After electing to bat first, the Irish team scored a decent 243 for the loss of 7 wickets from 50 overs. Opening stand of 92 runs set the match for Ireland. William Porterfield scored 85 runs. Kevin O'Brien scored 48 runs and skipper Trent Johnston made 30 runs.Bangladesh, Mashrafe Mortaza picked three wickets for 38 runs from 10 overs.Bangladesh scored at the required rate, but the batsman who got starts did not last long enough. Captain Habibul Bashar scored 32 runs. Mohammad Ashraful made 35 runs and Tamim Iqbal scored 29 runs.Bangladesh were finally all out for 169 runs from 41.2 overs. For Ireland, Boyd Rankin, Dave Langford-Smith, Trent Johnston and Kyle McCallan picked three wickets each.William Porterfield was the Man of the Match.
