Ireland vs Bangladesh 1st T20I Match Prediction, Preview, Players to Watch Out, Head to Head Records, Pitch Report

Ireland vs Bangladesh three-match T20I series began at the Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieuten Matiur Rahman Stadium in Chattogram , Bangladesh comes in confident after winning the Test series 2-0. But their recent T20 form has been shaky,  after being whitewashed by the West Indies at home.  While Ireland will eager to look bounce back in T20I.

Bangladesh Top order Batting featuring Tanzid Hasan, who has been their best T20I performer in 2025 with 700+ runs, a strike rate of 136.20,  supported by captain Litton Das and saif Hassan , . In the middle order, Towhid Hridoy and Nurul Hasan provide stability in middle order.

bowling, Bangladesh main strength is their mix of pace and spin. Left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman leads the attack . Rishad Hossain taking 29 wickets this year and highest wickets taker for Bangladesh in T20i, supported by experienced spinners Mahedi Hasan and Nasum Ahmed.

On the other side Ireland Top order featuring with Paul Stirling and Lorcan Tucker who will provide vide brisk start and set ton for the team while Curtis Campher and Harry Tector provide stability in middle order and at the lower order George Dockrell Gareth Delany add more batting depth and balance in team with their all round ability.

Craig Young is one of their most experienced pacers, having taken 85 T20I wickets at an impressive average of 22.24. He has a strong ability to strike early with the new ball also lead pace attack and get supported by Mark Adir and Barry McCarthy, while George Dockrell, Matthew Humphreys and Ben White bring spin options.

Bangladesh vs Ireland Head to Head Records in T20I

Total matches played: 8

Bangladesh won : 5

Ireland won: 2

No Results: 1

Pitch Report 

The Chattogram pitch offers a fair contest between bat and ball, . Pace  bowlers get swing and seam movement in the first few overs as the game progresses the pitch slows down and becomes ideal for spinners play a big role in the middle overs, A total of around 160–170 should be competitive on this surface. Teams winning the toss may prefer to bat first.

Probable playing XIs 

Bangladesh

Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Saif Hassan, Liton Das (wk/c),  Towhid Hossain,Nurul Hasan, Jaker Ali, Rishad Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib

Ireland

Paul Stirling(c), Lorcan Tucker (wk), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adir, Craig Young, Barry McCarthy, Matthew Humphreys, Tim Tector

Players to Watch Out 

Mustafizur Rahman : His variation of cutters and pace is lethal on slower wickets. In T20I this year, he has taken 23 wickets in 17 games with an average of 16.78, making him an economical wicket-taker, crucial for restricting Ireland.

Tanzid Hasan : , leading the run-scoring for Bangladesh in T20I this year with 711 runs and an aggressive strike rate of 136.20. He will provide brisk start and set ton for the team.

Litton Das : has an excellent T20I record against Ireland, having scored 135 runs in just 3 matches at an incredible average of 45.00 and a strike rate of nearly 200.

Harry Tector : is most consistent middle-order batter in , providing stability and the ability to accelerate. He will crucial for team against Bangladeshi spin attack.

Paul Stirling :  highest T20I run-scorer against Bangladesh in the current squad, with 141 runs in 7 matches at a healthy strike rate of nearly 155. A big score from him sets the foundation for Ireland.

Match Prediction

Bangladesh are favourites to win the first T20I because they know the conditions well and have stronger spinners. However, Ireland batters if they start well and handle spin and put competitive total, so it could be close contest.