| ODI 1, 18th Mar 2008 |
| Ireland won the toss, elected to bat |
| Stadium | : | Shere Bangla National Stadium |
| Venue | : | Mirpur |
| Umpires | : | Enamul Haque and TH Wijewardene |
| TV Umpire | : | -------------------- |
| Referee | : | RS Madugalle | | Result | : | Bangladesh won by 8 wkts | | Man of the Match | : | M Mortaza
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Ireland 185 / 7 (50.0) Overs
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| Players |
Status |
WW |
Runs |
Balls |
4's |
6's |
S.Rate |
| W Porterfield | c D Ghosh b M Mortaza | | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 10.53 | | R Strydom | c D Ghosh b M Mortaza |  | 10 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 34.48 | | E Morgan | b F Reza |  | 34 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 60.71 | | N Obrien | c F Reza b Mahmudullah |  | 15 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 75.00 | | K Obrien | lbw b S Hasan |  | 20 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 45.45 | | A Botha
| run out (A Razzak) |  | 22 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 78.57 | | A Cusack | c Farhad Reza b M Mortaza |  | 38 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 62.30 | | T Johnston
| not out |  | 31 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 75.61 | | D L Smith | not out |  | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 150.00 | | K Mccallan
| | | | | | | | | G J Thompson | | | | | | | |
| Extras: 8 (NB-0, WD-3, B-3, LB-4) | | Total : 185/7 (50.0) |
| Fall of Wickets: 6/1( W Porterfield(1)-5 overs),18/2( R Strydom(10)-10.2 overs),41/3( N Obrien(15)-16 overs),81/4( E Morgan(34)-26 overs),97/5( K Obrien(20)-30.3 overs),115/6( A Cusack(5)-34.5 overs),115/6( A Botha
(22)-34.5 overs),180/7( A Cusack(38)-49.1 overs) |
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