Tamim's maiden ton charges Bangladesh to series win
Tamim Iqbal's maiden century propelled Bangladesh to a formidable 293 for 7 in Mirpur and left them well placed to complete a clean sweep over Ireland
22/03Result
3rd ODI, Ireland tour of Bangladesh at Dhaka, Mar 22 2008
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![Bangladesh]( "Bangladesh")
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![Ireland]( "Ireland")
214 (45.3/50 ov)
Player of the Match
22/03Result
3rd ODI, Ireland tour of Bangladesh at Dhaka, Mar 22 2008
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![Bangladesh]( "Bangladesh")
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![Ireland]( "Ireland")
214 (45.3/50 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Match Details
Toss
Bangladesh , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
Bangladesh won the 3-match series 3-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
09.30 start, First Session 09.30-13.00 Interval 13.00-13.45, Second Session 13.45-17.15
Match days
22 March 2008 (50-over match)
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Scorecard Summary
BANGLADESH 293/7 (50 OVERS)
- Shahriar Nafees54 (56)
- Tamim Iqbal129 (136)
- Dave Langford-Smith3/53 (7)
- Alex Cusack2/30 (8)
IRELAND 214 (45.3 OVERS)
- Niall O'Brien70 (74)
- Reinhardt Strydom37 (57)
- Shakib Al Hasan2/46 (10)
- Abdur Razzak2/50 (8.3)
Bangladesh win by 79 runs and win the series 3-0. Ireland were never in the game, they lost wickets regularly. Neil O'Brien played well for his 70. Tamim Iqbal is the Man-of-the-Match for his wonderful knock of 129. Shahriar Nafees picks up the Man-of-the-Series award.Thanks for being with us, it is bye from all of us here at Cricinfo.
45.3
W
Abdur Razzak to Thompson, OUT, looks to drive, misses it, drags his feet outside the crease and Dhiman collects the ball and whips off the bails.
GJ Thompson st †Dhiman Ghosh b Abdur Razzak 2 (27m 19b 0x4 0x6) SR: 10.52
45.2
0
Abdur Razzak to Thompson, no run, cuts and misses.
45.1
1
Abdur Razzak to Langford-Smith, 1 run, cut to point.
END OF OVER:45 | 7 Runs | IRE: 213/9 (81 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 4.73, RRR: 16.20)
- Greg Thompson2 (17b)
- Dave Langford-Smith12 (14b)
- Mashrafe Mortaza9-1-32-1
44.6
2
Mashrafe Mortaza to Thompson, 2 runs, yorker squeezed out to fine leg.
44.5
1
Mashrafe Mortaza to Langford-Smith, 1 run, steered to thirdman for a single.
44.4
2
Mashrafe Mortaza to Langford-Smith, 2 runs, goes for the pull and gets a top-edge to midwicket, Aftab cannot get to it.
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All Match NewsTamim's maiden ton charges Bangladesh to series win
Tamim Iqbal's maiden century propelled Bangladesh to a formidable 293 for 7 in Mirpur and left them well placed to complete a clean sweep over Ireland