Bangladesh are set to play Ireland against Ireland in their 3rd match at Bangladesh, 3 ODI Series, 2023 at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet on 23 March 2023.

The third and final ODI between Bangladesh and Ireland will take place in Sylhet on Thursday afternoon. Bangladesh go into this game with a 1-0 lead, having smashed their highest overall ODI record in each of the previous two games. However, the second ODI was washed out before Ireland had a chance to reply with the bat. Read on as we preview this final game in the series. The game starts at 2:30 p.m. local time.

Bangladesh continued their strong form from the IT20s against England and have been far too strong for Ireland in that series. It would be a big surprise if they didn't win this ODI.

It's been very hard work for Ireland's bowlers in the series against a very strong batting side from Bangladesh. Ireland will need to put on one of their best ODI performances ever if they want to level the series 1-1.

3rd ODI Preview

Bangladesh and Ireland have played 2 matches in the series with Bangladesh winning 1 match.

In their previous encounter in this series, Towhid Hridoy was Man of the Match and Shakib Al Hasan scored the highest fantasy scores for Bangladesh with 137 match fantasy points while Graham Hume topped the fantasy rankings with 118 match fantasy points Leading points for Ireland.

Last match (Bangladesh vs Ireland Last Match Scorecard) played by Bangladesh vs Ireland, Match Abandoned. The best fantasy player for Bangladesh was Mushfiqur Rahim who scored 136 fantasy points.

In the second ODI, Ireland won the draw and chose to go first. Bangladesh landed 349 runs on the board, where Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mushfiqur Rahim hit 73 runs and 100 runs for them, respectively. Graham Hume snatched 3 wickets for Ireland. After the first innings, rain played the spoilsport. As a result, the game had to be stopped due to constant rain.

Pitch Report

The pitch at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet will allow for good stroke play and the batsmen will find it easy to hit on the surface. It will not allow much support for the bowlers and wicket-taking will not be easy. The average 1st innings finish at this venue over the last 20 games is 196 runs. The team that bats first at this venue has won 65% of their games.

Weather Report

After half of Monday's game was drowned in rain, similar conditions are forecast for Thursday afternoon. Humidity is expected to reach 100% by early evening and rain is expected in the afternoon.

Toss Prediction

Ireland won the toss and have finished first in both games so far. We predict Bangladesh to bat first regardless of who wins the toss ahead of this game.

Head to Head

In the 12 games played between these two teams, bowlers from both teams have scored the most fantasy points for their respective teams so far.

Betting Tips

The hosts are currently in top form, especially in terms of hitting. The middle class with Shakib, Towhid Hridoy, Shanto and Mushfiqur Rahim are in top form and we expect them to put in another winning performance here.

Bet on Bangladesh to win.

Probable Playing XIs

Bangladesh

Tamim Iqbal, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Litton Das, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Yasir Ali, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed

Ireland

Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie, Lorcan Tucker, Harry Tector, Gareth Delany, Curtis Campher, Matthew Humphreys, George Dockrell, Andy McBrine, Mark Adair, Benjamin White.

Top Fantasy Picks Dream11 Prediction

Bangladesh Key Players

Tamim Iqbal can be a good choice for your Dream11 team. He has an average of 38 match fantasy points over the last 10 games and an 8.3 fantasy rating. This player is a top order opening left handed batter. In the last 5 games, Tamim Iqbal has scored 3, 11, 35, 23, 7 runs for an average of 15.8 per game.

Mushfiqur Rahim is a good player for your Dream11 Fantasy Team. He has an average of 44 match fantasy points over the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 7.8. This player is a top-class batsman, bats right-handed and holds wickets as well. In the last 5 games, Mushfiqur Rahim has had 44, 25, 70, 4, 16 runs for an average of 31.8 per game.

Shakib Al Hasan The 35-year-old all-rounder scored 93 runs from 89 deliveries in the first game and also picked a wicket. He was the first Bangladeshi bowler to pick 300 wickets in ODIs in the first ODI.

Najmul Hossain Shanto The 24-year-old hadn't hit half a century in this format earlier this month, but he now has three 50+ scores.

Ireland Key Players

Paul Stirling The 32-year-old batting all-rounder is one of the most experienced players on the team, having scored 13 centuries in ODIs.

Harry Tector The 23-year-old right-hander has been in exceptional ODI form for the past 12 months. He has an average of 51.14 in this format.

Graham Hume The fast, medium-sized bowler has won seven wickets in the entire series so far, sacking Shakib Al Hasan in both games.

Top players of the last game

Top scorers for Bangladesh are Mushfiqur Rahim with 136 match fantasy points. Najmul Hossain Shanto with 88 match fantasy points and Litton Das with 87 match fantasy points.

The top scorers for Ireland are Graham Hume with 87 match fantasy points. Mark Adair with 43 match fantasy points and Curtis Campher with 27 match fantasy points.