Bangladesh vs Ireland Scorecard, Match 3, Ireland, Bangladesh, West Indies ODI Tri Series 2019
Result · May 09 2019, Thu - 03:15 PM (IST)
Ireland Bangladesh Match abandoned without a ball bowled
Match Info
| Series: | Tri-Series in Ireland 2019 |
| Date: | May 09 2019, Thu - 03:15 PM (IST) |
| Country: | Ireland |
| City: | Dublin |
| Venue: | The Village |
| Toss: | Toss yet to happen |
| Ireland Playing XI: | - |
| Bangladesh Playing XI: | - |
- Six of the eight ODI encounters between Ireland and Bangladesh have been won by the Tigers (L2); they have claimed victories three times in a row against the Irish ahead of this game but have never enjoyed a longer such run.
- Bangladesh have managed to register back-to-back wins in Ireland against the Irish, losing the initial encounter there; all three of those games being won by the chasing side.
- Bangladesh and Ireland have faced off once before in Malahide; the visitors winning that game against Ireland by a margin of eight wickets (May 2017).
- Ireland have only managed three victories in their last 17 ODIs outings on home soil (L14); eight of the last nine ODIs involving the Irish there have seen them slump to defeat (W1).
- Bangladesh have ended a run of four ODI defeats in succession on the road; beating the Windies by a margin of eight wickets last time out.
- Ireland come into this game having suffered eight ODI losses on the spin at Malahide; the last victory they registered at the venue in this format coming in 2014 (v Scotland).
- Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh) has scored more runs in ODIs played out between his side and Ireland than any other batsman ever; posting 451 runs against Ireland at an average of over 56.
- Tamim Iqbal claimed his first ever ODI century versus Ireland, recording 129 off 136 balls during a 2008 encounter in Dhaka; it is the highest score ever recorded in matches played out between Bangladesh and Ireland.
- Shakib Al Hasan only needs two more dismissals to become only the second bowler ever to collect 250 ODI wickets for Bangladesh; he's picked up that many in four of his last six innings with the ball against Ireland.
- William Porterfield (Ireland) has scored just 71 runs from six ODI knocks so far in 2019; of the 25 batsmen to open at least four times this calendar year, only one has a lower average in that time than the 11.8 recorded by the Irishman (UAE's Ashfaq Ahmed - 6.3).