Bangladesh completed a big 217-run victory over Ireland in the Dhaka Test on Sunday, sealing the two-match series 2–0.
Bangladesh closed the match defined by milestones, dominant batting, and a super spin attack led by Taijul Islam and Hasan Murad.
Ireland, set an improbable 509 to win, were bowled out for 291 deep into the fifth afternoon.
Bangladesh needed 59.3 overs on the final day to take the last four wickets, with their spinners taking turns to tighten the noose on a surface that had grown increasingly mischievous.
The final innings again revolved around Taijul, who collected four wickets to go with his four in the first innings, finishing with eight in the match. In doing so, the left-arm spinner overtook Shakib Al Hasan to become Bangladesh’s all-time leading wicket-taker in Test cricket with 249 wickets.
Hasan Murad matched him blow for blow in the last innings, also taking four and underlining his growing promise as a long-term partner in Bangladesh’s spin attack.
Ireland’s fight-back was anchored by Curtis Campher, who produced one of the grittiest fourth-innings efforts seen in Mirpur. The allrounder remained unbeaten on 71, facing 259 balls — the longest fourth-innings vigil ever played at the Shere Bangla National Stadium.
Harry Tector added a composed 50, but wickets continued to fall around them.
Bangladesh’s victory was built on a towering first-innings total of 476, led by a century from Mushfiqur Rahim and a sublime 128 from Liton Das.
Mominul Haque added 63, while Shadman Islam and Mahmudul Hasan Joy provided steady starts. Andy McBrine’s six-wicket haul kept the visitors afloat, but they were unable to prevent Bangladesh from dictating tempo.
Ireland responded with 265, as Lorcan Tucker fought for an unbeaten 75 and Jordan Neill struck 49. Yet the innings remained fractured by recurring collapses engineered by Taijul and Murad, who shared six wickets.
In Bangladesh’s second innings, the hosts pressed ahead with intent, declaring at 297 for four. Mominul (87), Shadman (78), and Mahmudul (60) set up the total, while Mushfiqur added an unbeaten 53 to crown a historic personal milestone.
The match marked Mushfiqur Rahim’s 100th Test, making him the first Bangladeshi to reach the landmark.
He celebrated it with a hundred in the first innings and a fifty in the second, becoming only the 11th batter in cricket history to score a century in a 100th Test match.
Bangladesh’s bowlers then took over, wearing Ireland down session by session across two days, with Taijul, Murad, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, and Khaled Ahmed combining to secure the final push.
