Taijul takes five as Ireland tumble for 214 in Dhaka Test
04 April 2023, 05:35 pm | Updated: 23 November 2024, 11:52 am
In their first-ever Test innings against Bangladesh, Ireland won the toss and chose to bat first. However, left-arm spinner Taijul Islam claimed his 11th five-for in Tests to help dismiss Ireland for 214 on Tuesday in Dhaka.
Although Ireland lost three wickets in the first session, they managed to negotiate the Bangladesh bowling attack well. But in the next two sessions, they struggled against the Bangladeshi spinners, reports UNB.
The first wicket for Bangladesh was taken by Shoriful Islam, who removed Murray Commins for five runs. Ebadot Hossain dismissed James McCollum, the second victim.
With just over 10 overs remaining on the day, Ireland were bowled out in 77.2 overs. Harry Tector was the top scorer for the visitors, with a half-century, while Lorcan Tucker (37), Curtis Campher (34), and Mark Adair (32) also batted well against the quality Bangladesh attack.
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan did not bowl until the 66th over, and it was unclear why he waited so long before bringing himself on to bowl. He only bowled three overs.
Taijul finished with figures of 5 for 58 in 28 overs, while Ebadot and Mehidy Hasan Miraz each took two wickets.
