Ireland Wolves cricket team in Bangladesh in 2020–21

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Ireland Wolves cricket team in Bangladesh in 2020–21
  Flag of Bangladesh.svg Cricket Ireland flag.svg
  Bangladesh Emerging Ireland Wolves
Dates 26 February – 16 March 2021
Captains Saif Hassan Harry Tector
Twenty20 International series
Results Bangladesh Emerging won the 1-match series 1–0
Most runs Towhid Hridoy (58) Lorcan Tucker (38)
Most wickets Sumon Khan (4) Peter Chase (2)
FC series
Result Bangladesh Emerging won the 1-match series 1–0
Most runs Yasir Ali (92) Curtis Campher (61)
Most wickets Tanvir Islam (13) Mark Adair (3)
Graham Hume (3)
LA series
Result Bangladesh Emerging won the 5-match series 4–0
Most runs Mahmudul Hasan Joy (285) Ruhan Pretorius (142)
Most wickets Sumon Khan (7) Mark Adair (5)
Ruhan Pretorius (5)
Player of the series Mahmudul Hasan Joy (Bangladesh Emerging)

The Ireland Wolves cricket team toured Bangladesh in February and March 2021 to play an unofficial Test match (with First-class status), five unofficial One Day International matches (with List A status) and one unofficial Twenty20 International match (with Twenty20 status) against a Bangladesh Emerging team. [1] [2] The tour was confirmed a day after Ireland's tour of Zimbabwe was cancelled. [3] The original tour schedule included two Twenty20 matches, but one was dropped from the itinerary on 13 March 2021. [4]

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The first unofficial ODI match was abandoned after 30 overs, after Ruhan Pretorius tested positive for COVID-19. [5] Ahead of the second ODI, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed that the match would take place, after all players returned a negative test. [6] Pretorius' test was later found to be a false positive, with him returning to the squad for the second match. [7]

Squads

First ClassList AT20
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Emerging [8] Cricket Ireland flag.svg Ireland Wolves [9] Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Emerging [8] Cricket Ireland flag.svg Ireland Wolves [9] Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Emerging [8] Cricket Ireland flag.svg Ireland Wolves [9]

Originally, George Dockrell was set to captain the Ireland Wolves in the unofficial Test, and Harry Tector would lead the side in the limited overs matches. [10] However, the day before the squad departed for Bangladesh, it was announced that Dockrell had opted out of the tour. [9] The same day, Ruhan Pretorius was added to the squad and Tector was confirmed as captain. [11]

Unofficial First Class series

Only unofficial Test

26 February – 1 March 2021 [n 1]
Scorecard
v
151 (67 overs)
Curtis Campher 38 (92)
Tanvir Islam 5/55 (23 overs)
313 (90.4 overs)
Yasir Ali 92 (115)
Mark Adair 3/22 (16.4 overs)
139 (74.3 overs)
Harry Tector 55 (137)
Tanvir Islam 8/51 (28.3 overs)
Bangladesh Emerging won by an innings and 23 runs
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) and Morshed Ali Khan (Ban)
Player of the match: Tanvir Islam (Bangladesh Emerging)

Unofficial List A series

1st unofficial OD

5 March 2021
09:00
Scorecard
Bangladesh Emerging Flag of Bangladesh.svg
122/4 (30 overs)
v
Towhid Hridoy 44* (61)
Mark Adair 2/19 (6 overs)
  • Ireland Wolves won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ben White (Ireland Wolves) made his List A debut.
  • The match was called off after Ruhan Pretorius (Ireland Wolves) tested positive for COVID-19 during the match. [12]

2nd unofficial OD

7 March 2021
09:00
Scorecard
Ireland Wolves Cricket Ireland flag.svg
263/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Emerging
264/6 (49.4 overs)
Ruhan Pretorius 90 (125)
Rakibul Hasan 2/39 (10 overs)
Mahmudul Hasan Joy 66 (95)
Ben White 2/45 (10 overs)
Bangladesh Emerging won by 4 wickets
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) and Morshed Ali Khan (Ban)
Player of the match: Shamim Hossain (Bangladesh Emerging)
  • Bangladesh Emerging won the toss and elected to field.

3rd unofficial OD

9 March 2021
11:00
Scorecard
Ireland Wolves Cricket Ireland flag.svg
260/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Emerging
264/4 (45.3 overs)
Lorcan Tucker 82* (52)
Mukidul Islam 3/53 (10 overs)
Saif Hassan 120 (125)
Gareth Delany 2/52 (10 overs)
Bangladesh Emerging won by 6 wickets
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) and Morshed Ali Khan (Ban)
Player of the match: Saif Hassan (Bangladesh Emerging)
  • Bangladesh Emerging won the toss and elected to field.

4th unofficial OD

12 March 2021
09:00
Scorecard
Ireland Wolves Cricket Ireland flag.svg
182 (46.2 overs)
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Emerging
186/2 (41.3 overs)
Mark Adair 40 (49)
Sumon Khan 4/31 (8.2 overs)
Towhid Hridoy 88* (97)
Peter Chase 2/29 (8 overs)
Bangladesh Emerging won by 8 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban) and Masudur Rahman (Ban)
Player of the match: Sumon Khan (Bangladesh Emerging)
  • Bangladesh Emerging won the toss and elected to field.

5th unofficial OD

14 March 2021
09:00
Scorecard
Bangladesh Emerging Flag of Bangladesh.svg
260 (49.4 overs)
v
Cricket Ireland flag.svg Ireland Wolves
255/9 (50 overs)
Mahmudul Hasan Joy 123 (135)
Mark Adair 3/27 (5.4 overs)
Stephen Doheny 81 (99)
Saif Hassan 3/31 (10 overs)
Bangladesh Emerging won by 5 runs
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban) and Masudur Rahman (Ban)
Player of the match: Mahmudul Hasan Joy (Bangladesh Emerging)
  • Ireland Wolves won the toss and elected to field.
  • Shahadat Hossain (Bangladesh Emerging) made his List A debut.

Unofficial T20 series

Only unofficial T20

16 March 2021
12:30
Scorecard
Bangladesh Emerging Flag of Bangladesh.svg
184/7 (20 overs)
v
Cricket Ireland flag.svg Ireland Wolves
154 (18.1 overs)
Towhid Hridoy 58 (35)
Peter Chase 2/36 (4 overs)
Lorcan Tucker 38 (22)
Sumon Khan 4/28 (3.1 overs)
Bangladesh Emerging won by 30 runs
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Shafiuddin Ahmed (Ban) and Masudur Rahman (Ban)
Player of the match: Sumon Khan (Bangladesh Emerging)
  • Ireland Wolves won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ben White (Ireland Wolves) made his T20 debut.

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Notes

  1. While four days of play was scheduled for the match, it reached a result in three days.