Bangladesh v Ireland Only Test

Ireland in Bangladesh - 2023 (2022/23) · Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka · 4 April 2023

Bangladesh won by 7 wickets

Bangladesh won by 7 wickets. Mushfiqur Rahim top-scored with 126 for Bangladesh. Andy McBrine took 6/118.

Ireland ARCHIVE Bangladesh ARCHIVE 2023 TESTS Shere Bangla National Stadium ARCHIVE

MATCH FACTS

Series: Ireland in Bangladesh - 2023 (2022/23)
Ground: Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka
Dates: 4 April 2023 to 7 April 2023
Toss: Ireland, chose to bat
Result: Bangladesh won by 7 wickets
Player of the match: Mushfiqur Rahim
Captains: Andy Balbirnie (Ireland), Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)
Debuts: Murray Commins (Ireland), Harry Tector (Ireland), Curtis Campher (Ireland), Lorcan Tucker (Ireland), Graham Hume (Ireland), Ben White (Ireland)
Umpires: Aleem Dar and Sharfuddoula
Match referee: DC Boon

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Ireland won the toss and chose to bat. Murray Commins, Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, Lorcan Tucker, Graham Hume and Ben White played their first Tests.

Ireland batted first and made 214 all out. Harry Tector top-scored with 50 off 92 balls. Taijul Islam took 5 for 58 for Bangladesh. That was well below the 2020s average first-innings total at Shere Bangla National Stadium, 292 across 8 Tests.

Bangladesh replied with 369 all out. Mushfiqur Rahim top-scored with 126 off 166 balls, and Shakib Al Hasan made 87. Andy McBrine took 6 for 118 for Ireland. The innings was built on a 159-run stand for the fourth wicket between Mushfiqur Rahim and Shakib Al Hasan, 43% of the total. Bangladesh led by 155 on first innings.

Ireland made 292 all out in their second innings. Lorcan Tucker top-scored with 108 off 162 balls, and Andy McBrine made 72. Taijul Islam took 4 for 90 for Bangladesh. The innings was built on a 111-run stand for the seventh wicket between Andy McBrine and Lorcan Tucker. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 13 runs, to 13 for 4.

Set 138 to win, Bangladesh made 138 for 3. Mushfiqur Rahim top-scored with 51 not out off 48 balls.

Bangladesh won by 7 wickets.

IRELAND, FIRST INNINGS: 214 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
James McCollum	c Najmul Hossain Shanto b Ebadot Hossain	15	34
Murray Commins	lbw b Shoriful Islam	5	10
Andy Balbirnie	lbw b Taijul Islam	16	50
Harry Tector	b Mehidy Hasan Miraz	50	92
Curtis Campher	lbw b Taijul Islam	34	73
Peter Moor	c Tamim Iqbal b Taijul Islam	1	8
Lorcan Tucker	st Litton Das b Taijul Islam	37	74
Andy McBrine	c Mominul Haque b Ebadot Hossain	19	55
Mark Adair	lbw b Taijul Islam	32	52
Graham Hume	b Mehidy Hasan Miraz	2	16
Ben White	not out	0	3

Extras 3 · Total 214 all out

Bowler (Bangladesh)	O	M	R	W
Shoriful Islam	8	1	22	1
Khaled Ahmed	9	1	29	0
Ebadot Hossain	12	0	54	2
Taijul Islam	28	10	58	5
Mehidy Hasan Miraz	17.2	4	43	2
Shakib Al Hasan	3	1	8	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-11 (Murray Commins, 4.1 ov), 2-27 (James McCollum, 9.6 ov), 3-48 (Andy Balbirnie, 21.5 ov), 4-122 (Harry Tector, 41.4 ov), 5-123 (Peter Moor, 42.6 ov), 6-124 (Curtis Campher, 44.3 ov), 7-159 (Andy McBrine, 59.4 ov), 8-199 (Lorcan Tucker, 70.5 ov), 9-214 (Mark Adair, 76.3 ov), 10-214 (Graham Hume, 77.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	James McCollum (6) and Murray Commins (5)	11	25
second	Andy Balbirnie (7) and James McCollum (9)	16	35
third	Andy Balbirnie (9) and Harry Tector (12)	21	71
fourth	Curtis Campher (33) and Harry Tector (38)	74	122
fifth	Peter Moor (1) and Curtis Campher (0)	1	8
sixth	Curtis Campher (1) and Lorcan Tucker (0)	1	9
seventh	Andy McBrine (19) and Lorcan Tucker (16)	35	91
eighth	Mark Adair (19) and Lorcan Tucker (21)	40	67
ninth	Graham Hume (2) and Mark Adair (13)	15	34
tenth	Graham Hume (0) and Ben White (0)	0	5

BANGLADESH, FIRST INNINGS: 369 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Tamim Iqbal	c Mark Adair b Andy McBrine	21	36
Najmul Hossain Shanto	b Mark Adair	0	1
Mominul Haque	b Mark Adair	17	34
Mushfiqur Rahim	c Murray Commins b Andy McBrine	126	166
Shakib Al Hasan	c Lorcan Tucker b Andy McBrine	87	94
Litton Das	c Harry Tector b Ben White	43	41
Mehidy Hasan Miraz	st Lorcan Tucker b Ben White	55	80
Taijul Islam	b Andy McBrine	4	12
Shoriful Islam	lbw b Andy McBrine	4	7
Ebadot Hossain	c Lorcan Tucker b Andy McBrine	0	3
Khaled Ahmed	not out	4	11

