Overview
- Ireland chose to bat after winning the toss and closed day one on 270-8 in the first Test at Sylhet.
- Paul Stirling top-scored with 60 and, with debutant Cade Carmichael, put on a 96-run second-wicket stand after Andrew Balbirnie fell for a duck.
- Bangladesh hit back in the final session, with Mehidy Hasan Miraz returning 3-50 and debutant Hasan Murad claiming his first Test wicket.
- Lorcan Tucker was stumped for 41, Curtis Campher fell for 44, and Taijul Islam trapped debutant Jordan Neill lbw with the last ball of the day.
- Coverage is available on Gazi TV and T Sports in Bangladesh, T Sports Bangladesh on YouTube in the UK and Ireland, and on FanCode in India with no TV telecast.