Ireland have struggled of their first session of Test cricket since 2019, dropping top-order wickets earlier than reaching 3-65 at lunch on day one in Bangladesh.
Harry Tector was not out 18 and Curtis Campher unbeaten on 9 on the first interval on Tuesday. Both are among the many six Irish gamers making their Test debut.
After successful the toss and selecting to bat first, Ireland had an early setback within the fifth over when opener Murray Commins was trapped lbw for 5 by tempo bowler Shoriful Islam.
Ebadot Hossain had fellow opener James McCollum caught by Najmul Hossain when on 15, ending his shaky keep.
Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie and Tector appeared assured in a 21-run stand, with Tector making his intention clear to dominate the spinner. He hit offspinner Mehidy Hasan over mid-on for the one six within the morning session.
Tector additionally hit two fours towards left-arm spinner Taijul Islam, who discovered some flip and bounce and was rewarded when he eliminated Balbirnie (16) with a ship that spun sharply.
Bangladesh gained the ODI sequence 2-0 and the Twenty20 sequence 2-1 forward of the one-off Test match, with Ireland’s first win of the tour coming with a seven-wicket victory within the final of the T20s final Friday.
Bangladesh have struggled in latest Tests, dropping eight and drawing one since a landmark success in New Zealand in early 2022. They additionally have not gained a house Test since beating Zimbabwe in 2020.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
