Saturday, February 26, 2011

BAN v IRE 2011 CWC 9th Match Result - Shafiul Islam stars in Bangladesh's 27 runs win


In a low scoring match co-host Bangladesh beat minnows Ireland by 27 runs in the Group B 9th match of 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, in the 2nd match of Friday, 25th February, 2011 at Mirpur.

Bangladesh bowled out on 205 runs despite good start by Tamin Iqbal with 44 runs in 43 balls as Dockrell took 2 wickets for 23 runs. Ireland then lost regular wickets as Shafiul Islam bowled well and took 4 wickets.

Match Summary:

Bangladesh - 205 all out in 49.2 overs (Tamim 44, Both 3-32, Dockrell 2-23)

Ireland - 178 all out in 45 overs (O'Brien 38, Shafiul 4-21)

Toss - Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat first.

Man of the Match - Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh)

Result - Bangladesh won by 27 runs

Points - Bangladesh 2, Ireland 0

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