The 2nd T20 match of Ireland’s tour of Bangladesh 2023 is scheduled to be held on Wednesday, 29th March 2023 at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram.

Bangladesh had a winning start to the T20 series after winning the ODI series against Ireland. They won the first T20 match with a handsome margin of 22 runs. That was a rain-affected match that was decided through the DLS method. The batters of the home side performed well and put a handsome total on the board. Their bowling unit also performed well. Now they have to win just one out of two matches to win the T20 series.

Ireland disappointed its fans on this tour of Bangladesh. They had played three ODI matches and one T20 match and still are searching for a win. They faced a whitewash in the ODI series and if they did not perform well in this match, the result will be the same as the ODI series. We are expecting a couple of changes from both sides in this match. We think Ireland will add some extra power in the batting order.

Bangladesh has a decent record of playing white ball cricket at their home venues and we are experiencing the same in this series. They had won all matches played against Ireland including the previous T20 match. They were asked to bat first after winning the toss. The way how their batting order performed in that match was just outstanding. They scored a total of 207 runs in 20 overs. Almost all batsmen from their side put some runs on the board. Rony Talukdar and Litton Das opened the batting inning of Bangladesh and provided a good opening start of 91 runs for the partnership of the first wicket. Rony Talukdar was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with 67 runs to his name on 37 balls with the help of seven boundaries and three huge sixes.

Litton Das also had an outstanding performance with the bat. He scored 47 runs while he faced just 23 balls and smashed four boundaries and three huge sixes during his inning. Shamim Hossain was the other batsman who put some runs on the board. He scored 30 runs while the skipper, Shakib Al Hasan remained not out after scoring 20 runs. The bowling unit of Bangladesh also performed well and leaked 81 runs in eight overs when the match was stopped due to rain and later it was decided through the DLS method. Taskin Ahmed was the bowler who destroyed the batting order of Ireland. He picked up four wickets in just two overs while he was charged with 16 runs. Hasan Mahmud also had a wicket to his name. He picked one wicket while he was charged with 20 runs in two overs. Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, and Shakib Al Hasan were the bowlers who failed to give the best performance and remained wicketless.

Ireland has to win this match at any cost to avoid a clean sweep in this series of three T20 matches. Ireland had totally failed to give the best performance on this tour of Bangladesh. The performance of their bowling unit was very poor in the previous match where they leaked more than 200 runs in 20 overs. Craig Young was the highest wicket-taker from their side with two wickets to his name in four overs but he leaked a lot of runs. He was charged with 45 runs in four overs. Harry Tector was the other bowler who performed well and picked one wicket while he was charged with 16 runs in two overs.

Mark Adair and Graham Hume also picked one wicket each while Benjamin White and Gareth Delany were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket. The batting order of Ireland performed well but they lost their key wicket one by one and this was the main reason why they were 22 runs behind Bangladesh when the match was stopped. Gareth Delany was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with 21 runs to his name on 14 balls with the help of three boundaries. Harry Tector also performed well and put some runs on the board. He scored 19 runs while he faced 12 balls and smashed three boundaries. The skipper, Paul Stirling had a good start with the bat but failed to continue and came back to the pavilion after scoring 17 runs on just 8 balls with the help of four boundaries.

Bangladesh had played a total of 148 T20 matches with 53 wins to their name. They had lost 92 matches while their 3 matches ended with no result.

Ireland had played 145 T20 Internationals. They had won 60 matches and lost 77 matches. Their 7 matches ended with no results and 1 match was tied.

Bangladesh had played 6 T20 matches against Ireland where they had won 4 matches while Ireland had won just 1 match. One match between these two teams was not decided.

As per cricket match prediction, Bangladesh is the favorite team to win this match. The reasons why Ireland is a favorite team in this match, are mentioned below:

• Bangladesh won the first match and will be confident
• The batting order of Bangladesh is in super form
• Bangladesh has a good record while playing in home conditions
• The bowling unit of Bangladesh is also strong and experienced
• Ireland had been struggling in this tour with the batting and bowling

Bangladesh has a strong batting order and bowling unit as compared to Ireland, so the winning chances of Bangladesh for today’s match have been increased. The equation of winning the chances of both teams for today’s match is mentioned as under.

Bangladesh has a 68% chance to win this match
Ireland has a 32% chance to win this match

The toss can play an important role in the decision of this match. According to our toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may elect to bat first.

The 2nd T20 match between Bangladesh and Ireland is going to be played at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram. The pitch at this stadium is excellent for batting. The boundaries at this venue are short and will bring the spinners into play. The pitch will continue to be good for batting throughout the match.

The weather forecast in Chattogram on match day is good. There are almost no chances of rain and we should have a full match.

Bangladesh: Litton Das (wk), Rony Talukdar, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud.

Ireland: Paul Stirling (c), Ross Adair, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Craig Young, Graham Hume, Benjamin White.

Captain: Shakib Al Hasan
Vice-Captain: Taskin Ahmed
Liton Das, Paul Stirling, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Andy Balbirnie, Towhid Hridoy, Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, Mark Adair, Hasan Mahmud

• Date: Wednesday, 29 March 2023
• Time: 08:00 AM GMT / 02:00 PM LOCAL / 01:30 PM IST

• Stadium: Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium
• Location: Chattogram, Bangladesh
• Capacity: 20000
• Known as: Chattogram Divisional Stadium, Bir Shrestha Shahid Ruhul Amin Stadium, Chittagong
• Ends: Isphani End, UCB End
• Time Zone: UTC +06:00
• Home to: Bangladesh, Chattogram Division

• Total matches: 21
• Matches won batting first: 10
• Matches won bowling first: 11
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 146
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 129
• Highest total recorded: 196/5 (20 Ov) by RSA vs ENG
• Lowest total recorded: 39/10 (10.3 Ov) by NED vs SL
• The highest score chased: 190/4 (19.2 Ov) by ENG vs SL
• The lowest score defended: 141/5 (20 Ov) by NEP vs AFG

Litton Das(w), Rony Talukdar, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Shakib Al Hasan(c), Shamim Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam, Jaker Ali, Rishad Hossain.