LIVE SCORE BAN vs IRE 1st T20I: Bangladesh Beat Ireland By 22 Runs In Rain-Curtailed Match

BAN vs IRE 1st T20I Live Score: Bangladesh are off to a flier. Litton Das and Rony Talukdar are going all guns blazing and have taken Bangladesh to 50 in just the 5th over. Ireland need to pull up their socks and pick a few wickets else the game is slipping away fast.

Ireland have won the toss and opted to bowl in the first T20I. This looks a good move as Bangladesh would have preferred chasing. The Paul Stirling-led side will be eyeing to restrict the hosts to a low score. Can they achieve that against quality Bangladesh batting? We will find out soon.

Shakib Al Hasan’s Bangladesh will look to continue their juggernaut when they take on Ireland in the three-match T20I series in Chattogram. Bangladesh have been on a rampage at home. They recently beat World Champions England 3-0 at home. Also, they thrashed Ireland in the recently concluded ODI series.

Bangladesh’s strength at home has been their bowlers. Taskin Ahmed brings pace to the attack while the variations of Mustafizur Rahman are hard to pick on the low and slow pitches. The biggest weapon though has been the spinners who have not allowed the batters to score big runs.

With the bat, Shakib Al Hasan, Rony Talukdar, Towhid Hridoy and Najmul Hossain Shanto have done well.

For Ireland, the road won’t be easy and the team will need a massive effort from skipper Paul Stirling to pull off an upset.