Extras 8 · Total 369 all out

Bowler (Ireland)	O	M	R	W
Mark Adair	17	2	64	2
Graham Hume	11	2	37	0
Andy McBrine	28	2	118	6
Curtis Campher	8	1	54	0
Ben White	13.3	0	71	2
Harry Tector	3	0	21	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-2 (Najmul Hossain Shanto, 0.5 ov), 2-34 (Tamim Iqbal, 9.6 ov), 3-40 (Mominul Haque, 12.4 ov), 4-199 (Shakib Al Hasan, 43.6 ov), 5-286 (Litton Das, 57.5 ov), 6-331 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 67.2 ov), 7-337 (Taijul Islam, 71.2 ov), 8-348 (Shoriful Islam, 73.6 ov), 9-354 (Ebadot Hossain, 75.3 ov), 10-369 (Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 80.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Tamim Iqbal (1) and Najmul Hossain Shanto (0)	2	5
second	Tamim Iqbal (20) and Mominul Haque (12)	32	55
third	Mushfiqur Rahim (1) and Mominul Haque (5)	6	16
fourth	Mushfiqur Rahim (68) and Shakib Al Hasan (87)	159	188
fifth	Mushfiqur Rahim (43) and Litton Das (43)	87	84
sixth	Mushfiqur Rahim (14) and Mehidy Hasan Miraz (31)	45	57
seventh	Taijul Islam (4) and Mehidy Hasan Miraz (2)	6	24
eighth	Mehidy Hasan Miraz (6) and Shoriful Islam (4)	11	16
ninth	Mehidy Hasan Miraz (6) and Ebadot Hossain (0)	6	9
tenth	Mehidy Hasan Miraz (10) and Khaled Ahmed (4)	15	31

IRELAND, SECOND INNINGS: 292 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Murray Commins	lbw b Taijul Islam	1	12
James McCollum	lbw b Shakib Al Hasan	0	1
Andy Balbirnie	b Taijul Islam	3	12
Harry Tector	lbw b Taijul Islam	56	159
Curtis Campher	c Litton Das b Shakib Al Hasan	1	4
Peter Moor	c Litton Das b Shoriful Islam	16	78
Lorcan Tucker	c Shoriful Islam b Ebadot Hossain	108	162
Andy McBrine	b Ebadot Hossain	72	156
Mark Adair	c Litton Das b Taijul Islam	13	49
Graham Hume	c Litton Das b Ebadot Hossain	14	55
Ben White	not out	0	10

Extras 8 · Total 292 all out

Bowler (Bangladesh)	O	M	R	W
Shakib Al Hasan	13	4	26	2
Taijul Islam	42	16	90	4
Mehidy Hasan Miraz	30	8	58	0
Ebadot Hossain	15	3	37	3
Shoriful Islam	8	1	35	1
Khaled Ahmed	7	2	38	0
Mominul Haque	1	0	2	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-1 (James McCollum, 0.4 ov), 2-7 (Murray Commins, 3.4 ov), 3-8 (Andy Balbirnie, 5.1 ov), 4-13 (Curtis Campher, 6.3 ov), 5-51 (Peter Moor, 32.1 ov), 6-123 (Harry Tector, 56.1 ov), 7-234 (Lorcan Tucker, 84.4 ov), 8-265 (Mark Adair, 98.3 ov), 9-289 (Andy McBrine, 111.2 ov), 10-292 (Graham Hume, 115.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	James McCollum (0) and Murray Commins (1)	1	4
second	Andy Balbirnie (2) and Murray Commins (0)	6	18
third	Andy Balbirnie (1) and Harry Tector (0)	1	9
fourth	Curtis Campher (1) and Harry Tector (4)	5	8
fifth	Peter Moor (16) and Harry Tector (21)	38	154
sixth	Lorcan Tucker (40) and Harry Tector (31)	72	145
seventh	Andy McBrine (43) and Lorcan Tucker (68)	111	171
eighth	Andy McBrine (17) and Mark Adair (13)	31	84
ninth	Graham Hume (11) and Andy McBrine (12)	24	77
tenth	Graham Hume (3) and Ben White (0)	3	28

BANGLADESH, SECOND INNINGS: 138 FOR 3

Batter	How out	R	B
Tamim Iqbal	c Murray Commins b Ben White	31	65
Litton Das	b Mark Adair	23	19
Najmul Hossain Shanto	c Andy Balbirnie b Andy McBrine	4	9
Mushfiqur Rahim	not out	51	48
Mominul Haque	not out	20	22

Did not bat: Shakib Al Hasan, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Khaled Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Ebadot Hossain

Extras 9 · Total 138 for 3

Bowler (Ireland)	O	R	W
Mark Adair	6	30	1
Andy McBrine	13.1	52	1
Ben White	7	43	1
Harry Tector	1	5	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-32 (Litton Das, 4.6 ov), 2-43 (Najmul Hossain Shanto, 7.5 ov), 3-105 (Tamim Iqbal, 20.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Tamim Iqbal (8) and Litton Das (23)	32	30
second	Tamim Iqbal (3) and Najmul Hossain Shanto (4)	11	17
third	Mushfiqur Rahim (38) and Tamim Iqbal (20)	62	74
fourth	Mushfiqur Rahim (13) and Mominul Haque (20)	33	42

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