The Bangla Tigers opted to bat first and lost four wickets while scoring 292 on the opening day by Stumps. Mushfiqur Rahimwho was playing his historic 100th Test, had to wait an entire night after being stranded on 99 at the end of the game. Litton Das ended the day with three short of his half-century. All four wickets were scalped by Andy McBrine.
Bangladesh were bowled out the next day for 476. Litton finished as the top scorer with 128 of 192 to his name. McBrine recorded career-best figures of 6/109 in 33.1 overs. The Irish ended the second day with half their batters back in the shed.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Lorcan Tucker finished unbeaten on 75 off 171 as Ireland were bowled out for 265 in 88.3 overs. There were a few players like Stephen Doheny and Jordan Neill who were dismissed for 46 off 77 and 49 off 83 respectively. At the end of the third day, the hosts found themselves in an impressive position at 156/1 in 37 overs.
Four half-centuries, including one from Mushfiqur, meant Bangladesh declared their innings at 297/4 in 69 overs. Ireland had a huge 509 to win. By the end of Day 4, they were staring down the barrel after losing six wickets. On the final day, it seemed only a matter of time before Bangladesh would secure victory.
Curtis Campher, who was dismissed for a four-ball duck in Ireland’s first innings, held his own in the chase. Although the Andy Balbirnie-led unit ultimately lost the match at the end, this did not happen without stubborn resistance from Campher and the lower order players. Taijul Islam and Hasan Murad took four wickets each in Ireland’s second innings.
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