Ireland VS Bangladesh face off as BAN elect to field first in T20 clash

ISLAMABAD: In the Ireland VS Bangladesh first clash of Three-match T20I series, Bangladesh XI elected to field, aiming for restricting the opponent team to limited total in their series opening.

Fielding first, the Litton Das captained team included Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Saif Hassan, Tawhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali, Rishad Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman Shoriful Islam and the skipper himself.

The Ireland team included Skipper Pail Stirling, Tim Tector, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry Mc Carthy, Matthew Humphreys and Joshua Little

The win predictor reflects the momentum, with Bangladesh holding a commanding 79 per cent win probability, while Ireland lagged behind at 21 per cent. The strong prediction in Bangladesh’s favour highlighted their home conditions advantage and their reliable bowling unit.

Meanwhile, in the latest ICC Men’s T20I Team Rankings released on Nov 25, archrivals India and Pakistan remained in the global spotlight, with India strengthening their position at the top while Pakistan held steady at seventh place.

The newly released ICC Men’s T20I Team Rankings shows shows the India’s consistent performances have kept them ahead of Australia, who sit 2nd with 267 rating points.

Pakistan maintained their 7th position with 16692 points from 71 matches, earning a rating of 235. Despite a busy T20I calendar, the Men in Green have struggled to break into the top five but remain within striking distance of West Indies (6th) and South Africa (5th).