Bangladesh score 207/5 against Ireland in first T20 before rain halts play

Bangladesh team has scored 207 run losing five wickets from 19.2 overs in their first T20 International against Ireland at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Monday.

Opening batters Liton Das and Rony Talukder gave Tigers a blistering start as the openers created 91-run partnership in the first seven overs before Liton dismissed after scoring 47 runs off 23 balls.

Rony Talukdar scored 67 runs off 38 balls.      Shakib Al Hasan was not out with 20 runs.

Bangladesh squad: 1 Litton Das (wk), 2 Rony Talukdar, 3 Najmul Hossain Shanto, 4 Shakib Al Hasan (capt), 5 Towhid Hridoy, 6 Shamim Hossain, 7 Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 8 Nasum Ahmed, 9 Taskin Ahmed, 10 Mustafizur Rahman, 11 Hasan Mahmud.





Ireland squad: 1 Paul Stirling (capt), 2 Ross Adair, 3 Lorcan Tucker (wk), 4 Harry Tector, 5 Curtis Campher, 6 George Dockrell, 7 Gareth Delany, 8 Mark Adair, 9 Craig Young, 10 Graham Hume, 11 Ben White.

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