The pitch at the County Ground Chelmsford in Essex has traditionally supported batting over the years. The batters have found it easy to get quick runs against spinners at this venue as it has short boundaries.
Ireland will lock horns with Bangladesh in the 3rd ODI of the series on the 14th of May. This is the last series of the World Cup Super League and we will be ready with all 8 teams who have directly qualified for the World Cup later in India at the end of this series. One spot is up for grabs, and for Ireland to qualify, they need to whitewash Bangladesh in this three-match ODI series. If they lose even a single game, South Africa will qualify and Ireland will have to play in the qualifier tournament In Zimbabwe. Ireland struggled recently against Bangladesh but they were playing away from home in the subcontinent conditions. The Irish have a good blend of youth and experience in their squad and a lot will depend on how their bowlers perform in this series.
The first match of the series resulted in a washout and the 2nd match was won by Bangladesh. Tamim Iqbal has led the side as well and will be looking to fine-tune his squad ahead of the World Cup later this year. Taskin Ahmed will miss the series with an injury, who will be hoping to recover before the marquee event. It will be an interesting battle will be between Irish pace attack and Bangladesh’s top order and this battle would most likely decide the result of this series. With both sides well-balanced, this match has all the making of going down to the wire at the County Ground in Essex.
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Total Matches – 13
Ireland – 9
Bangladesh – 2
No Result – 2
Ireland – L L NR L NR
Bangladesh – W W NR W W
The pitch at the County Ground Chelmsford in Essex has traditionally supported batting over the years. The batters have found it easy to get quick runs against spinners at this venue as it has short boundaries. The ball might do a little bit for the fast bowlers in the initial stages of the match as well, but it will get easier to bat as the match progresses. Batters need to get their eye in before going for the aggressive shots. The team winning the toss would be inclined to bowl first at this venue and chase the score down in the second innings with some dew expected.
Ireland vs Bangladesh, 1st ODI
Venue: County Ground, Chelmsford
Date & Time: 9th May, at 3:15 PM IST and 10:30 AM Local
Opened | 1925 |
Capacity | 6500 |
Ends | Hayes Close End, River End |
Location | Essex, England |
Time Zone | UTC +1:00 |
Other Sports it is home to | – |
Floodlights | Yes |
Total matches | 8 |
Matches won batting first | 5 |
Matches won bowling first | 3 |
Average 1st Inns scores | 205 |
Average 2nd Inns scores | 140 |
Highest total recorded | 273/8 (50 Ov) by ENGW vs RSAW |
Lowest total recorded | 98/10 (34.5 Ov) by RSAW vs ENGW |
Highest score chased | 134/1 (27 Ov) by ENGW vs AUSW |
Lowest score defended | 233/6 (50 Ov) by ZIM vs RSA |