Overview
- Bangladesh closed day two at 338-1, a 52-run lead, with Mahmudul Hasan Joy 169 not out and Mominul Haque 80 not out.
- Shadman Islam scored 80 in a 168-run opening stand with Joy before falling to Matthew Humphreys, who took Ireland’s lone wicket.
- Ireland advanced from 270-8 to 286 all out in the morning, with Taijul Islam trapping Humphreys lbw for 0 and Hasan Mahmud bowling Barry McCarthy for 31.
- Ireland’s first innings was built on Paul Stirling’s 60 and debutant Cade Carmichael’s 59 before Bangladesh wrested control through Mehidy Hasan Miraz (3-50) and debutant Hasan Murad (2-47).
- The two-Test series continues in Dhaka on 19 November, with coverage on Gazi TV and T Sports in Bangladesh, T Sports Bangladesh on YouTube in the UK and Ireland, and FanCode streaming in India.