587/8 (141.0)
CR : 4.16
286/10 (92.2)
CR : 3.10
Bangladesh won by an innings and 47 runs 🏆
Player of the Match
M H Joy
171(286)
BAN won by an innings and 47 runs
12:27 PM IST and 12:57 PM Local Time : The hosts Bangladesh have started the 2-match Test series against Ireland on a winning note. The margin of the victory is of an innings and 47 runs that implies the dominance of the victory.
Ireland came to bat first in this Sylhet Test. They got off to a good position in the first innings as Paul Stirling and Cade Carmichael registered a 95-run stand between them and both of them got to their fifties. But the issue of them was that their batters failed to convert their starts onto a big score. Lorcan Tucker (41) and Curtis Campher (44) got out and Irishmen were down to 218/6. But the score propelled to 286 and the courtesy went to Jordan Neill and Barry McCarthy who added 30 and 31 runs beside their names respectively.
For Bangladesh, Mehidy Hasan Miraz took 3 wickets for 50 runs. Hasan Mahmud, Taijul Islam and Hasan Murad picked up a couple of wickets each.
Bangladesh were high flying right from the word go. Mahmudul Hasan Joy and Shadman Islam registered a 168-run opening stand before the latter got out for 80. Joy was then joined by the veteran Mominul Haque and they again added 173-runs for the second wicket. Mominul got out for 82 but Joy was the one who converted his good start into the three-figure mark. He got to his second Test hundred and didn't stop. He evaded his previous best First innings score of 137 against South Africa in Durban and scored 171 from 286 deliveries hitting 14 fours and 4 maximums.
Things became better for Bangladesh as Najmul Hossain Shanto came to bat and scored at the rate of knots. He knew that he had to score in a jiffy to pile up the lead and before getting dismissed by McBrine, he scored exactly 100 off 114 balls. Useful contribution from Litton Das off 60 runs facing 66 balls took the lead to 301 as Bangladesh declared with 586/8 on the scoreboard.
Matthew Humphreys was the star of the Irish bowling picking up 5 wickets for 170 runs bowling 43 overs. Barry McCarthy took two wickets for 72 runs.
Coming to bat with a first innings deficit of 301 runs, Ireland lost their opener Cade Carmichael early. Andrew Balbirnie didn't come out to open as he had an injury. Paul Stirling and Harry Tector registered a brief partnership but as Stirling departed in the form of a run out on his personal score of 43, Irish middle order fell like nine pins. Lorcan Tucker, Curtis Campher and Tector trudged off one after another and at the end of the fourth day, Ireland were 86/5.
The Bangladeshi spinners were in full of alacrity to end the game early on the fourth day but the Irish batters showed some resilience to delay their defeat. They realised that playing their shots is the only way to stay relevant in this turning track and they did that. Andy McBrine and Andrew Balbirnie registered 66-run stand for the 7th wicket with the Irish skipper getting out for 38. McBrine however scored a fifty but fell into a trap set by Nahid Rana. He scored 52 but after his dismissal, Jordan Neill and Barry McCarthy went honkers and bonkers at the Bangladesh spinners. Their 9th wicket stand was of 54 runs in just 54 balls. Hasan Murad removed Neill on 36 and Taijul Islam removed McCarthy to wrap the innings up with Ireland getting bundled out for 254.
Hasan Murad picked up 4 wickets for 60 runs in 14 overs. He finished with 6 wickets in his debut Test match and this is something that will give him a lot of confidence going forward. Taijul Islam took 3 wickets for 84 runs and Nahid Rana took two wickets.
Ireland came to bat first in this Sylhet Test. They got off to a good position in the first innings as Paul Stirling and Cade Carmichael registered a 95-run stand between them and both of them got to their fifties. But the issue of them was that their batters failed to convert their starts onto a big score. Lorcan Tucker (41) and Curtis Campher (44) got out and Irishmen were down to 218/6. But the score propelled to 286 and the courtesy went to Jordan Neill and Barry McCarthy who added 30 and 31 runs beside their names respectively.
For Bangladesh, Mehidy Hasan Miraz took 3 wickets for 50 runs. Hasan Mahmud, Taijul Islam and Hasan Murad picked up a couple of wickets each.
Bangladesh were high flying right from the word go. Mahmudul Hasan Joy and Shadman Islam registered a 168-run opening stand before the latter got out for 80. Joy was then joined by the veteran Mominul Haque and they again added 173-runs for the second wicket. Mominul got out for 82 but Joy was the one who converted his good start into the three-figure mark. He got to his second Test hundred and didn't stop. He evaded his previous best First innings score of 137 against South Africa in Durban and scored 171 from 286 deliveries hitting 14 fours and 4 maximums.
Things became better for Bangladesh as Najmul Hossain Shanto came to bat and scored at the rate of knots. He knew that he had to score in a jiffy to pile up the lead and before getting dismissed by McBrine, he scored exactly 100 off 114 balls. Useful contribution from Litton Das off 60 runs facing 66 balls took the lead to 301 as Bangladesh declared with 586/8 on the scoreboard.
Matthew Humphreys was the star of the Irish bowling picking up 5 wickets for 170 runs bowling 43 overs. Barry McCarthy took two wickets for 72 runs.
