In a one-sided encounter, Bangladesh defeated Ireland by a massive 77 runs in the rain-effected second T20I at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram. W﷽ith the victory, the hosts also took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the thr🔴ee-match series.
Put into bat in the 17-overs per side contest, Bangladesh’s top order piled on the runs from the start. Litton Das was the standout performer, smashing 83 runs off just 41 deliveries, including 10 fours and 3 sixes. Rony Talukdar and Shakib Al Hasan also made significant contributions, scoring 44 and 𝐆38 runs, respectively. Thඣe home team finished their innings on a mammoth 202/3 in 17 overs.
In response, Ireland got off to a terrible start, losing opener Paul Stirling without scoring on the first ball of the innings. The middle-order batters failed to deliver, and the visitors were reduced to 125/9 in their allotted 17 overs. Curtis Campher smashed a valiant fifty, butꦚ it was not enough to pꦑrevent the inevitable.
Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan was the pick of the bowlers, taking five wickets for just 22 runs in his quota of four overs. Taskin Ahmed and Hasan Mahmud also chipped in with three and one wickets each.
“Feels good to be on top as a Bangladeshi. We wanted to put up the same performance we did in the past few games, and we did it well. If we want to be a great side, we have to go out there and express ourselves from ball one. That’s what we discussed and agreed that’s how we’re going to play,” said Shakib after the match.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Modhumoti Bank Limited T𒁃20i Series | Bangladesh vs Ireland: 2nd💛 T20i
Mr. White Detergent Powder – Most Valuable Player of the Match:
Litton Das of Bangladesh 83(41) RunsModhumoti Bank Limited – Player of the Match:
Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh 38*(24) Runs🦂 & 5/22 Wic꧒kets— Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers)
Bangladesh seaꦗl a comprehensive win to take an unassailable lead in the series 👌
Scorecard 📝:
— ICC (@ICC)
Hats off to Shakib Al Hasan for bec♕oming the leading wicket taker in T20Is. He took his second 5 wicket haul (5/22) & now has 136 wickets in T20Is. Tim Southee has 134 wickets. Shakib is the only player in cricket history with allround double of 2000 runs & 100 wkts
— Athar Ali Khan (@AtharAliKhan97)
Bangladesh win the second T20I and take a 2-0 lead ▨in the three match seri🎃es.
Not the result we wanted today but there's still one more match to fight for on Friday 👊 ☘️🏏
— Cricket Ireland (@cricketireland)
Bangladesh win the T20I series. 🇧🇩
5th straight win in a row – This is Bangladesh’s longest winning streak in T20I cricket. Dominating cricket all around. 🙌🏻
— Saif Ahmed (@saifahmed75)
Litton Das scored fastest fifty for Bangladesh in T20Is – He scored 50* runs from 18 balls against Ireland.
He has been amazing in lastඣ 2 years in international cricket in all formats.
— Tanuj Singh (@ImTanujSingh)
Liton Das on ridiculous touch, fifty from just 18 ball🅘s against Ireland.
A Good option for KKR in the opening department.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
FA⚡TEST 50 off 1💧8 balls for 🇧🇩 in T20Is! Litton Da, অসাধারণ! ��
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders)
🏆 is the Player of the Match.
🏅, Most Valuable Player of the Match— MASHRAFE BIN MORTAZA⏺ (@mashrafebd)
3 Six 10 Fours 41 Ball 83 Runs, Most Valu❀able Playerꦿ of the Match
— Akbor Meskat 🇧🇩 (@meskatah)
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