Bangladesh v Ireland @ Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
20 March 2008
Toss: Bangladesh (bat)
Umpires: Nadir Shah, TH Wijewardene
Third Umpire: Ranjan Madugalle
Match Result: Bangladesh won by 84 runs
Bangladesh
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Tamim Iqbal | c Kevin O'Brien b Kyle McCallan | 46 | 84 | 112 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2. Shahriar Nafees | run out (David Langford-Smith > ) | 60 | 92 | 152 | 5 | - | |
| 3. Aftab Ahmed | c Trent Johnston b Greg Thompson | 61 | 57 | 71 | 2 | 2 | |
| *4. Mohammad Ashraful | c William Porterfield b Andre Botha | 38 | 38 | 49 | 3 | - | |
| 5. Farhad Reza | lbw b David Langford-Smith | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | - | |
| 6. Saqibul Hasan | c William Porterfield b David Langford-Smith | 2 | 3 | 6 | - | - | |
| 7. Mashrafe Mortaza | c Reinhardt Strydom b David Langford-Smith | 26 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 1 | |
| 8. Raqibul Hasan | run out (David Langford-Smith > ) | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | - | |
| 9. Mahmudullah Riyad | not out | 3 | 4 | 9 | - | - | |
| +10. Dhiman Ghosh | not out | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | |
| 11. Abdur Razzak |
| FOW | 1-94 (Tamim Iqbal), 2-135 (Shahriar Nafees), 3-199 (Aftab Ahmed), 4-201 (Farhad Reza), 5-211 (Saqibul Hasan), 6-223 (Mohammad Ashraful), 7-230 (Raqibul Hasan), 8-243 (Mashrafe Mortaza). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 3w, 0nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 50 ovs, 218 mins) 246 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| David Langford-Smith | 10 | 0 | 43 | 3 | (2w,0nb) |
| Kevin O'Brien | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Andre Botha | 10 | 0 | 60 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trent Johnston | 10 | 0 | 43 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kyle McCallan | 10 | 0 | 51 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Thompson | 6 | 0 | 35 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Ireland
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. William Porterfield | c Aftab Ahmed b Farhad Reza | 25 | 34 | 57 | 5 | - | |
| 2. Reinhardt Strydom | lbw b Abdur Razzak | 15 | 31 | 46 | 3 | - | |
| 3. Eoin Morgan | c Shahriar Nafees b Farhad Reza | 4 | 8 | 7 | - | - | |
| +4. Niall O'Brien | c Mashrafe Mortaza b Saqibul Hasan | 18 | 37 | 45 | 1 | - | |
| 5. Kevin O'Brien | c Mahmudullah Riyad b Saqibul Hasan | 21 | 24 | 31 | 4 | - | |
| 6. Andre Botha | c & b Farhad Reza | 34 | 36 | 49 | 2 | - | |
| 7. Alex Cusack | lbw b Farhad Reza | 24 | 40 | 50 | 1 | 1 | |
| *8. Trent Johnston | b Abdur Razzak | 1 | 3 | 8 | - | - | |
| 9. Kyle McCallan | not out | 11 | 10 | 14 | 1 | - | |
| 10. Greg Thompson | b Farhad Reza | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - | |
| 11. David Langford-Smith | c Dhiman Ghosh b Abdur Razzak | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-42 (Reinhardt Strydom), 2-47 (Eoin Morgan), 3-47 (William Porterfield), 4-83 (Kevin O'Brien), 5-92 (Niall O'Brien), 6-144 (Andre Botha), 7-147 (Trent Johnston), 8-147 (Alex Cusack), 9-147 (Greg Thompson), 162 (David Langford-Smith). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 2w, 1nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 38.3 ovs, 164 mins) 162 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Mashrafe Mortaza | 7 | 0 | 37 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Farhad Reza | 10 | 3 | 42 | 5 | (2w,1nb) |
| Abdur Razzak | 7.3 | 0 | 27 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Saqibul Hasan | 7 | 0 | 16 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mahmudullah Riyad | 6 | 0 | 32 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Aftab Ahmed | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Shahriar Nafees, Aftab Ahmed, Mohammad Ashraful, Farhad Reza, Saqibul Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza, Raqibul Hasan, Mahmudullah Riyad, Dhiman Ghosh, Abdur Razzak
Ireland: William Porterfield, Reinhardt Strydom, Eoin Morgan, Niall O'Brien, Kevin O'Brien, Andre Botha, Alex Cusack, Trent Johnston, Kyle McCallan, Greg Thompson, David Langford-Smith
