BAN vs IRE 3rd T20I: Tanzid Hasan's Fifty Leads Bangladesh To Series Win Over Ireland

Bangladesh's Tanzid Hasan's record five boundary catches, along with an unbeaten 55, helped Bangladesh clinch the Twenty20 series against Ireland on Tuesday. Ireland was bowled out for 117, while Bangladesh quickly reached 119-2 in just 13.4 overs. The home team won by eight wickets with 38 balls left, securing the series 2-1.

Tanzid became the first player from a full Test nation to take five catches in a T20 match. He caught the last five Irish batsmen, with four catches coming at long-on.

Bangladesh's chase was efficient, even after losing Saif Hassan (19) and skipper Liton Das (7) in quick succession.

Tanzid and fellow left-hander Parvez Hossain added 73 runs in 50 balls. Tanzid hit four boundaries and three sixes in his 36-ball 55, marking his 11th T20 half-century. Parvez finished the match with a boundary past square leg, remaining unbeaten on 33 off 26, including three sixes.

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Ireland skipper Paul Stirling opted to bat first to seek a first series victory over Bangladesh in any format. He led the charge with a 27-ball 38 laced with five fours and one six.

Fellow opener Tim Tector also made a start but when Stirling fell to Rishad Hossain's googly, that sparked a collapse from 50-1 to 73-5.

Rishad tore though the middle order with 3-21, Mustafizur Rahman cleaned up the Irish tail with 3-11, and pacer Shoriful Islam took 2-21.

Apart from the openers, the only other Ireland players to reach double figures were George Dockrell (19) and Gareth Delany (10).

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