Litton, Shakib guide Bangladesh to series win over Ireland

An explosive half-century by Litton Das coupled with an all-round show by skipper Shakib Al Hasan helped Bangladesh clinch a series win over Ireland after defeating the visitors by 77 runs in the second T20I at Chattogram on Wednesday.
With this win, Bangladesh leads the three-match series 2-0. In the chase of 203, Ireland lost six of their wickets within the powerplay itself. Paul Stirling (0), Lorcan Tucker (5), Ross Adair (6), Gareth Delany (6), George Dockrell (2) and Harry Tector (22) fell without making much impact. Though Tector tried to accelerate the scoring, he was cleaned up by Shakib. The ball went under Tector’s willow and crashed into the stumps, making him Shakib’s fifth victim in the powerplay itself.
Curtis Campher fought against the onslaught unleashed by Bangladesh bowlers, scoring a fifty in just 30 balls consisting of three fours and a six. But Shakib had feasted on top order and upper middle order and done heavy damage. Hasan Mahmud and Taskin Ahmed quickly removed four more batters. Ireland could score only 125/9 in their 20 runs and lost the match.