Bangladesh v Ireland @ Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
18 March 2008
Toss: Ireland (bat)
Umpires: Enamul Haque, TH Wijewardene
Third Umpire: Ranjan Madugalle
Match Result: Bangladesh won by 8 wickets
Ireland
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. William Porterfield | c Dhiman Ghosh b Mashrafe Mortaza | 1 | 19 | 19 | - | - | |
| 2. Reinhardt Strydom | c Dhiman Ghosh b Mashrafe Mortaza | 8 | 29 | 40 | 1 | - | |
| 3. Eoin Morgan | b Farhad Reza | 35 | 55 | 72 | 1 | 1 | |
| +4. Niall O'Brien | c Farhad Reza b Mahmudullah Riyad | 15 | 21 | 22 | 2 | 1 | |
| 5. Kevin O'Brien | lbw b Saqibul Hasan | 20 | 44 | 55 | 2 | - | |
| 6. Andre Botha | run out (Abdur Razzak > ) | 22 | 28 | 35 | 2 | - | |
| 7. Alex Cusack | c Farhad Reza b Mashrafe Mortaza | 38 | 61 | 80 | - | 1 | |
| *8. Trent Johnston | not out | 31 | 41 | 66 | 2 | - | |
| 9. David Langford-Smith | not out | 3 | 2 | 4 | - | - | |
| 10. Kyle McCallan | |||||||
| 11. Greg Thompson |
| FOW | 1-8 (William Porterfield), 2-20 (Reinhardt Strydom), 3-43 (Niall O'Brien), 4-81 (Eoin Morgan), 5-97 (Kevin O'Brien), 6-115 (Andre Botha), 7-180 (Alex Cusack). |
| Extras | 5b, 4lb, 3w, 0nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 50 ovs, 204 mins) 185 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Mashrafe Mortaza | 10 | 4 | 22 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Abdur Razzak | 10 | 0 | 36 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Mahmudullah Riyad | 10 | 0 | 31 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Saqibul Hasan | 10 | 1 | 38 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Farhad Reza | 10 | 0 | 49 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
Bangladesh
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Tamim Iqbal | c Greg Thompson b David Langford-Smith | 13 | 18 | 24 | 2 | - | |
| 2. Shahriar Nafees | not out | 90 | 121 | 172 | 11 | - | |
| 3. Aftab Ahmed | c Reinhardt Strydom b Trent Johnston | 11 | 10 | 16 | 2 | - | |
| *4. Mohammad Ashraful | not out | 64 | 90 | 130 | 8 | - | |
| 5. Saqibul Hasan | |||||||
| 6. Raqibul Hasan | |||||||
| 7. Dhiman Ghosh | |||||||
| 8. Farhad Reza | |||||||
| 9. Abdur Razzak | |||||||
| 10. Mashrafe Mortaza | |||||||
| 11. Mahmudullah Riyad |
| FOW | 1-25 (Tamim Iqbal), 2-56 (Aftab Ahmed). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 8w, 0nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 2 wickets, 39.5 ovs, 172 mins) 186 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Kevin O'Brien | 5 | 0 | 30 | 0 | (2w,0nb) |
| David Langford-Smith | 7 | 0 | 49 | 1 | (5w,0nb) |
| Trent Johnston | 6 | 1 | 17 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Andre Botha | 6 | 1 | 20 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kyle McCallan | 8 | 0 | 28 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alex Cusack | 3.5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Thompson | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Shahriar Nafees, Aftab Ahmed, Mohammad Ashraful, Saqibul Hasan, Raqibul Hasan, Dhiman Ghosh, Farhad Reza, Abdur Razzak, Mashrafe Mortaza, Mahmudullah Riyad
Ireland: William Porterfield, Reinhardt Strydom, Eoin Morgan, Niall O'Brien, Kevin O'Brien, Andre Botha, Alex Cusack, Trent Johnston, David Langford-Smith, Kyle McCallan, Greg Thompson
