Bangladesh Achieves 3-0 ODI Series Sweep Against Ireland

Bangladesh concluded their one-day international series against Ireland in Mirpur with a 3-0 victory, largely due to Sharmin Akter’s score of 72. The scorecard for the third One-Day International in Mirpur showed Ireland scoring 185 runs in 50 overs, with Lewis contributing 52 and Prendergast 27. F Khatun took 3 wickets for 43 runs, and S Khatun took 2 for 29. Bangladesh reached 186 for 3 in 37.3 overs, with S Akter scoring 72 and Hoque Pinky 61. Maguire claimed 2 wickets for 38 runs. Bangladesh secured a victory by seven wickets. The host nation, Bangladesh, achieved a clean sweep in the one-day international series against Ireland, winning 3-0. Sharmin Akter’s innings of 72 was instrumental in their seven-wicket win, which came with 12.3 overs remaining. Similar to the second match played on Saturday, Ireland’s batting performance in Mirpur was insufficient to challenge Bangladesh effectively. Despite Captain Gaby Lewis scoring 52 runs, Ireland’s most significant partnership was a 48-run stand for the second wicket between Lewis and Amy Hunter. Hunter was dismissed for 23, trapped lbw by Rabeya Khan, leaving the visiting team at 57 for 2 after 19.1 overs. Lewis and Orla Prendergast (27) then formed a 40-run partnership. However, wickets began to fall rapidly after the captain was bowled by Fahima Khatun, who concluded her 10 overs with figures of 3 wickets for 43 runs. In Bangladesh’s chase, Murshida Khatun was an early casualty. Nevertheless, Akter and Fargana Hoque Pinky, who had starred with the bat on Saturday, effectively sealed the match against the Irish side with a 143-run partnership. Akter’s innings concluded in the 33rd over when she was dismissed by Aimee Maguire. Hoque Pinky followed two overs later, having scored 61 runs, with Maguire taking her wicket as well. Nigar Sultana Joty (18) and Sobhana Mostary (seven) then guided the host team to their third decisive win of the series. A three-match Twenty20 International series between the two nations is scheduled to commence in Sylhet on Thursday, with subsequent matches on Saturday and the following Monday.