Overview
- Resuming on 99, Rahim reached three figures with a single early on Day 2 and finished with 106 off 214 balls before falling to Matthew Humphreys.
- Bangladesh posted 476 in their first innings, boosted by Litton Das’s 128 and Mominul Haque’s 63, as Andy McBrine led Ireland’s attack with 6 for 109.
- Ireland closed Day 2 at 98 for 5, trailing by 378, with Bangladesh pressing for a 2–0 series sweep after winning the opener by an innings and 47 runs.
- Rahim became the 11th batter to score a hundred in his 100th Test, joining an elite list that includes Ricky Ponting, Joe Root and David Warner.
- The first Bangladeshi to reach 100 Tests, Rahim’s ton was his 13th in the format, equalling Mominul Haque for the most by a Bangladesh batter, after a pre-match felicitation featuring a special cap and tributes including a message from Shakib Al Hasan.