In the first one-day international of a three-match series between Bangladesh and Ireland, which took place at Chelmsford in England on Tuesday, Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan failed to capitalize on his strong start by departing in the 12th over after scoring 20 runs off 21 balls against the bowling of seamer Graham Hume. As a result, the Tigers were left with a score of 51 for the loss of three.
Shakib, who struck four boundaries, seemed to be aggressive from the beginning of the match; nevertheless, that aggressiveness ultimately contributed to his downfall as he moved forward and attempted to heave a good-length ball over the line. The ball took a very little hop in off the surface, but the left-handed hitter was able to totally miss it, and it ended up colliding into the wood.
After Shakib was sent out at number four, Tawhid Hridoy entered the arena.