http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Netherlands-c753 - Tour Match Ireland XI v Bangladeshis – Ireland amass 103 runs
Ireland XI 103/6 (20 overs) – Ireland XI won the toss
In the warm up T20 match before the three-match T20 series, Ireland after winning the toss chose to bat first against Bangladeshis in a bid to amass a stiff total for the home side to chase at The Green, Comber.
However, openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/A-Balbirnie-c870 and JNK Shannon failed to subdue their opponents as with only three runs on the scoreboard, the opening partnership came to its end on the demise of Balbirnie, who could score only two runs before losing his stumps to Mashrafe Mortaza.
Then on the next delivery, the batting side lost their second wicket when number-three batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mushfiqur-Rahim-c2045 without scoring a run.
Shannon was then joined by LT Nelson as the two batsmen tried to steer their side to calm waters.
However, while the two tried desperately to neutralize the harsh bowling, the fielding side on the other hand was in no mood to let the tourists off the hook, as the bowlers retained pressure and eventually grabbed the third wicket with 10 runs on the board, as Shannon perished after scoring an innings of seven runs off 11 deliveries.
It was then time for skipper, AR White, to walk in the middle and salvage the match, as he tried to forge a potent partnership with Nelson.
The two batsmen managed to hold off Bangladeshis for a while as they sneaked in some clever runs and took the score to 34. At this point in time, the two were finally looking comfortable in the middle, but before they could score another run, Elias Sunny spoiled the party by nabbing the wicket of Nelson, who lost his wicket after scoring nine runs off 26 deliveries.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/NG-Jones-c2098 then came in the middle, but before he could launch, he lost his skipper, who faltered after jamming an innings of 16 runs, leaving his team standing on a total of 39 runs.
Nevertheless, this did not stop http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jones-c69217 from going ballistic as he smashed a 41-run knock off just 26 deliveries as he played a dominating role in helping his side amass 103 runs on the board as Ireland XI finished their innings for the loss of six wicket with Jones standing unbeaten.
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