Ireland to face Bangladesh at Belfast today

Irish captain William Porterfield believes that Bangladesh are capable of causing an upset. They are a very balanced and experienced team and great competitors.

Irish captain William Porterfield has said that he is not surprised by Bangladesh's recent win against England at Bristol  and expects them to come hard at his team during the two back-to-back ODIs at Belfast on Thursday and Friday.

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza also expects it to be a competitive series and has challenged his players to maintain focus. Bangladesh's victory in the second ODI was their first win against England in any format. Porterfield knows that Bangladesh are capable of causing an upset. They are a very balanced and experienced team and great competitors.

Bangladesh failed to secure a series win after they were defeated in the final ODI by 144 runs. William Porterfield believes there will be some unfinished business for his opponents before they finish the tour. Ireland beat Bangladesh the last time they met in an international game at the World T20 in 2009. Porterfield feels that recent results will not have a bearing on this series.

Mortaza said that despite giving England a defeat, his team will not be taking taking Ireland for granted. Ireland have a chance to overtake Zimbabwe in the rankings and Mortaza added that he was aware of them being an emerging competitor. Mortaza regained the captaincy for the ODIs and T20s and he said he was settling in well to his new role after a long injury battle.