Mushfiqur Rahim starred with the fastest century by a Bangladesh batter as he helped the Tigers record their highest-ever ODI total of 349 for six in the second ODI of the three-match series at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Monday.

Bangladesh batter Mushfiqur Rahim became the third player in Bangladesh’s history to score 7,000 ODI runs after Tamim Iqbal, and Shakib Al Hasan as he reached the milestone in the second ODI of the three-match series against Ireland at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Monday.

Najmul Hossain Shanto missed out on his maiden ODI century as he became the second batter to get dismissed in his 70s after Liton Das, and Shakib Al Hasan fell while trying to up the ante leaving the Tigers at 192 for four after the end of the 34th over in the second ODI against Ireland at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Monday.

Towhid Hridoy was shaped by unfortunate long before his first international appearance for Bangladesh national team. In 2013, a ‘fake’ cricket academy in Banasree embezzled money from him deceitfully. His family suffered as they had to mortgage land for a young Hridoy to join that academy but his career faced early setback. Batting with the likes of Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim yesterday, Towhid showcased his own talent. He talked to The Daily Star’s Abdullah Al Mehdi on facing deceit when pursuing cricket, and support of his family through difficult times. He also talked about batting with Mushfiqur Rahim yesterday and gave his opinion on Mashrafe Bin Mortaza’s comment during the BPL regarding his national team call up.

All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and debutant Towhid Hridoy missed out on centuries but their fifties helped Bangladesh post their highest-ever total in ODIs, 338 for eight, in the first ODI of the three-match series against Ireland at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Saturday.

Debutant Towhid Hridoy brought up his maiden ODI fifty in the first ODI of the three-match series against Ireland at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Saturday.

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan reached his 53rd ODI fifty to give the Tigers a solid platform to accelerate from as he along with debutant Towhid Hridoy helped their side to 155 for three after the end of the 30th over in the first ODI of the three-match series against Ireland at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Saturday.

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan became only the second player from the country, after Tamim Iqbal, to have scored 7000 ODI runs as he reached the milestone in the first ODI of the three-match series against Ireland at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Saturday.

Bangladesh opener Liton Das was dismissed for a 31-ball 26 in the last over of the powerplay as the Tigers managed 50 runs for the loss of two wickets after the first 10 overs in the ODI opener of the three-match series against Ireland at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Saturday.

Bangladesh lost their skipper Tamim Iqbal early in the third over for seven runs after the Tigers were put into bat by Ireland in the first ODI of the three-match series at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Saturday.

Bangladesh will cap off their Super League fixtures with three ODIs against Ireland in May, to be played in Chelmsford, England, Cricket Ireland confirmed on Friday. 

Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha has backed the experienced Mahmudullah Riyad, saying that the 37-year-old all-rounder is still in his plans.

Bangladesh Test and T20I skipper Shakib Al Hasan joined the Tigers training camp in Sylhet on Friday, a day before the three-match ODI series against Ireland commences at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.

It is the first time that Ireland will play the Tigers in a bilateral series, with matches across all three formats.

Right-handed batter Rony Talkudar has been named as a replacement for the injured Zakir Hasan for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Ireland starting on Saturday.

Wicketkeeper-batter Zakir Hasan has been ruled out of the upcoming Ireland series after he suffered an injury in training at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Thursday, Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) chief selector Minhajul Abedin Nannu confirmed to The Daily Star. 

Ireland skipper Andrew Balbirnie and all-rounder Curtis Campher credited their recent stints at the Bangladesh Premier League which they believe will benefit them when they face Bangladesh.

Ireland ramped up their preparations with a dominating 78-run win over Bangladesh Cricket Board XI in their only warm-up match at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.

Bangladesh’s fielders were unable to hold onto a number of catches which went on to hurt the Tigers and more importantly, it had a negative impact on Shakib. Bangladesh’s fielders remained below par yesterday but the good news is that it was a dead rubber fixture seeing as the Tigers’ had

Bangladesh romp to victory with a six-wicket win over Ireland at the Castle Avenue in Dublin today. The Tigers will play in the final of the tri-series against West Indies on May 17 but their celebrations might be hampered after Shakib Al Hasan reitred hurt with a side strain during Bangladesh's chase.