Najmul Hossain Shanto achieved this big achievement in ODI cricket

Najmul Shanto (117 off 93 balls) and Towhid Hridoy (68) scored brilliant innings as Bangladesh beat Ireland by seven wickets in the second ODI at Chelmsford. In the match, the Bangladesh team won the toss and decided to bowl first. Harry Tector (140) and George Dockrell (74) scored Ireland 319 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in this match of 45-45 overs due to rain.

In reply, the Bangladesh team achieved the target with 3 balls to spare thanks to a century by Najmul Shanto. With this win, Bangladesh has taken a 1-0 lead in the series. The first match was washed out in the rain. This is Najmul Shanto's first century in one-day cricket.

Earlier, Harry Tector faced 113 balls and scored 140 with the help of 7 fours and 10 sixes. Hasan Mehsud, and Shoriful Islam got 2-2 wickets from Bangladesh. Ibadat Hussain and Taijul Islam were also successful in getting 1-1 wickets.

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