Bangladesh women's cricket team in Ireland in 2018

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  Cricket Ireland flag.svg Flag of Bangladesh.svg
  Ireland women Bangladesh women
Dates 28 June – 1 July 2018
Captains Laura Delany Salma Khatun
Twenty20 International series
Results Bangladesh women won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs Laura Delany (88) Fargana Hoque (115)
Most wickets Eimear Richardson (4) Jahanara Alam (7)
Player of the series Jahanara Alam (Ban)

The Bangladesh women's cricket team played the Ireland women's cricket team in June and July 2018. [1] [2] [3] The tour consisted of three Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) matches. [4] The second match took place before the men's Twenty20 International match between Ireland and India which was played later the same day at the same venue. [4]

Contents

In the opening match, Jahanara Alam became the first woman for Bangladesh to take a five-wicket haul in international cricket. [5] Bangladesh won the opening two matches, therefore winning the series with one game to play. [6] Bangladesh won the series 2–1 with Jahanara Alam named as the player of the series. [7] [8]

Squads

Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland [9] Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh [10]

Bangladesh also named Jannatul Ferdus, Lata Mondal, Murshida Khatun and Suraiya Azmin as players on standby for the series. [10]

WT20I series

1st WT20I

28 June 2018
14:00
Scorecard
Ireland  Cricket Ireland flag.svg
134/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
135/6 (20 overs)
Isobel Joyce 41 (41)
Jahanara Alam 5/28 (4 overs)
Nigar Sultana 46 (38)
Eimear Richardson 2/20 (4 overs)
Bangladesh Women won by 4 wickets
YMCA Cricket Club, Dublin
Umpires: Roland Black (Ire) and Alan Neill (Ire)

2nd WT20I

29 June 2018
11:00
Scorecard
Ireland  Cricket Ireland flag.svg
124/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
125/6 (19.1 overs)
Cecelia Joyce 60 (47)
Jahanara Alam 2/15 (4 overs)
Shamima Sultana 51 (49)
Laura Delany 2/21 (4 overs)
Bangladesh Women won by 4 wickets
The Village, Malahide
Umpires: Azam Baig (Ire) and Paul Reynolds (Ire)
  • Ireland Women won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd WT20I

1 July 2018
14:00
Scorecard
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg
151/4 (20 overs)
v
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
152/4 (20 overs)
Fargana Hoque 66 (47)
Laura Delany 1/19 (4 overs)
Gaby Lewis 50 (31)
Nahida Akter 1/20 (4 overs)
Ireland Women won by 6 wickets
Sydney Parade, Dublin
Umpires: Azam Baig (Ire) and Paul Reynolds (Ire)
  • Ireland Women won the toss and elected to field.

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