Ireland win toss, put Bangladesh in to bat

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Ireland won the toss and invited Bangladesh to bat first in the side`s second World T20 match against Bangladesh in Dharamsala in India on Friday. Match has been reduced to 12 overs per side that is set to start at 9:45pm BDST. After the toss Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza said, “We`d have liked to bowl as well. Need to get a good total now and defend it later.” Ireland captain Porterfield said, “We are going to bowl. Little bit of weather around so we thought to chase. Must be tacky also. Feels like a long time but only been a couple of days since the defeat.” Bangladesh Squad : Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Sabbir Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Mohammad Mithun, Mashrafe Mortaza(c), Abu Hider, Taskin Ahmed, Al-Amin Hossain Ireland Squad : William Porterfield(c), Paul Stirling, Gary Wilson, Niall O`Brien(w), Kevin O`Brien, Andrew Poynter, Andy McBrine, Max Sorensen, George Dockrell, Tim Murtagh, Boyd Rankin

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