- Tamim Iqbal (44) top scored for Bangladesh for the second consecutive match in this World cup. He has now managed to score a fifty in consecutive world cup matches against India. He scored 51 in the previous edition against India. Interestingly on both the occasions he was dismissed by Munaf Patel.
- Bangladesh had a relatively quieter batting opposition in terms of the number of sixes scored relative to their first match against India in which seven sixes were scored against them. KJ O’Brien scored the solitary sixer for Ireland in the entire match.
- Shafiul Islam who didn’t exactly have an auspicious start to his World cup campaign, with an expensive 1-69 in 7 overs had a reversal of fortunes with a match-winning 4-21 in 8 overs.
- Tamim Iqbal has now scored 114 runs in the first 2 matches of this edition. Overall he has scored just 286 runs in 11 matches at an average of 26.
- Mohammed Ashraful returned to the Bangladesh team and came into bat at number 7. This is just the second instance in which Ashraful batted at number 7 in his career spanning 10 years and 165 matches.
- The O’Brien brothers top scored for Ireland with Niall scoring 38 and Kevin scoring 37.
- Ed Joyce become the sixth cricketer to represent two countries in the annals of limited overs cricket (Ireland and England). Others include – Kepler Wessels (Australia and South Africa, Clayton Lambert (USA and the Wes Indies), Anderson Cummins (Canada and West Indies), Dougie Brown (England and Scotland), and Eoin Morgan (Scotland and England).
- AR White played his 50th limited overs match, becoming the second Irish player to achieve the feat, joining Kevin O’Brien.
- Ashraful claimed his only wickets in World cups. He has also claimed 17 wickets in his limited overs career so far.
- Shafiul Islam’s four wicket haul is already his fourth in 25 matches. His overall wickets tally stands at 37.
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