Ireland was riding high when they arrived in Australia.
Fresh off winning this year's Dubai Triangular series, the Irish were being talked about as a potential darkhorse ready to come in and disrupt the major contenders in the World Cup.
However, the squad got a big time reality check on Tuesday, when they were smacked around in their first warm up match by Scotland to the tune of a 179 run loss. Now they'll look to rebound against Bangladesh.
Bangladesh is looking for a win of their own. The Tigers are coming off a three wicket loss to rival Pakistan. They have a lot to prove before they're ready to be discussed as a prime contender to take this tournament.
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Bangladesh Squad (squad)
Mashrafe Mortaza*, Mushfiqur Rahim*†, Anamul Haque, Arafat Sunny, Imrul Kayes, Jubair Hossain, Mahmudullah, Mominul Haque, Rubel Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal
Ireland squad (subject to change)
William Porterfield, Peter Chase, George Dockrell, Andy McBrine, Kevin O'Brien, Paul Stirling, Gary Wilson, Andrew Balbirnie, Alex Cusack, Niall O'Brien, Stuart Thompson, Craig Young, Ed Joyce, John Mooney, Tim Murtagh
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