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Bangladesh win by 8 wickets

Bangladesh opening batsman Soumya Sarkar and pacer Mustafizur Rahman helped Bangladesh to win the first match in the Tri-Nation Series in Ireland.The Tigers beat the host by eight wickets as they reached 182 runs for two in 27.1 overs in the fourth match of the series at Dublin (Malahide) on Friday.Soumya scored unbeaten 87 runs from 68 balls while opener Tamim Iqbal went out at 47 off 54 balls in chase of 182 runs against the Irish.Earlier, Bangladesh bowled out Ireland for 181 runs in 46.3 overs.Left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman picked up four wickets while debutant Sunzamul Islam and captain Mashrafe Mortaza took two wickets each. Ace all rounder Shakib Al Hasan and Mosaddek Hossain shared the other two wickets.Irish opener Ed Joyce was the highest run-scorer with 46 from 74 balls while Niall O’Brien’s 30-run was the second highest score for the hosts.