Bangladesh’s spinners fought again on the opening day of the primary Take a look at towards Eire in Sylhet, because the customer squandered a vibrant begin to finish the day at 270 for eight.
The spin trio of Taijul Islam, Hasan Murad and Mehidy Hasan Miraz picked six wickets between them as Eire slumped from a commanding place of 150 for 3. Simply as Jordan Neill and Barry McCarthy, who added 48 runs for the eighth wicket, have been placing on a courageous resistance, left-arm spinner Taijul trapped Neill leg-before off the final ball of the day to place the grins again on the faces of the Bangladeshi gamers.
Earlier, the host began the two-match sequence on a optimistic observe as pacer Hasan Mahmud dismissed Eire skipper Andy Balbirnie leg-before within the first over. Paul Stirling and Cade Carmichael then placed on an obstinate partnership for the second wicket to frustrate the host as Eire took lunch comfortably positioned at 94 for one.
Nevertheless, Eire misplaced Stirling and Harry Tector within the house of 9 deliveries quickly after the break, with the lanky pacer Nahid Rana and spinner Miraz making inroads.
Carmichael and Curtis Campher switched into injury management mode and added 53 runs for the fourth wicket earlier than the previous tried an ill-fated reverse-sweep, and was adjudged caught after Bangladesh’s profitable assessment confirmed that some a part of the bat had are available in contact with the ball.
Campher and wicketkeeper-batter Lorcan Tucker stitched one other stubborn 53-run stand, off 121 balls, however a pointy catch at first slip by Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto meant Campher needed to stroll again, handing debutant left-arm spinner Hasan Murad his maiden Take a look at wicket.
With lower than 30 overs left for the scheduled shut of play, Eire was seeking to finish the day with out being bowled out, however as soon as Tucker and Andy McBrine fell in fast succession to Murad and Miraz, respectively, it appeared like a bridge too far.
Nevertheless, McCarthy and Neil clung on for 103 balls to make sure Eire survived the day, although Bangladesh had the final snort.
THE SCORES
Eire 270/8 in 90 overs (Paul Stirling 60, Cade Carmichael 59, Curtis Campher 44, Lorcan Tucker 41; Mehidy Hasan Miraz 3/50) vs Bangladesh. Toss: Eire.
Revealed on Nov 11, 2025