Bangladesh win toss and opt to bat first v Ireland

DHAKA: Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and elected to bat first against Ireland in a World Cup Group B match at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Friday.

Teams:

Bangladesh – Shakib Al Hasan (captain), Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Junaid Siddique, Raqibul Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Naeem Islam, Mohammad Ashraful, Abdur Razzak, Rubel Hossain, Shafiul Islam.

Ireland – William Porterfield (captain), Andre Botha, Niall O’Brien, Kevin O’Brien, George Dockrell, Trent Johnston, John Mooney, Boyd Rankin, Paul Stirling, Andrew White, Ed Joyce.

Abdur Razzak Completed Hat-Trick In 2nd ODI Against Zimbabwe

After winning the toss Bangladesh team decided to field first. They got early wicket of CJ Chibhabha and gained good start. Abdur Razzak bowled well for Bangladesh done he completed his hat-trick. He took five wickets in the inning. He remained the best bowler of the match. His partner and teams captain Sakib ul Hassan took 4 wickets he also contributed in restricting Zimbabwe team to low total less then 200 runs.

Abdur Razzak completed his hat-trick in two over. P Utseya was got out at 32 by him on the last bowl of his 9th over. He took wickets of RW Price and CB Mpofu on the first two bowls of his 10th over. Both were LBW by him.

Bangladesh responded well in batting after captain showed some concerns about batting order performance. Imrul Kayes got out early but Tamim Iqbal and Junaid Sadique played well. Raqibul Hasan made half century and scored 65 runs and was the top score.

Bangladesh achieved the target in 40th over and got 6 wickets win. The good batting from Bangladesh has reduced some concerns that Captain Shakib Al Hasan highlighted after first match. The series is now level 1-1. Three more ODI to come in the series.

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UN rules out reopening of BB murder probe

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