Bangladesh bounced back in the second T20 of the series, securing a four-wicket victory over Ireland to level the series 1–1 on 29 November, after losing the first match by 39 runs. Batting first, Ireland posted 170 for six, with Lorcan Tucker top-scoring on 41 and George Dockrell contributing 18. Bangladesh chased the total with composure, powered by Litton Kumer Das’s half-century and a late cameo from Md Saifuddin.
Ireland’s openers, Paul Stirling and Tim Tector, started aggressively, putting on 57 runs for the first wicket before Tanzim Hasan Sakib broke the partnership, taking a sharp catch at square leg to dismiss Stirling for 29 off 14 balls. In the ninth over, off-spinner Shak Mahedi Hasan struck twice, removing both Tector brothers – Tim (38 off 25) and Harry – and also stumping Ben Calitz.
George Dockrell and Lorcan Tucker added 56 for the fifth wicket, only for Dockrell to be caught by Saifuddin off a slower delivery at long-on. Tucker finished on 41, helping Ireland reach 170 for six. Mahedi Hasan finished with 3/25, Saifuddin 1/40, and Tanzim Hasan Sakib 1/17.
Chasing 171, Bangladesh got off to a flying start. Parvez Hossain Emon and Tanzid Hasan Tamim added 27 before Tanzid was run out for seven in the third over by Barry McCarthy attempting a risky single. Emon and Litton steadied the innings with a 60-run partnership, before Emon fell for 43 from 28 balls, caught by Dockrell off Gareth Delany.
Litton Das then added 52 with Md Saif Hassan before being dismissed LBW for 57 from 37 balls, marking his 16th T20I fifty and first in seven innings. Saif Hassan and Towhid Hridoy followed, scoring 22 off 17 balls and six off three respectively, while Nurul Hasan Sohan contributed five. At 157 for six in the 19th over, Bangladesh were under pressure with only four wickets remaining.
Mohammad Saifuddin produced a brilliant cameo, scoring 10 runs off the last three balls of the 19th over, including a boundary and a six. In the final over, Bangladesh needed just three runs, which Mehedi Hasan sealed with a four off the fourth delivery of Josh Little’s over. Saifuddin finished unbeaten on 17 off seven balls, while Mahedi remained not out on six, guiding Bangladesh to victory with two balls and four wickets remaining.
