On Wednesday, March 29, Bangladesh (BAN) will play Ireland (IRE) in the second Twenty20 International at Chattogram’s Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. Bangladesh took a crucial 1-0 lead in the three-match series at home after winning the first rain-hit game by 22 runs using a DLS strategy. Litton Das added 47 off 23 to help Bangladesh score 207/5 in 19.2 overs while batting first. Rony Talukdar scored his first international fifty.
For Ireland, Graham Hume and Harry Tector each picked up one wicket, while Craig Young took two. Ireland got off to a fast start thanks to Paul Stirling, but they only managed to score 81/5 in eight overs and lost by 22 runs, which was disappointing. Bangladesh is favored to win the upcoming T20I against Ireland, having won four of their previous five matches.
Match Details
- Match: Bangladesh vs Ireland, 2nd T20I
- Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2023
- Time: 1:30 PM (IST) | 8:00 AM (GMT) | 2:00 PM (Local)
- Venue: Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram
Dream11 Top 3 Picks
- S Al Hasan – The 35-year-old all-rounder batted at No. 6 in the first game and scored 20* runs from 13 balls to remain unbeaten. He ought to be chosen solely on the basis of his experience. He is the ideal candidate for the captain position.
- L Das: Litton Das set the pace for Bangladesh at the beginning of the innings, even though his opening partner won the award for player of the match. In the principal T20I match, he scored 47 runs in only 23 conveyances, adding to Bangladesh’s most noteworthy ever powerplay score of 81 runs. Litton Das has been in fantastic structure in restricted overs cricket and will expect to proceed with his amazing exhibition in the impending match.
- T Ahmed – The 27-year-old Bangladeshi quick bowler is logically picking up speed in the global cricket scene, and his noteworthy presentation in the principal T20I match is a demonstration of that. He showed off his ability with the ball by taking four wickets in just two overs. He has taken a sum of 17 wickets in his last nine appearances for the Bangladesh cricket crew, which is an obvious sign of his developing potential as a conspicuous player in the group.
Prediction
- With one game remaining, Bangladesh stands to win the second game and win the series 2-0.
- Bangladesh has won three of the five T20I matches between these two teams, while Ireland has only won one. One result was negative.
- Bangladesh wanted to be brutal in the second game as well after being clinical in the first.
- Bangladesh wants to erase another domestic whitewash.
Dream 11 team for the match
- Wicket-Keeper: Litton Das
- Batters: Rony Talukdar, Paul Stirling, Najmul Hossain Shanto.
- All-Rounders: Gareth Delany, Shakib Al Hasan, Harry Tector, Mehidy Hasan Miraz
- Bowlers: Craig Young, Taskin Ahmed, Graham Hume
- Captain: Shakib Al Hasan
- Vice-Captain: Taskin Ahmed
Captaincy Picks
- Shakib Al Hasan
- Taskin Ahmed
- Harry Tector
probable playing 11
Bangladesh
- Towhid Hridoy
- Nazmul Hossain Shanto
- Shamim Hossain
- Rony Talukdar
- Shakib Al Hasan(C)
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz
- Liton Das
- Taskin Ahmed
- Mustafizur Rahman
- Hasan Mahmud
- Nasum Ahmed
Ireland
- PR Stirling(C)
- H Tector
- Gareth Delany
- GH Dockrell
- Curtis Campher
- GI Hume
- GR Adair
- L Tucker
- MR Adair
- B White
- CA Young
PITCH REPORT
In white-ball cricket, the surface of the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium’s pitch is conducive to batting. The average first-innings score here is 152, but Bangladesh scored more than 200 in the previous match, so Wednesday’s match should be high-scoring.
Weather Report
On match day, the weather forecast for Chattogram is favorable. We should have a full match given that there are almost no chances of rain.
Where to watch
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