Sadman Islam dropped a catch from Paul Stirling at slip on the third ball of the fourth over bowled by Nahid Runner. It was a routine catch even though he had to dive. He could not keep it in his hand. Test debutant Carmichael pulled the fourth ball of the next over bowled by Hasan Mahmud. Taijul Islam, who was standing at square leg, could not take the catch.

Bangladesh also dropped a catch in the sixth over. Mehedi Hasan Miraj dropped a catch from Paul Stirling in the second ball of this over bowled by Nahid Runner. Miraj went out of the field after getting an injury to his hand. Taijul also went out of the field after dropping a catch in the previous over. A replacement fielder has come in.

Thus, the first Test between Bangladesh and Ireland began with a catch miss.

Ireland won the toss in the morning at the Sylhet Stadium and chose to bat. The visitors were shocked when Hasan Mahmud took the wicket in the beginning. Since then, the visitors have kept the run wheel going by beating the home team. In the meantime, Paul Stirling has taken the wicket. He is unbeaten on 53 runs. His partner Carmichael is playing on 25 runs. After 23 overs, Ireland’s run is 84 for 1 wicket.