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Tigers have set a 350-run target for visiting Ireland in the second game of three-match one-day international (ODI) series at Sylhet International Stadium on Monday.
The visitors have won the toss and asked Bangladesh to bat first. The Tigers, who are seeking to seal the series with a match to spare, scored 349 runs in the stipulated 50 overs losing six wickets, riding on an unbeaten century of Mushfiqur Rahim.
Mushfiqur scored his ninth century off 60 balls on Monday. He broke Shakib Al Hasan's record and became the fastest Bangladeshi centurion in the ODI format to guide Bangladesh to post their highest-ever ODI total.
According to bdnews24.com, Litton Das (70) provided impetus with a 101-run second-wicket stand with Najmul Hossain Shanto (73) at the Sylhet International Stadium.
After Curtis Campher (1-73) and Graham Hume (2-58) sent the pair back in the hutch to reduce Bangladesh to 190 for 4, Mushfiqur came out and carved up the Irish bowling.
He clubbed 14 boundaries and two sixes while stitching a blistering 128 off 78 balls with Towhid Hridoy, who followed up his 92 on debut with a deft 34-ball 49. Mushfiqur also became the third Bangladesh batter to score 7,000 runs in the format.
Earlier, Litton also passed 2,000 runs in the 50-over game.