Andrew Balbirnie and Paul Stirling almost knocked Bangladesh out of the match. From there, it was an incredible win. That too is the end. At the end of the match, Mustafiz-Hasan’s brilliant bowling helped Tamim Iqbal’s team win by 5 runs. The Tigers also won the series 2-0 with a dramatic win in the third and final ODI.

Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat first at Chelmsford in England on Sunday and was bowled out for 274 in 48.5 overs. Captain Tamim Iqbal top-scored for the team with 69 runs. Former captain Mushfiqur Rahim scored 45 runs. Mehidy Hasan Miraz scored 37 runs. Liton Das and Nazmul Hossain Shanto scored 35 runs each. In reply, Ireland could not score more than 270 runs for the loss of 9 wickets.

Ireland lost early wickets in the chase. Stephen Dohani returned for 17. Another opener Paul Stirling then added 109 runs for the second wicket with captain Andy Balbirnie.

It was their partnership that gave the team the dream of winning. Pace bowler Ebadat Hossain broke the partnership. Ireland captain Andy Balbirnie returned with a 78-ball 53.

Off-spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz did not allow Paul Stirling to score more than 60 runs from the start of the innings.

After Balbirnie and Sterling were dismissed, Harry Tucker and Lorcan Tucker kept the team on their way to victory. The Irish remained in the game despite the dismissals of Lorcan Tucker and Harry Tucker for 45 and 50.

Ireland needed just 10 runs from the last over to win. Mark Edair continued to bat towards the end of the innings bowled by Hasan Mahmud on the first ball of the over. Ireland takes a single off the next ball.

Hasan took another wicket off the third ball. Andy McBurney was the victim this time. Six runs were needed off the last ball to win. One wicket in hand. Ireland could not take more than a single run off Hasan Mahmud’s last ball. Bangladesh won the series 2-0 with a five-run win in a tense match.

Bangladesh could have won the ODI series against Ireland with one match in hand. But that chance was lost due to torrential rain. Despite Tamim Iqbal’s regret, there is relief in the Irish camp. This time the guests are dreaming of series parity. Bangladesh and Ireland will meet in the third and final ODI at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Friday (March 23) at 2 pm. As one of the two matches was abandoned, the red-green team is leading 1-0. Bangladesh won by 183 runs in the first ODI against the Irish. Batting first in the second ODI, Tamim Bahini scored 349 runs losing 6 wickets in 50 overs. But the match was abandoned when the rain started during the innings break.

As a result, the last match became the series decider. But the Irish army wants to paint the last. Gary Wilson, the assistant coach of the Ireland cricket team, said, “To be honest, I am not worried about the performance of the Bangladeshi cricketers. But we are thinking about how we can turn around. Mushfiqur did a great performance. Bangladesh has many good cricketers. But we are looking at how to improve ourselves. I want to do well in the last match. Gary Wilson also said, ‘We were very worried about Bangladesh’s spin. However, I saw that the pacers are also doing well on the field. Taskin in particular is doing well, and Mustafiz has a great record. We knew everything. Now we are analyzing them and preparing for the final match. After the Sylhet phase, there will be a three-match T20 series at Sagarika in Chittagong on March 27, 29, and 31. After that, the only Test will start in Mirpur on April 4.