Mushfiqur Hits Ton As Bangladesh Dominate Ireland

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Second Test, Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur (day 2 of five)

Bangladesh 476: Das 128, Mushfiqur 106; McBrine 6-109

Ireland 98-5: Stirling 27; Murad 2-10

Bangladesh lead by 378 runs

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Mushfiqur Rahim marked his 100th Test headdress pinch a period arsenic Bangladesh took a commanding first-innings lead complete Ireland successful Mirpur.

The 38-year-old had an overnight hold to complete nan ton having been stuck on 99 not out astatine stumps of nan first day.

He fell to nan bowling of Matthew Humphreys connected 106 pinch nan Irish spinner besides accounting for Litton Das, who had go Bangladesh's 2nd centurion of nan innings earlier being caught by Paul Stirling astatine first gaffe connected 128.

By nan clip Andy McBrine took his sixth wicket of nan Test to yet adjacent nan innings, Bangladesh had amassed an imposing full 476.

After they were beaten by an innings and 47 runs successful nan first Test past week, Ireland fell to 98-5 successful response.

White-ball skipper Stirling, again opening nan batting pinch red-ball counterpart Andrew Balbirnie, led nan measurement pinch 27 from 26 balls earlier losing his wicket lbw disconnected nan bowling of Khaled Ahmed.

From 41 without loss, Ireland ended nan time 98-5, losing a quintet of top-order wickets for conscionable 53 runs.

The Test resumes connected time 3 pinch Lorcan Tucker and Stephen Doheny astatine nan crease for Ireland.

The Test bid will beryllium followed by 3 T20 internationals.

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