BAN vs IRE Match Prediction & Betting Tips - Mar 18, 2023
Tournament: Ireland tour of Bangladesh, 2023.
Date: March 18, 2023.
Format: One day
Venue: Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet.
Time: 08:00
In the first one-day international match of the new series, Ireland will take on Bangladesh in Bangladesh. This game is a part of Ireland’s tour of Bangladesh for the 2023 season. Let's take a look at the betting tips, pitch report, and match prediction for this match.
BAN vs IRE Team Previews
Bangladesh
The Bangladesh top-order batting will be handled by the likes of Tamim Iqbal, Najmul Hossain Shanto, and Towhid Hridoy in this game. While the Bangla middle order will be in the hands of batters such as Yasir Ali, and Litton Das, and other all-rounders such as Shakib al Hasan, Afif Hossain, and Mehidy Hasan Miraz. The bowling attack for Bangladesh will be in the hands of bowlers such as Ebadot Hossain, Mustafizur Rahim, Hasan Mahmud, Nasmul Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, and Taskin Ahmed. There are some good all-rounders in Bangladesh ranks such as Shakib Al Hasan, Mehidy Hasan Mirza, and Afif Hossain.
Bangladesh is going into this game with a win under its belt in its last encounter against England. This game was played in Chattogram in Bangladesh in March of this year. Batting first in this game Bangladesh scored 246 runs all out in their stipulated 50 overs. While chasing this decent target the English side was bowled out for 196 runs in 43.1 overs. Shakib Al Hasan was adjudged man of the match for his 75 runs from 71 balls and he also picked up 4 wickets for 35 runs while bowling.
Bangladesh got off to a poor start to their innings with both openers getting back to the pavilion before hardly anything was on the board. Najmul Hossain Shanto scored a half-century and steadied the ship with Mushtfiqur Rahim who scored 70 runs from 93 balls with 6 fours. The evergreen Shakib Al Hasan again scored some useful runs in the middle order to take the side to a reasonable height. Many English batters got a good start but none of them could convert them into a big score. Shakib's 4-wicket haul was supported by all the other bowlers from the Bangladesh side who were all among wickets.
Bangladesh Playing 11
Tamim Iqbal, Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Yasir Ali , Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Ebadot Hossain, Nasum Ahmed.
Ireland
The last full game played by the Irish team was against Zimbabwe. This was the 2nd match of their tour of Zimbabwe in January. In this game played at Harare, Ireland scored 294 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in their quota of 50 overs. The Zimbabwean side made a game dash at the score which was pretty daunting but they were bowled out in their effort with a score of 248 runs. The Irish fast bowler Josh Little picked up 4 wickets for 38 runs and was promptly adjudged player of the match.
The Irish openers provided a solid foundation to the team's total with Paul Stirling and Stephen Doheny getting involved in a century stand for the first wicket. Stirling scored 45 runs from 61 balls while Doheny hit 84 runs from 111 balls with 7 fours and a six. But it was Harry Tector who provided the real impetus to the Irish innings by hitting 75 runs from 61 balls with 7 fours and a six. George Dockrell also hit some lusty blows towards the end of the Irish innings by scoring 30 runs from 19 balls with 3 fours and 1 six.
Ireland ended up setting a pretty decent target in this game to the Zimbabwean side. The Zimbabwean team made a decent attempt at chasing this target with Innocent Kaia scoring a half-century as an opener. Many Zimbabwean batters got a start such as Chamu Chibhabha, Gary Balance, Ryan Burl, and Sikandar Raza. But none of them could muster a huge score that could have been a match-winning total. Josh Little was the pick of the bowlers for Ireland with figures of 10-0-38-4. He was helped along the way by Mark Adair, Graham Hume, and Andy McBrine.
Ireland Playing 11
Stephen Doheny, Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie, Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, Lorcan Tucker, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Andy McBrine, Mark Adair, Graham Hume.
BAN vs IRE Toss Prediction
The wicket on offer at the Sylhet Cricket Stadium in Sylhet is a slow one. It is likely to get even slower as the match progresses and batting will gradually become tougher with shot-making becoming difficult. So, the captain that wins the toss might want to bat first here and put a big total on the board.
Read our guide on toss predictions to learn how we analyze and come up with our tips.
Pitch and Conditions
The surface on offer at this venue in Bangladesh has never been a great one for the batsmen. Most batters have struggled to bat freely on this track. Similar conditions can be expected for this game as well. Spinners, on the other hand, will enjoy the conditions as the low bounce will make stroke play difficult. You will get short boundaries on the ground and if the batsmen get their timing right the boundaries may be cleared easily.
We are likely to get partly cloudy conditions for this game between Ireland and Bangladesh. The temperatures during the game will hover close to 25 degrees and we can expect winds in the region of 15 km/hr with a relative humidity of close to 60%. No chances of rain coming down during the match though.
BAN vs IRE Betting Tips
The Bangladesh team is playing this game at home. They are well aware of the conditions for this game. So, they will start as clear favorites to win this game and take a lead in the series. Ireland is no slouches either. They won the last full game they played against Zim in their country. So, do not be surprised if they pull a fast one across Bangla tigers.
Bonus Cricket Bets
Litton Das has been the class batter for Bangladesh for several years now. He did not score too many runs in the last one-day game so, you can bet on him to score more than 27 runs in this match.
Tamim Iqbal is one of the more consistent batters for Bangladesh. He has scored tons of runs for the Bangladesh team so far and he is in good form. You can bet on him to top-score for them again.
Bangladesh has some good batters playing for them near the top of their batting order. You can bet on them to score more than 4 runs in the first over of the innings even though it is a one-day game and openers take a bit of time to settle down.
We are eager to know what you think of our match predictions, if there is anything we can do better or if you want to let us know your own predictions for the match.