Bangladesh lost the toss and batted

Just three days after the end of the series against England, the Tigers are back on the field. This time Bangladesh's opponent is another English team Ireland. Bangladesh will bat first after losing the toss in the first ODI of the three-match series against them. Mehdi Hasan Miraj, who got injured the previous day, was knocked out of this match.

Today (March 18) the match will start at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium at 2 PM. Earlier, Irish captain Andrew Balberney decided to field first after winning the toss. Afif Hossain, who has been out of form in recent times, has been dropped from the XI. Besides, spinner Nasum Ahmed is in the eleven along with three pacers.

Earlier when the Irish set foot in the country, the Tigers were hosting England. They brilliantly whitewashed the world champions in the T20 series. However, the visitors won the ODI series by 2-1. However, the Bangladesh team is in a very cheerful mood after winning the T20 series by 3-0.

Bangladesh plays very well in ODI format. The Tigers have beaten Ireland 7 times in the 10 meetings so far in this edition. Apart from that, Bangladesh lost two and one without result. Bangladesh has won the last 4 ODIs against Ireland since 2010.

Bangladesh XI: Tamim Iqbal (Captain), Liton Das, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Tauhid Hriday, Yasir Ali Rabbi, Taskin Ahmed Ibadat Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman and Nasum Ahmed.

Ireland XI: Andrew Balburnie (captain), Mark Adair, Curtis Kampfer, Gareth Delaney, George Dockrell, Stephen Dohany, Graham Hume, Andrew McBrien, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector and Lorcan Tucker.

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