Ireland vs Bangladesh

Bangladesh have finished with 137/8 at the end of their 20 overs. It was a lack lustre batting performance from them as most of their batsmen struggled against some quality Irish bowlering and got out playing poor shots. It was all Ireland for 19 overs as they kept Bangladesh's run rate below 6 till that point. Johnston was the star bowler finishing with 3/20 off his 4 overs picking up the crucial wickets at the top. But the last over of the innings could be the defining moment as Moshrafe Mortaza hit Cusack for 20 runs with two sixes taking Bangladesh past the 135 run mark and giving them something to defend. Mortaza finished with 33 off 16 balls and was their top scorer.

A Cusack to M Mortaza, SIX! A length delivery on off. Mortaza does well to get under it and clubbed it over the long off boundary for another six to end the innings.

A Cusack to M Mortaza, Driven through the covers by Mortaza for a couple of runs.

A Cusack to M Mortaza, SIX! A half volley on off stump and Mortaza gave it a big heave to send it a long way over the deep mid-wicket boundary for a maximum.

A Cusack to M Mortaza, A full toss on off stump which was smacked towards long off for another couple of runs.

A Cusack to M Mortaza, Mortaza has driven it striaght to long off for a single but the bowler failed to hold onto the throw allowing them an extra run.

A Cusack to M Mortaza, A slower delivery driven through the mid-wicket region and they run hard to make it a couple.

B Rankin to N Islam, OUT! Islam was looking to walk outside the off stump to play this but he missed and had his leg stump knocked over.

B Rankin to N Islam, Islam drove that straight back towards the bowler.

B Rankin to N Islam, Islam has driven it through the off side and a mis-field allows them to come back for two.

B Rankin to M Mortaza, Mortaza drives through the leg side for another single.

B Rankin to M Mortaza, FOUR! A length delivery on leg stump. Mortaza got his front foot out of the way and smashed it straight back over the bowler for a boundary to long off.

B Rankin to N Islam, Flicked away through square leg for a single.

A Cusack to M Mortaza, Mortaza has played it through mid-wicket. One run conceded.

A Cusack to N Islam, FOUR! Down the leg side from Cusack and it beat every one running away to the fine leg boundary for five wides.

A Cusack to M Mortaza, Smacked through the covers but straight to the man in the deep for a single.

A Cusack to M Mortaza, Mortaza plays the slog sweep.

A Cusack to N Islam, The ball thuds in to the pads of Islam and they scamper through for a single.

A Cusack to M Mortaza, Mortaza has punched that ball through the offside for another single.

A Cusack to N Islam, Driven through the covers by Islam for a single to start the over.

R West to N Islam, Pushed to the cover region by Islam for another single.

R West to M Mortaza, Driven through the off side by Mortaza. One run added to the total.

R West to M Mortaza, A flighted delivery driven wide of mid-on for a couple of runs.

R West to N Islam, Played to the point region by Islam for a single to get off the mark.

Naeem Islam comes to tne middle.

R West to M Rahim, OUT! A flighted delivery on off stump. Rahim came down the track and wanted to deposit that into the crowd but held out to John Mooney at long off.

R West to M Mortaza, Played through mid-wicket by Mortaza for a single to start the over.

K McCallan to M Mortaza, Mortaza works it down the leg side and it's another run to end the over.

K McCallan to M Rahim, Driven straight to long on for a single again.

K McCallan to M Mortaza, Mortaza flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single to get off the mark.

Mashrafe Mortaza , the big hitting all rounder walks out to the middle.

K McCallan to R Hassan, OUT! A flighted delivery on off stump. Hassan was looking to come down the wicket and loft that over long off but missed it and had his off stump knocked over.

K McCallan to R Hassan, Hassan plays this to short fine but this time they fail to take a run.

K McCallan to M Rahim, Rahim sweeps this straight to short fine leg for a single.

R West to R Hassan, Hassan fails to put bat on ball once again.

R West to R Hassan, Hassan has attempted to put bat on ball but was beaten by the turn.

R West to M Rahim, Punched off the backfoot by Rahim and it went through the fielder allowing them to pick up three runs.

R West to R Hassan, Driven straight to long on for a single.

R West to M Rahim, Swept straight to short fine leg for a single.

R West to R Hassan, Hassan has punched that ball through the offside to start with a single.

Regan West comes back into the attack now.

K McCallan to R Hassan, Reverse sweep played by Hassan to end the over with a single.

K McCallan to M Rahim, Rahim has flicked the ball off his pads towards square leg for another run.

K McCallan to R Hassan, Hassan drives through the leg side and they get one more.

K McCallan to M Rahim, Rahim plays a sweep shot for one more.

K McCallan to R Hassan, Hassan plays a sweep shot for a single.

K McCallan to R Hassan, Hassan got into position early and reverse swept past the short third man fielder for a couple.

A Cusack to R Hassan, Driven towards mid-off for a single to end the over.

