Ireland have won the toss and chosen to bat first in Chattogram.
Bangladesh enter this match needing a win to stay alive in the series after going 1-0 down on Thursday. Ireland, who arrived after a 2-0 Test series defeat, found the right formula in the opening T20I. Their disciplined bowling effort set up the victory, highlighted by Matthew Humphreys’ outstanding spell. He kept things tight, created pressure, and played a key role in breaking Bangladesh’s chase earl
The hosts struggled while chasing 182 in the first game, losing wickets at regular intervals. Towhid Hridoy fought hard with a superb 83 off 50 balls, striking 7 fours and 3 sixes, but his lone resistance fell short as Bangladesh lost by 40 run
Dew is expected again tonight, and both teams were aware that chasing could be an advantage. Even then, Ireland backed their batting and opted to set a total.
Ireland XI: Paul Stirling, Mark Adair, Ben Calitz, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Matthew Humphreys, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Harry Tector, Tim Tector, Lorcan Tucker.
Bangladesh XI: Litton Kumer Das, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Parvez Hossain Emon, Md Saif Hassan, Quazi Nurul Hasan Sohan, Towhid Hridoy, Md Saifuddin, Mustafizur Rahman, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Nasum Ahmed.
