Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam claimed 5-58 for Bangladesh on Tuesday to assist bowl out Ireland for 214 however two early strikes left the one-off Dhaka Test within the stability.
Bangladesh took to the crease not lengthy after drinks and was 34-2 at stumps, with Andy McBrine sending again Tamim Iqbal for 21 on the final ball of the day.
Mark Adair bowled Najmul Hossain for a duck within the first over of the innings. Mominul Haque was unbeaten on 12 on the finish of day’s play with Bangladesh trailing Ireland by 180 runs.
Harry Tector earlier top-scored with 50 for the vacationers, who in any other case struggled to construct partnerships after electing to bat first.
Shoriful Islam struck early to lure opener Murray Commins for 5 earlier than Ebadot Hossain and Taijul scalped James McCollum (15) and Andy Balbirnie (16) respectively.
Tector, one of many six debutants for Ireland in its first Test since July 2019, placed on 74 runs with Curtis Campher for the fourth wicket to regular the innings, rescuing the facet from a precarious 48-3.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz bowled Tector to interrupt the stand earlier than Taijul made two fast strikes to dismiss Peter Moor (1) and Campher (34), derailing Ireland once more.
Cameos from Lorcan Tucker (37), McBrine (19) and Adair (32) took the guests previous the 200-run mark.
Taijul trapped Adair leg-before to finish his eleventh five-wicket haul in Tests and Mehidy wrapped up Ireland’s innings within the subsequent over to complete with 2-43.
Ireland has misplaced all three of its earlier Tests since changing into a full member of the International Cricket Council in 2017.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com