Match report Ireland v Bangladeshis 2004 (2nd match)

Match report Ireland v Bangladeshis 2004 (2nd match) by Gerry Byrne

Scorecard:

The Ireland team was unchanged from that which had lost so narrowly the previous day.

Bangladesh showed one change, Mohammad Rafique coming in for Mushfiqur Rahman, who had been injured while bowling the previous day.

Mohammad Rafique won the Man of the Match award.

Ireland’s bowling and fielding let them down, with 30 conceded between wides and no-balls and at least 3 catches dropped.

Gordon Cooke took 5 wickets in an innings for Ireland for the first time.

50 Partnerships

For Ireland None

Against Ireland 7th wicket 79 Khaled Mashud/Mohammad Rafique