of Mustafizur Rahman, brilliant bowling of Mehidy Miraz, Najmul Shanto's match-changing short spell and Hasan Mahmud's superb-- that's the long story short scenario of overall Bangladesh team performance.
Chasing a target of 275, Ireland got off to a cautious start. In the tight spell of the fizz, Hasan Mahmud, the two Irish openers did not take much of an advantage. In the 6th over, Stephen Doheny lost momentum and went pavilion.
But then Paul Stirling took the team forward with Irish captain Andy Balbirnie. In 21st over, the two Irish batter completed the team's hundred.
The Irish captain Andrew Balbirnie completed his fifty off 58 balls. The pair Sterling-Balbirnie scored 100 runs. On the other hand, fear was gradually growing in the Bangladesh camp.
In 27th over, Ebadot Hossain stopped Balbirnie to give some hope to Bangladesh. Miraz was also put some pressure on Sterling. Miraz himself got the result of that pressure. After bowling a maiden over in the previous spell, Miraz stopped Sterling in 60 runs with the help of a great catch of Mrittunjoy Chowdhury.
Despite that, Harry Tector and Lorcan Tucker were kept the momentum to win the match. Lorcan Tucker survived with the help of a quick review while umpire gave him LBW. In the 37th over, both the batter took 21 runs by targeting the debutant Mrityunjoy. When the two combined to take the team to two hundred runs total in the 39th over, the match seemed to be slipping out from Bangladesh's point of view. But in the previous match, Najmul Shanto, who played a great knock with the bat, played savior the role with the ball also. In his very first over, Najmul Shanto stopped Tector for 45 runs. Fans can also give thank you to Litton das for a great catch in a crucial moment.
At the same time, Mustafiz also gets back to himself. In three consecutive overs, he got the wicket of Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, and Lorcan Tucker. However, there is still a little surprise left for Bangladesh fans and players. Mark Adair hits a four and a six in the 49th over. 14 runs came in that over.
Ireland needed only 10 runs in the last over. And the main responsibility is on Hasan Mahmud.
Hasan Mahmud uprooted Mark Adair's stumps on the first ball of last over. One ball later, Andy McBrine also did not fulfill the team need. On the other hand, Bangladesh confirmed the victory by holding the nerve.
That was Bangladesh's another nail-biting match.
