Tigers' clean sweep against Ireland
Sunday, 23 March 2008
Bangladesh whitewashed Ireland in the three-ODI series 3-0, handing a massive 79-run defeat to the visitors in the final one-dayer at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium Saturday, reports bdnews24.com.
The Tigers folded the Irishmen at 214 with 4.3 overs to spare, after posting their second highest total of 293 for seven in 50 overs, riding on opener Tamim Iqbal's maiden century.
Irish openers William Porterfield (18) and Reinhardt Strydom (37) put up a fight achieving 4.5 runs per over, but two quick dismissals -- Porterfield and Eion Morgan (12) -- slowed down the visitors' run rate.
The other Irishmen kept the momentum just above snail's pace but, needing more than 6 runs per over to win, never appeared to decisively chase the target.
They appeared mostly to stick to the crease rather than hunting the Tigers. See also page 6
The Tigers folded the Irishmen at 214 with 4.3 overs to spare, after posting their second highest total of 293 for seven in 50 overs, riding on opener Tamim Iqbal's maiden century.
Irish openers William Porterfield (18) and Reinhardt Strydom (37) put up a fight achieving 4.5 runs per over, but two quick dismissals -- Porterfield and Eion Morgan (12) -- slowed down the visitors' run rate.
The other Irishmen kept the momentum just above snail's pace but, needing more than 6 runs per over to win, never appeared to decisively chase the target.
They appeared mostly to stick to the crease rather than hunting the Tigers. See also page 6