The primary of three one-day internationals between Bangladesh and Eire has led to a no outcome after the match was deserted due to rain.
The no-result confirmed South Africa’s place on this 12 months’s Cricket World Cup.
Eire wanted to win all three matches within the sequence to face an opportunity of claiming the ultimate computerized qualifying place for the World Cup by way of the ICC ODI Tremendous League, on the expense of the Proteas.
As a substitute, the Irish should undergo remaining qualifying in June and July in Zimbabwe, after rain interrupted their reply to Bangladesh’s 9-246.
Enjoying on the Chelmsford residence of English county crew Essex, Eire had been 3-65 after 16.3 overs when Tuesday’s rain got here. Eire wanted to bat 20 overs or extra for a outcome.
Mushfiqur Rahim top-scored with 61 off 70 balls, for his forty fourth ODI half-century, after Bangladesh was put in to bat by Eire in what appeared respectable batting circumstances.
Najmul Hossain Shanto added 44 and Towhid Hridoy hit a 31-ball 27 as Bangladesh misplaced wickets at common intervals, with Josh Little having the most effective bowling figures of 3-61.
Eire bought off to a poor begin within the reply, dropping the wickets of Paul Stirling (15) and captain Andy Balbirnie (5) within the area of 10 balls by the top of the fifth over.
Harry Tector was 21 not out and had been joined within the center by Lorcan Tucker (2) by the point the covers got here on.
Bangladesh had been already assured of an computerized qualifying berth for the Cricket World Cup going down in India over October and November.