Coming to bat with a first innings deficit of 301 runs, Ireland lost their opener Cade Carmichael early. Andrew Balbirnie didn't come out to open as he had an injury. Paul Stirling and Harry Tector registered a brief partnership but as Stirling departed in the form of a run out on his personal score of 43, Irish middle order fell like nine pins. Lorcan Tucker, Curtis Campher and Tector trudged off one after another and at the end of the fourth day, Ireland were 86/5.
The Bangladeshi spinners were in full of alacrity to end the game early on the fourth day but the Irish batters showed some resilience to delay their defeat. They realised that playing their shots is the only way to stay relevant in this turning track and they did that. Andy McBrine and Andrew Balbirnie registered 66-run stand for the 7th wicket with the Irish skipper getting out for 38. McBrine however scored a fifty but fell into a trap set by Nahid Rana. He scored 52 but after his dismissal, Jordan Neill and Barry McCarthy went honkers and bonkers at the Bangladesh spinners. Their 9th wicket stand was of 54 runs in just 54 balls. Hasan Murad removed Neill on 36 and Taijul Islam removed McCarthy to wrap the innings up with Ireland getting bundled out for 254.
Hasan Murad picked up 4 wickets for 60 runs in 14 overs. He finished with 6 wickets in his debut Test match and this is something that will give him a lot of confidence going forward. Taijul Islam took 3 wickets for 84 runs and Nahid Rana took two wickets.
Biggest Wins for Bangladesh in Tests (By Innings & Runs):
Inns & 184 Runs vs West Indies, Mirpur, 2018
Inns & 106 Runs vs Zimbabwe, Mirpur, 2020
Inns & 106 Runs vs Zimbabwe, Chattogram, 2025
Inns & 47 Runs vs Ireland, Sylhet, 2025 (THIS TEST)*
Inns & 184 Runs vs West Indies, Mirpur, 2018
Inns & 106 Runs vs Zimbabwe, Mirpur, 2020
Inns & 106 Runs vs Zimbabwe, Chattogram, 2025
Inns & 47 Runs vs Ireland, Sylhet, 2025 (THIS TEST)*
Biggest Defeats for Ireland in Tests (By Inns & Runs):
Inns & 280 Runs vs Sri Lanka, Galle, 2023
Inns & 47 Runs vs Ireland, Sylhet, 2025* (THIS TEST)
Inns & 10 Runs vs Sri Lanka, Galle, 2023
Inns & 280 Runs vs Sri Lanka, Galle, 2023
Inns & 47 Runs vs Ireland, Sylhet, 2025* (THIS TEST)
Inns & 10 Runs vs Sri Lanka, Galle, 2023
Andrew Balbirnie (Ireland Captain): "I was looking forward to the challenges. I think Bangladesh were ahead of us in every facets of the game. We were there in the Bangladeshi conditions before. We knew that these are testing conditions and we are proud of the efforts we put in over the last four days.
We wanted to show some fight in the middle and we showed them in glimpses. Our players will put up the fight but if we go skill-wise, we have to match them up. We know how great they are in these conditions.
I think we have had a good ODI record in the last few years. The more our players get used to the longer format of the game, they will do better. Our batters have done well and also our bowlers have did really well in that format. It's just a matter of batting for longer periods and bowling long spells."
We wanted to show some fight in the middle and we showed them in glimpses. Our players will put up the fight but if we go skill-wise, we have to match them up. We know how great they are in these conditions.
I think we have had a good ODI record in the last few years. The more our players get used to the longer format of the game, they will do better. Our batters have done well and also our bowlers have did really well in that format. It's just a matter of batting for longer periods and bowling long spells."
Player of the Match: Mahmudul Hasan Joy
Mahmudul Hasan Joy (Player of the Match): "I feel a bit disappointed on missing the double hundred. In the end of the day I feel I played well. Next game, Mushi bhai (Mushfiqur Rahim) will play his hundredth Test so we are excited.
It is a good track to bat on so we decided to keep it simple. The job was to take those singles and hit the boundaries at the bad balls. Mominul bhai told me to play sensibly and accordingly. I just did that."
It is a good track to bat on so we decided to keep it simple. The job was to take those singles and hit the boundaries at the bad balls. Mominul bhai told me to play sensibly and accordingly. I just did that."
Najmul Hossain Shanto (Bangladesh Captain): "Obviously I think the way everyone came out in this game, I think they will take confidence for the next match. Special mention to the opening partnership, it was tremendous.
Hasan Murad has been waiting for so long. He has done well in First Class cricket over the years and now he has got the opportunity. He is a quality bowler. We wanted to play in a sporting wicket and the surface looked good in all the four days we have played."
Hasan Murad has been waiting for so long. He has done well in First Class cricket over the years and now he has got the opportunity. He is a quality bowler. We wanted to play in a sporting wicket and the surface looked good in all the four days we have played."
Bangladesh have started the series on a good note. They have defeated the Irish side by an innings and 47 runs and the caravan will now move to Mirpur for the second Test. The Mirpur Test will kick-off from 19th of November. Ireland will try to comeback to level the series while Bangladesh will have a keen eye on the whitewash. That Test is going to be special for another reason as the seasoned campaigner Mushfiqur Rahim, the warrior of many battles for Bangladesh will be playing his 100th Test. Do join is for that match.
For now, this is Saptak Sanyal signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Manan Mehta,the scorer/analyst Rajesh Pal and the statistician Aman.
For now, this is Saptak Sanyal signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Manan Mehta,the scorer/analyst Rajesh Pal and the statistician Aman.