Farhad helps BD wrap up series
DHAKA, March 20: A five-wicket haul by medium-pacer Farhad Reza, backed by restrictive spells by the left-arm spinners, shot out Ireland for 162 as Bangladesh claimed an 84-run victory in the second one-dayer and sealed the series 2-0 on Thursday.
Set a target of 247, Andre Botha and Alex Cusack stabilised the chase with a half-century stand before a sudden burst of wickets by Farhad saw Ireland crashing from 144 for five to 147 for nine. It was a complete all-round performance by the home side, fashioned by half-centuries by Shahriar Nafees and Aftab Ahmed before the bowlers sent Ireland crashing.
Ireland’s openers Reinhardt Strydom and William Porterfield put on 42 before Farhad and the left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak struck with three quick wickets. After Razzak trapped Strydom in front, Farhad sent back Eoin Morgan and Porterfield off successive deliveries.
Scoreboard
BANGLADESH:
Tamim Iqbal c K. O’Brien b McCallan 46
Shahriar Nafees run out 60
Aftab Ahmed c Johnston b Thompson 61
M. Ashraful c Porterfield b Botha 38
Farhad Reza lbw b Langford-Smith 1
Saqibul Hasan c Porterfield b L’ford-Smith 2
M. Mortaza c Strydom b Langford-Smith 26
Raqibul Hasan run out 2
Mahmudullah not out 3
Dhiman Ghosh not out 2
EXTRAS (LB-2, W-3) 5
TOTAL (for eight wkts, 50 overs) 246
FALL OF WKTS: 1-94, 2-135, 3-199, 4-201, 5-211, 6-223, 7-230, 8-243.
DID NOT BAT: Abdur Razzak.
BOWLING: Langford-Smith 10-0-43-3 (2w); K.J. O’Brien 4-0-12-0 (1w); Botha 10-0-60-1; Johnston 10-0-43-0; McCallan 10-0-51-1; Thompson 6-0-35-1.
IRELAND:
W.T.S. Porterfield c Aftab b Farhad 25
R. Strydom lbw b Razzak 15
E.J.G. Morgan c Shahriar b Farhad 4
N.J. O’Brien c Mashrafe b Saqibul 18
K.J. O’Brien c Mahmudullah b Saqibul 21
A.C. Botha c and b Farhad 34
A.R. Cusack lbw b Farhad 24
D.T. Johnston b Razzak 1
W.K. McCallan not out 11
G.J. Thompson b Farhad 0
D. Langford-Smith c Ghosh b Razzak 4
EXTRAS (LB-2, W-2, NB-1) 5
TOTAL (all out, 38.3 overs) 162
FALL OF WKTS: 1-42, 2-47, 3-47, 4-83, 5-92, 6-144, 7-147, 8-147, 9-147.
BOWLING: Mashrafe Mortaza 7-0-37-0; Farhad Reza 10-3-42-5 (1nb, 2w); Abdur Razzak 7.3-0-27-3; Saqibul Hasan 7-0-16-2; Mahmudullah 6-0-32-0; Aftab Ahmed 1-0-6-0. —Agencies