Bangladesh cricket team is performing brilliantly in Sylhet Test. After bowling out Ireland for 286 runs, Bangladesh is on the verge of a big lead with 338 runs for the loss of just 1 wicket at the end of the second day.

Ireland scored 270 runs for 8 wickets in 90 overs on Tuesday (November 11) on the first day of Sylhet Test. Today, Wednesday, the visitors ended their innings after losing the last 2 wickets with just 16 runs to spare on the second day. Mehedi Hasan Miraj took 3 wickets as the Irish were bowled out for 286 runs. Hasan Mahmud, Taijul Islam and Abhishek Hasan Murad took two wickets each.

In reply, Bangladesh got off to a flying start with the bat. The opening pair of Mahmudul Hasan Joy and Sadman Islam Anik put on a 168-run partnership in 41.1 overs.

Both were on the verge of a century after scoring fifties. But Sadman left the field regretting not being able to score a century after scoring 80 runs with 9 fours and a six.

Mahmudul Hasan Joy ended the second day’s play with an unbroken partnership of 170 runs with former captain Mominul Haque Sourav, who came out to bat at one down.

Joy hit his second century in his Test career on the way to building this partnership. He is unbeaten on 169 runs from 283 balls with the help of 14 fours and 4 sixes.

Mominul is unbeaten on 80 runs from 124 balls with the help of 5 fours and 2 sixes. This was his 23rd fifty.

Short scores (end of day 2)

Ireland 1st innings – 286 (92.2 overs); Stirling 60, Carmichael 59; Miraj 3-50, Hasan 2-47

Bangladesh 1st innings- 338/1 (85 overs); Joy ​​169*, Sadman 80*; Humphries 1-78
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