Bangladesh vs Ireland: Mushfiqur ton puts Bangladesh in control of Ireland Test

Bangladeshi left-arm spin duo Shakib Al Hasan and Taijul Islam made quick work of Ireland's top order on Wednesday to leave the tourists flailing at 27-4 on day two of their one-off Test in Dhaka.

Match Summary

Bangladesh vs Ireland, Only Test

Bangladesh 369/10 (80.3 ov)

Ireland 214/10 (77.2 ov) & *27/4 (17 ov)

Stumps: Day 2 Ireland trail by 128 runs.

SCORECARD

Mushfiqur Rahim's knock of 126 put the hosts on the front foot after early wobbles in the first innings and the hosts were still 128 runs ahead at stumps.

Andy McBrine claimed 6-118, becoming only the second Irish bowler to take five Test wickets, to help close out the first innings in the final session.

But Ireland's batsmen spoiled his party with four quick wickets before the day was done.

Murray Commins (1), James McCollum (0), Andy Balbirnie (3) and Curtis Campher (1) wilted in front of Taijul and Shakib, who claimed 2-7 and 2-11 respectively.

Herry Tector was batting on eight alongside Peter Moor, 10 not out at the end of play to leave Ireland staring at the prospect of an innings defeat.

Bangladesh resumed on 34-2 and looked shaky after losing Mominul Haque, bowled round his legs for 17, in the third over of the morning.

But Shakib and Mushfiqur turned up the aggression to quickly claw back the deficit with a 159-run partnership for the fourth wicket.

Shakib was at his mercurial best until he chased a ball from McBrine wide outside the off stump to get a feather touch on the bat.

He was caught behind after an impressive 14 fours from his 94-ball knock. Liton Das joined Mushfiqur to continue on the front foot, adding 87 runs for the fifth wicket.

Mushfiqur finished his hundred from 135 balls with a four off Mark Adair before Ben White dismissed Liton for 43 runs.

McBrine finally dispatched Mushfiqur -- with Commins taking a fine diving catch at long-on -- and cut short the tail with three wickets in three consecutive overs.

Ireland have lost all three of their previous Tests since becoming a full member of the International Cricket Council in 2017.

Match Stats

Ireland 1st Innings Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Murray Commins - 4.1 ov), 2-27 (James McCollum - 9.6 ov), 3-48 (Andy Balbirnie - 21.5 ov), 4-122 (Harry Tector - 41.4 ov), 5-123 (Peter Moor - 42.6 ov), 6-124 (Curtis Campher - 44.3 ov), 7-159 (Andy McBrine - 59.4 ov), 8-199 (Lorcan Tucker - 70.5 ov), 9-214 (Mark Adair - 76.3 ov), 10-214 (Graham Hume - 77.2 ov)

Bangladesh 1st Innings Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Najmul Hossain Shanto - 0.5 ov), 2-34 (Tamim Iqbal - 9.6 ov), 3-40 (Mominul Haque - 12.4 ov), 4-199 (Shakib Al Hasan - 43.6 ov), 5-286 (Litton Das - 57.5 ov), 6-331 (Mushfiqur Rahim - 67.2 ov), 7-337 (Taijul Islam - 71.2 ov), 8-348 (Shoriful Islam - 73.6 ov), 9-354 (Ebadot Hossain - 75.3 ov), 10-369 (Mehidy Hasan Miraz - 80.3 ov)

Ireland 2nd Innings Fall of wickets: 1-1 (James McCollum - 0.4 ov), 2-7 (Murray Commins - 3.4 ov), 3-8 (Andy Balbirnie - 5.1 ov), 4-13 (Curtis Campher - 6.3 ov)

Playing XI

Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mominul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan(C), Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Das(WK), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Khaled Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, Shoriful Islam

Ireland: , Murray Commins, James McCollum, Andy Balbirnie(C), Harry Tector, Peter Moor, Curtis Campher, Lorcan Tucker(WK), Andy McBrine, Mark Adair, Graham Hume, Ben White

Match Details

Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 05:00

Venue: Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka

Toss: Ireland elected to bat