Bangladesh beat Ireland by 8 wickets in third T20I:Claim series 2-1, Tanzid Hasan’s fifty; 3-fer each for Mustafizur-Rishad

Bangladesh defeated Ireland by 8 wickets in the third T20 to win the series 2-1. Batting first in Chattogram, the Ireland team was all out for 117 runs. The home team achieved the target by losing only 2 wickets in 13.4 overs. Mustafizur takes 3 wickets At Matiur Rahman Stadium, Ireland won the toss and chose to bat. Captain Paul Stirling made an opening partnership of 38 runs with Tim Tector. Tector was out after scoring 17 runs. From here, the team started losing wickets continuously. Stirling (38), George Dockrell (19), and Gareth Delany (10) were dismissed. No other batter could even touch the 9-run mark. The team could only score 117 runs in 19.5 overs. For Bangladesh, fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman took 3 wickets for just 11 runs. Leg-spinner Rishad Hossain bagged 3 wickets for 21 runs. Shoriful Islam took 2 wickets. Mohammad Saifuddin and Mahedi Hasan got 1 wicket each. Saif Hassan could not take any wickets. Tanzid Hasan’s fifty secured the win Chasing a target of 118 runs, the Bangladesh team got a strong start from their openers. Tanzid Hasan Tamim and Saif Hassan made a 38-run partnership. Captain Litton Das was out after scoring just 7 runs. Craig Young and Harry Tector took 1 wicket each. After losing 2 wickets for 46 runs, Tanzid, along with Parvez Hossain Emon, took the team past the 100-run mark. The duo secured an 8-wicket victory for the team in 13.4 overs. Tanzid remained unbeaten on 55 and Parvez on 33 runs. They shared a 73-run partnership. Tanzid was named Player of the Match. Meanwhile, Mehidy Hasan received the Player of the Series award. Ireland could win only one match on the tour The Ireland team came to Bangladesh to play a series of 2 Tests and 3 T20s. The home team won the Test series 2-0. Ireland got their only win in the first T20, but Bangladesh won the last 2 T20Is to clinch the series.