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12/02 05:30 CST Tanzid's record catches and unbeaten 55 lead Bangladesh to T20
series win over Ireland
Tanzid's record catches and unbeaten 55 lead Bangladesh to T20 series win over
Ireland
CHATTOGRAM, Bangladesh (AP) --- Tanzid Hasan's record five boundary catches and
unbeaten 55 led Bangladesh to a Twenty20 series-clinching win over Ireland on
Tuesday.
Ireland was bowled for 117 and Bangladesh raced to 119-2 in 13.4 overs. The
home side won by eight wickets with 38 balls to spare and took the series 2-1.
Tanzid became the first cricketer from a full test nation to take five catches
in a T20. He caught out the last five Ireland batsmen, four at long-on.
Bangladesh's chase was clinical despite losing Saif Hassan (19) and skipper
Liton Das (7) in quick succession.
Tanzid and fellow left-hander Parvez Hossain put on 73 runs in 50 balls. Tanzid
struck four boundaries and three sixes in his 36-ball 55 for his 11th T20
half-century. Parvez signed off the win with a boundary past square leg. He was
unbeaten on 33 off 26, including three sixes.
Ireland skipper Paul Stirling opted to bat first to seek a first series victory
over Bangladesh in any format. He led the charge with a 27-ball 38 laced with
five fours and one six.
Fellow opener Tim Tector also made a start but when Stirling fell to Rishad
Hossain's googly, that sparked a collapse from 50-1 to 73-5.
Rishad tore though the middle order with 3-21, Mustafizur Rahman cleaned up the
Irish tail with 3-11, and pacer Shoriful Islam took 2-21.
Apart from the openers, the only other Ireland players to reach double figures
were George Dockrell (19) and Gareth Delany (10).
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