Ireland took the bowling decision in the toss. But the performance of their bowlers was not good. They bowled very badly. Bangladesh collected 108 runs in the last 10 overs. Towhid Hridoy and Mushfiqur Rahim batted brilliantly. This is why they were able to give such a huge target. Bangladesh's collection was only 102 runs in the first 20 overs. Even then it was unimaginable that they would give such a big target. But unfortunately for Bangladesh, the match was abandoned due to rain. Bangladesh would have won this match if the weather was good.
Mushfiqur Rahim century went in vain as rain come down to rescue Ireland. Bangladesh performing too good at there home soil. 349 was a massive target and Ireland would be in trouble if they have to chase it down. Anyways Ireland will be happy at the moment since there is no result of this match. Still one more ODI to go and Bangladesh is favorite for the upcoming game. It would be unfair to say that his century was in vain. It is going to be counted in his career statistics as an accomplishment. In addition to this, he reached the 7,000 runs mark in the One Day Internationals as well. Bangladesh could easily secure the series win in this match. Nevertheless, it was bad luck that the rain stopped the match, and Bangladesh was not able to get the win that they deserved as a result. I know it is a golden chance for Ireland to actually level the series by winning the last match.
