Porterfield laments batting woes as Ireland blow chance

IRELAND captain William Porterfield has called on his side to leave their poor batting display in Dhaka after falling short of a possible shock win over Bangladesh in their World Cup Group B opener.

The Tigers looked on course for a big total after an electric start from opener Tamim Iqbal but some tight bowling and regular wickets saw Ireland keep the tournament co-hosts down to 205 all out.

That was a total which could realistically be passed — albeit on an extremely slow pitch — but scores of 38 and 37 from Niall and Kevin O’Brien were the best they managed and they were bowled out for 178.