Bangladesh Closing In On Test Win Over Ireland

Second Test, Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur (day 4 of five)

Bangladesh 476 (Das 128, Mushfiqur 106; McBrine 6-109) & 297-4 (Mominul 87, Shadman 78; Hoey 2-84)

Ireland 265 (Tucker 75, Neill 49, Doheny 46; Taijul 4-76) & 176-6 (Tector 50, Campher 34*, Taijul 3-55)

Ireland require 333 much runs to triumph pinch 4 wickets remaining

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Harry Tector deed a half-century arsenic Ireland pushed Bangladesh into nan 5th time of their 2nd Test successful Mirpur.

A Bangladesh triumph still seems nan apt result pinch nan hosts requiring conscionable 4 wickets and Ireland needing 333 much runs to outpouring a surprise.

The 4th time passed disconnected without incident aft Friday's 3rd time of action was temporarily stopped because of a 5.7 magnitude earthquake successful nan superior metropolis Dhaka.

Bangladesh built connected their beardown commencement to nan bid and had a lead of 508 runs by nan clip skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto declared their innings closed connected 297-4.

Ireland suffered an early rustle successful their batting arsenic openers Andrew Balbirnie and Paul Stirling were retired by nan eighth complete for conscionable 13 and 9 runs.

Heinrich Mallan's broadside recovered arsenic Curtis Campher and Tector steadied nan innings, pinch nan second registering his 5th Test half-century.

Campher stayed nan people and was 34 not retired pinch Andy McBrine connected 11 alongside him to trim nan gap.

The lucifer resumes connected Sunday astatine 03:30 GMT.

Bangladesh won nan first Test of nan two-match bid by an innings and 47 runs.

The 2nd Test will beryllium followed by 3 T20 internationals.