Mominul's record 182 powers BD A
Skipper Mominul Haque's record 133-ball 182 guided Bangladesh A to a 85-run victory and a 2-1 lead in the five-match one day series 2-1 against Ireland Wolves in the fourth game at the Hills Cricket Club in Dublin yesterday.
Mominul, who is regarded as Tigers 'Test Specialist', displayed his hitting abilities as he smacked three sixes and 27 fours in his rampaging knock on way to registering the highest score by a Bangladeshi batsman abroad in list-A cricket.
He was run out just eight runs shy of Raqibul Hasan's highest list-A score by a Bangladeshi, with the latter scoring 190 runs for Mohammedan in the last season of the Dhaka Premier League against Abahani.
Tamim Iqbal's 154 run knock against Zimbabwe in 2009 was the previous highest score by a Bangladeshi batsman away from home in List A cricket.
Opener Zakir Hasan added 79 while wicket-keeper batsman Mohammad Mithun remained not out after a quick-fire 51 ball 87, with 14 fours and two sixes.
Ireland failed to keep up with the asking rate right from the word go despite an impressive 111-ball 106 from skipper Andrew Balbirnie and a 32-ball 53 from Simi Singh. James McCollum added 43 while Stuart Thompson scored 42 as Ireland looked to get close to the target, but Fazle Mahmud's three for 47 and Khaled Ahmed's three for 73 helped skittle the hosts with 23 balls remaining.
Bangladesh will take on the hosts in the fifth and final match of the series tomorrow.
SCORES IN BRIEF
Bangladesh A: 386 for 4 in 50 overs (Mominul 182, Mithun 87, Zakir 79; McBrine 1-45)
Ireland A: 301 all out in 46.1 overs (Balbirnie 106, Simi 53; fazle 3-47, Fazle 3-73)
Result: Bangladesh A won by 85 runs
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