A Cusack to M Rahim, Played to the point region by Rahim for another single.

A Cusack to R Hassan, Hassan drives through the leg side for one.

A Cusack to M Rahim, Pushed to the cover region by Rahim adding one run to the total.

A Cusack to M Rahim, A slower delivery from Cusack. Rahim was looking for the big shot and skied it but fortunately Johnston failed to hold on at deep mid-wicket and they took a couple.

A Cusack to R Hassan, Hassan has flicked the ball off his pads for a single.

K McCallan to M Rahim, Rahim plays this straight to the man at point. Only 2 off the over.

K McCallan to R Hassan, Hassan plays the Square-Cut and picks up a single.

K McCallan to R Hassan, Hassan fails to put bat on ball.

K McCallan to R Hassan, Played through mid-wicket by Hassan but straight to the man.

K McCallan to R Hassan, Hassan has been hit on the pads as he tried to sweep that one, McCallan was appealing but the Umpire was not interested.

K McCallan to M Rahim, Driven towards mid-on for a single.

A Cusack to M Rahim, Driven through the leg side by Rahim for a single to end the over.

A Cusack to M Rahim, Rahim fails to put bat on ball.

A Cusack to M Rahim, Driven through the off side by Rahim.

Mushfiqur Rahim walks out to the middle now.

A Cusack to Mahmudullah, OUT! A length delivery on off stump. Mahmudullah was looking to play across the line and missed. Niall O'Brien was standing up and was quick to knock the bails off and his foot was in the air.

A Cusack to R Hassan, Hassan has flicked the ball off his pads for a single.

A Cusack to R Hassan, Defended off the back foot by Hassan.

Alex Cusack is the new bowler.

K McCallan to R Hassan, Driven straight towards mid-on for a single. The end of a successful over.

K McCallan to Mahmudullah, A flighted delivery on off and Mahmudullah reverse swept that towards third man and they picked up three.

K McCallan to Mahmudullah, Driven through the off side by Mahmudullah.

K McCallan to Mahmudullah, Driven through the off side by Mahmudullah.

K McCallan to Mahmudullah, Mahmudullah has played it through mid-wicket.

Raquibul Hassan is the new batsman.

K McCallan to Mahmudullah, OUT! Pushed to the on side, he wanted a single. He lost his bat as he ran and Niall O'Brien did well to get a throw to the bowler who missed the ball but it deflected off his body onto the stumps and Iqbal was short.

Kyle McCallan is brought into the attack and it will be spin from both ends.

R West to Mahmudullah, Played through mid-wicket by Mahmudullah adding one more to the total. Another good over for Ireland.

R West to T Iqbal, Iqbal works it down the leg side for another single.

R West to T Iqbal, Iqbal gets a leading edge on that one back towards the bowler.

R West to T Iqbal, Iqbal plays the Square-Cut and they get a couple of runs.

R West to T Iqbal, Played through mid-wicket by Iqbal.

R West to Mahmudullah, Mahmudullah rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball through the covers for a single.

That ends a brilliant spell from Trent Johnston who has finished with 3-20 off his 4 overs.

T Johnston to T Iqbal, A slower delivery on off stump. Iqbal gets a leading edge which goes just past the bowler and they take a couple to long off.

T Johnston to Mahmudullah, Mahmudullah worked that off his pads towards short mid-wicket for a single to end the over.

T Johnston to T Iqbal, Iqbal has driven it through the off side and he gets one more.

T Johnston to Mahmudullah, Mahmudullah plays the pull-shot for a single o get off the mark.

T Johnston to T Iqbal, Iqbal has played that off the front foot and into the ground for a single.

Mahmudullah is the new batsman.

T Johnston to Al Hasan, OUT! A length delivery on off. Hasan was looking to slog that out of the park but skied it and Wilson at the boundary took a good catch.

R West to Al Hasan, Driven through the leg side by Hasan for another single to end the over.

R West to T Iqbal, Iqbal works it down the leg side for one more.

R West to Al Hasan, Hasan has flicked the ball off his pads for a single.

R West to Al Hasan, FOUR! A flighted delivery on off stump. Hasan got into position early and smashed that against the spin through mid-wicket for a boundary.

R West to Al Hasan, Driven straight to short mid-wicket on this occassion.

R West to T Iqbal, Flighted delivery on off stump driven through the covers for a single.

Regan West comes into the attack now.

T Johnston to T Iqbal, A good yorker from Johnston. Iqbal digs that out towards mid-off and picks up a single to retain strike.

T Johnston to Al Hasan, A slower delivery on off stump. Hasan waited on it and pulled that through mid-wicket for a single.

T Johnston to Al Hasan, Played to the point region by Hasan.

Shakib Al Hasan is the new batsman.

T Johnston to M Ashraful, OUT! A length delivery on off. Ashraful was looking to run that past the slip fielder but it went straight to Kevin O'Brien, stationed there and he made no mistake this time around.

