Bangladesh v Ireland @ Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
22 March 2008
Toss: Bangladesh (bat)
Umpires: Enamul Haque, TH Wijewardene
Third Umpire: jan Madugalle, AFM Akhtaruddin
Match Referee: AFM Akhtaruddin, Ranjan Madugalle
Match Result: Bangladesh won by 79 runs
Bangladesh
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Tamim Iqbal | c William Porterfield b David Langford-Smith | 129 | 136 | 204 | 15 | 1 | |
| 2. Shahriar Nafees | c Reinhardt Strydom b Alex Cusack | 54 | 56 | 83 | 9 | - | |
| 3. Aftab Ahmed | b Alex Cusack | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - | |
| *4. Mohammad Ashraful | c Niall O'Brien b Kevin O'Brien | 22 | 36 | 48 | 2 | - | |
| 5. Saqibul Hasan | c William Porterfield b David Langford-Smith | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | - | |
| 6. Raqibul Hasan | c Niall O'Brien b Kevin O'Brien | 2 | 11 | 12 | - | - | |
| 7. Mahmudullah Riyad | not out | 49 | 44 | 60 | 4 | - | |
| 8. Mashrafe Mortaza | c William Porterfield b David Langford-Smith | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | |
| 9. Farhad Reza | not out | 0 | - | 2 | - | - | |
| 10. Abdur Razzak | |||||||
| +11. Dhiman Ghosh |
| FOW | 1-109 (Shahriar Nafees), 2-109 (Aftab Ahmed), 3-160 (Mohammad Ashraful), 4-167 (Saqibul Hasan), 5-178 (Raqibul Hasan), 6-260 (Tamim Iqbal), 7-287 (Mashrafe Mortaza). |
| Extras | 0b, 5lb, 8w, 1nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 50 ovs, 219 mins) 293 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| David Langford-Smith | 7 | 0 | 53 | 3 | (4w,1nb) |
| Kevin O'Brien | 9 | 0 | 58 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
| Andre Botha | 6 | 0 | 28 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trent Johnston | 8 | 0 | 55 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kyle McCallan | 10 | 0 | 52 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alex Cusack | 8 | 1 | 30 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
| Greg Thompson | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Ireland
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. William Porterfield | run out (Abdur Razzak > Dhiman Ghosh) | 18 | 27 | 32 | 2 | - | |
| 2. Reinhardt Strydom | lbw b Mahmudullah Riyad | 37 | 57 | 82 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3. Eoin Morgan | c Aftab Ahmed b Mashrafe Mortaza | 12 | 14 | 15 | 2 | - | |
| +4. Niall O'Brien | c Aftab Ahmed b Abdur Razzak | 70 | 74 | 128 | 4 | 1 | |
| 5. Kevin O'Brien | b Saqibul Hasan | 18 | 36 | 37 | 1 | - | |
| 6. Andre Botha | run out (Mashrafe Mortaza > ) | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | - | |
| 7. Alex Cusack | run out (Raqibul Hasan > Dhiman Ghosh) | 11 | 8 | 11 | - | 1 | |
| *8. Trent Johnston | run out (Dhiman Ghosh > ) | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| 9. Kyle McCallan | c Farhad Reza b Saqibul Hasan | 17 | 19 | 23 | 1 | - | |
| 10. Greg Thompson | st Dhiman Ghosh b Abdur Razzak | 2 | 19 | 27 | - | - | |
| 11. David Langford-Smith | not out | 13 | 15 | 15 | - | 1 |
| FOW | 1-34 (William Porterfield), 2-48 (Eoin Morgan), 3-87 (Reinhardt Strydom), 4-126 (Kevin O'Brien), 5-130 (Andre Botha), 6-154 (Alex Cusack), 7-154 (Trent Johnston), 8-190 (Kyle McCallan), 9-196 (Niall O'Brien), 214 (Greg Thompson). |
| Extras | 3b, 5lb, 6w, 0nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 45.3 ovs, 193 mins) 214 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Mashrafe Mortaza | 9 | 1 | 32 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Farhad Reza | 8 | 0 | 37 | 0 | (3w,0nb) |
| Abdur Razzak | 8.3 | 0 | 50 | 2 | (2w,0nb) |
| Mahmudullah Riyad | 10 | 0 | 41 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Saqibul Hasan | 10 | 1 | 46 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Shahriar Nafees, Aftab Ahmed, Mohammad Ashraful, Saqibul Hasan, Raqibul Hasan, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mashrafe Mortaza, Farhad Reza, Abdur Razzak, Dhiman Ghosh
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
