An unbroken 130 run stand for the 3rd wicket between Shahriar Nafees and Bangladesh skipper Mohammad Ashraful ensured a comfortable 8 wicket win for the home side, with over 10 overs to spare in the first One Day International at Mirpur.

Nafees (90*) and Ashraful (64*) made light of their modest target, finding the boundary ropes with great regularity. Nafees struck 11 fours in his 121 ball score of 90 not out, while the previously under-fire Ashraful hit 8 fours in his unbeaten 64 from 90 balls.

There had been early hope for Ireland after Dave Langford-Smith had Tamim Iqbal caught by Greg Thompson at backward point for unlucky 13. The only other wicket to fall was that of Aftab Ahmed, who was caught at mid on by Reinhardt Strydom for 11 off the bowling of captain Trent Johnston.

That wicket was something of a personal milestone for Johnston, as it was his 100th in Irish colours. However, it was to be one of the few bright points in an otherwise pretty tame Irish bowling performance.

Johnston, Andre Botha, and Kyle McCallan can all be relatively pleased with their economy rates, but in truth the irish never threatened as Bangladesh coasted to victory.

Earlier a 7th wicket partnership of 65 in 14.2 overs between Alex Cusack (38) and skipper Trent Johnston (31*) helped Ireland to a respectable score of 185 for 7 in their ODI with Bangladesh.

Having won the toss and elected to bat first, Ireland struggled to adapt to both the slow pitch, and the accuracy of the Bangladesh opening attack.

Both openers William Porterfield (2), and Reinhardt Strydom (8) departed in identical fashion, caught behind by Ghosh off the impressive Mashrafe Mortaza, to leave Ireland floundering on 20/2 in the 11th over.

Niall O' Brien and Eoin Morgan both attempted to inject some much needed impetus into the scoring rate, and O'Brien struck two fours and a six in his 15, before tamely hitting a catch to Reza in the covers off Mahmudullah.

The in form Morgan looked very much at ease, and it was something of a surprise when he was yorked by Reza after scoring 35 from 55 balls with the score on 81. Kevin O'Brien (20) followed soon after, missing a sweep from Shakib Al Hasan.

Andre Botha (22) looked in fine touch, and it was a big blow for the Irish when he was run out by a direct hit from Abdur Razzak, having been sent back by Alex Cusack, to leave Ireland deep in trouble at 115 for 6 in the 35th over.

They were rescued by skipper Trent Johnston, who again played positively from the start, with Cusack content to play the anchor role initially. The pair guided their side towards a defendable total, with boundaries being at a premium. Indeed, the Irish hit just 13 in the whole innings - 10 fours and 3 sixes - as they struggled to adapt to the conditions.

Cusack fell in the final over, caught at deep cover off Moratza, who finished with figures of 3-22. The final total of 185/7 proving no challenge to the strong Bangladesh batting line-up.