T Johnston to T Iqbal, Iqbal has driven it through the off side for a single on this occassion.

T Johnston to T Iqbal, Pushed to the cover region by Iqbal.

B Rankin to M Ashraful, Ashraful has punched that ball through the offside.

B Rankin to M Ashraful, FOUR! A slower delivery from Rankin. Ashraful picked it early and lofted that over mid-on for a one bounce boundary.

B Rankin to M Ashraful, An attempted yorker but just missed the length and Ashraful worked that through the mid-wicket region for a couple.

B Rankin to M Ashraful, Ashraful gives this a big heave but missed it completely.

B Rankin to M Ashraful, SIX! A short delivery on off stump. Ashraful picked the length early and pulled that over the square leg boundary for a maximum.

B Rankin to M Ashraful, Length delivery driven straight to mid-off.

T Johnston to T Iqbal, Another good slower delivery which Iqbal only defended straight back towards the bowler.

T Johnston to T Iqbal, Iqbal has pushed it to the cover region.

T Johnston to T Iqbal, A good delivery from Johnston right in the block hole.

T Johnston to T Iqbal, A slower delivery from Johnston which hit Iqbal on the pads as he was too early into the shot.

T Johnston to M Ashraful, Dropped! Ashraful was looking to guide this past slip but played it straight to the fielder who failed to hold on and they also managed a single.

T Johnston to M Ashraful, A good delivery on off stump and shaping away slightly. Ashraful was looking to make room and smash that but missed it.

B Rankin to T Iqbal, Iqbal plays the Square-Cut but this time he can't get it past the infield.

B Rankin to T Iqbal, That ball has struck Iqbal on the thigh-pad.

B Rankin to T Iqbal, FOUR! Just short of the length on off stump and it was cut away superbly past point for a boundary.

B Rankin to T Iqbal, Driven straight to mid-on this time around.

B Rankin to M Ashraful, Ashraful defends it off the back foot and once again thay sneak a single.

B Rankin to T Iqbal, Iqbal flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single towards square leg.

T Johnston to T Iqbal, Iqbal gets a bottom edge on that one and they scamper through for a single.

T Johnston to T Iqbal, Iqbal defends it off the back foot.

T Johnston to T Iqbal, FOUR! A short delivery on off stump and this time Iqbal smashed it over the covers for another boundary in the over.

T Johnston to T Iqbal, The ball thuds in to the pads of Iqbal.

T Johnston to Z Siddique, OUT! A length delivery on off stump. Siddique was looking to slog that out of the park but got a top edge which flew straight to Bray at square leg.

T Johnston to Z Siddique, Down the leg side and it's called a wide.

T Johnston to Z Siddique, FOUR! This one is on the pads and Siddique flicked it fine down the leg side for a boundary.

B Rankin to T Iqbal, Iqbal has played that with the full face of the bat but no chance of a run.

B Rankin to Z Siddique, Defended off the back foot by Siddique for another single.

B Rankin to Z Siddique, FOUR! A length delivery on off stump and Siddique smashed that just wide of the fielder at mid-off for a boundary.

B Rankin to Z Siddique, FOUR! Short outside off. Siddique slashed hard and the ball flew off the outside edge and ran away to third man for a boundary.

B Rankin to T Iqbal, Iqbal fends it off the backfoot and takes off for a quick single. The fielder ran in quick and got a throw to the striker's end but missed.

B Rankin to T Iqbal, Left alone by Iqbal outside off.

Here we go then. Tamim Iqbal and Junaid Siddique are in the middle. Boyd Rankin has the ball.

We are about to get underway as the Irish players take the field and we are waiting for the Bangladesh openers to make their way out.

Welcome to game seven of the ICC World Twenty20 in Nottingham where Bangladesh take on Ireland in a do or die situation. Bangladesh played on the same pitch in their first game against India and have decided to go with two spinners.

William Porterfield won the toss for Ireland and decided to field first.

The pitch is the same one which was used for Bagladesh's first match. It's a good one for batting and the ball should come on nicely. But as seen before it will offer some help to the spinners.

The conditions are similar to how they have been over the last couple of days with temperatures around 13 degrees. There is some cloud around but not too threatening.

Bangladesh play Ireland in a potential knock out tie at Trent Bridge, Nottingham today with India being the third team in the group. Bangladesh go into the match after tasting defeat against a strong Indian side. They will back themselves against Ireland though because of the quality of players that they possess and the experience and depth they have in their batting line-up. Junaid Siddique, Mashrafe Mortaza and Shakib-Al-Hassan are all looking in good touch with bat and ball. Ireland, on the other hand would be hoping to spring a surprise and fall into the foot steps of the Netherlands team which they defeated in the warm up matches. They do have some players who can turn the tide but lack consistency and experience. It should be a cracked of a game and could well decide who qualifies into the next round alongside India, who are almost certain of making it after their opening win.