Ireland tour of Bangladesh 2007-08 News

Johnston takes a break from cricket
Trent Johnston, Ireland's captain, has decided to take an indefinite break from international cricket
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
Reza bowls Bangladesh to series win
A five-wicket haul by the right-arm medium pacer Farhad Reza, backed by restrictive spells by the left-arm spinners shot out Ireland for 162 to claim an 84-run victory in the second one-dayer at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium and a 2-0 series win
Nafees and Ashraful seal big win
Shahriar Nafees struck a fluent unbeaten 90 while Mohammad Ashraful signalled his return to form with 64 not out, as Bangladesh avenged their loss to Ireland in the World Cup with a convincing eight-wicket win in Mirpur
Download the tour fixtures
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Bangladesh BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
Mashrafe Mortaza	7.0	0	37	0	5.28
Farhad Reza	10.0	3	42	5	4.20	(1nb, 2w)
Abdur Razzak	7.3	0	27	3	3.60
Shakib Al Hasan	7.0	0	16	2	2.28
Mahmudullah	6.0	0	32	0	5.33
Aftab Ahmed	1.0	0	6	0	6.00

Ireland 2nd innings Partnerships