Ireland's Test In Bangladesh Halted By Earthquake

Second Test, Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur (day 3 of five)

Bangladesh 476 (Das 128, Mushfiqur 106; McBrine 6-109) & 156-1 (Shadmun 69*, Joy 60; Hoey 1-56)

Ireland 265 (Tucker 75, Neill 49, Doheny 46; Taijul 4-76)

Bangladesh lead by 367 runs

Scorecard

The 3rd time of Ireland's 2nd Test successful Bangladesh was temporarily stopped because of an earthquake.

An earthquake, which was reported arsenic a magnitude 5.7 tremor, struck nan Bangladesh's superior metropolis of Dhaka connected Friday morning.

According to Reuters, nan authorities successful Bangladesh said astatine slightest 5 group had been killed and astir 100 group had been injured.

Ireland were astatine nan crease and players remained connected nan section of play astatine nan Shere Bangla National Stadium arsenic nan earthquake struck.

Coaches and players not progressive gathered astatine nan boundary, while those successful nan stands took shelter.

The crippled was stopped for 3 minutes but play soon resumed and Ireland group astir chasing Bangladesh's full of 476.

Despite a 4th Test half-century from Lorcan Tucker and a 49 from Jordan Neill, Ireland, who were 98-5 astatine adjacent of play connected Thursday, were each retired for 265 but arsenic nan Najmul Hossain Shanto opted against enforcing nan follow-on and nan hosts returned to nan crease.

Shadman Islam's unbeaten 69 and 60 from Mahmudul Hasan Joy, who was dismissed by Gavin Hoey, moved Bangladesh 367 runs clear, pinch different 9 wickets remaining.

The hosts will look to wrap up nan 2nd Test and a 2-0 bid triumph connected Saturday pinch Shamman Islam and Mominul Haque astatine nan crease.

Bangladesh won nan first Test betwixt nan sides by an innings and 47 runs. The two-game bid will beryllium followed by 3 T20 internationals.