Bangladesh in dramatic win over Ireland
Bangladesh stung flat-footed Ireland to resurrect their World Cup
campaign with a 27-run victory in front of some 25,000 boisterous home
fans on Friday.
Bangladesh, bowled out for 205 after taking first strike in the
day-night match, hit back to dismiss the leading non-Test nation for 178
in 45 overs at the packed Sher-e-Bangla stadium.
Former captain Mohammad Ashraful, who scored just one run, turned an
unlikely hero with the ball by claiming two top-order wickets with his
part-time off-spin.
Skipper Shakib Al Hasan also picked up two wickets with left-arm spin
before seamer Shafiul Islam polished off the tail in quick time with
4-21 from eight overs.
Bangladesh, who had lost their first match to India last week, lapped
up the pressure in a game they had to win to stay in contention for the
quarter-finals from Group B.
But the co-hosts, who play all their league matches at home, must
still beat the Netherlands and at least one of the established teams
among England, South Africa and the West Indies.
DHAKA, AFP SCORECARD
BANGLADESH
Tamim Iqbal c Porterfield b Botha 44
Imrul Kayes st N. O達rien b Mooney 12
Junaid Siddique run out 3
Mushfiqur Rahim c White b Dockrell 36
Shakib Al Hasan c and b Botha 16
Raqibul Hasan run out 38
Mohammad Ashraful c White b Dockrell 1
Naeem Islam c Dockrell b Johnston 29
Shafiul Islam lbw b Botha 2
Abdur Razzak b Johnston 11
Rubel Hossain not out 2
Extras: (b2, w8, nb1) 11
TOTAL: (all out, 49.2 overs) 205
Fall of wickets: 1-53, 2-61, 3-68, 4-86, 5-147
6-151, 7-159, 8-170, 9-193, 10-205
Bowling: Rankin 9-0-62-0 (w6)
Johnston 8.2-0-40-2 (nb1)
Mooney 7-0-25-1 (w1)
Botha 9-1-32-3 (w1)
Dockrell 10-2-23-2
Stirling 4-0-13-0
K. O達rien 2-0-8-0
IRELAND
W. Porterfield c Raqibul b Shakib 20
P. Stirling st Rahim b Razzak 9
E. Joyce c and b Ashraful 16
N. O達rien c Tamim b Shakib 38
A. White b Ashraful 10
K. O達rien c sub (Shuvo) b Shafiul 37
A. Botha b Shafiul 22
J. Mooney b Naeem 0
T. Johnston lbw b Shafiul 6
G. Dockrell not out 4
B. Rankin c Siddique b Shafiul 3
Extras: (lb9, w4) 13
TOTAL (all out, 45 overs) 178
Fall of wickets: 1-23 (Stirling), 2-36 (Porterfield)
3-75 (Joyce), 4-93 (White), 5-110 (N. O達rien)
6-151 (K. O達rien), 7-164 (Mooney), 8-168 (Botha)
9-171 (Johnston), 10-178 (Rankin)
Bowling: Shafiul 8-1-21-4 (w2)
Razzak 8-0-30-1
Naeem 9-1-36-1
Shakib 8-0-28-2 (w1)
Ashraful 9-0-42-2 (w1)
Rubel 3-0-12-0 |
