The opening day of the Bangladesh vs Ireland 1st Test at the Sylhet international cricket stadium, Paul Stirling and Cade Carmicheal put ireland on strong position while Mehidy Hasan Miraz fight back for Bangladesh.
After winning the toss ireland opted to bat first, Hasan Mahmud struck early, removing ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie for a duck in just the fourth delivery of the innings, Paul Stirling and debutant Cade Carmicheal rebuilt the Innings with a steady Partnership of 96 runs , Bangladesh bowlers tested the pair with the disciplined lines,but the hosts fielding let them, Shadam Islam dropped on 8 at the second slip , followed by another missed chance off Carmicheal, these lapses allowed ireland to recover and gain confidence as the morning session progressed.
At lunch , Ireland had reached 94/1 with striling unbeaten on 58 and Carmicheal unbeaten on 30.
Paul Stirling fall in first over after lunch on 60 off 76 deliveries while Harry Tector departed on 1 , while Cade Carmicheal showed his temperament reached median half century on debut,he managed 59 off 129 balls , featuring 7 boundaries
At the tea ireland on 184/4 Lorcan Tucker unbeaten on 22 and Curtis Campher on 35.
However Curtis Campher departed on 44 Hasan Murad broke 53 runs stand with Tucker, while Hasan Murad again strike Lorcan Tucker on 41 and Andy Mcbrine managed only 5 , Bangladesh bowler fight back with quick succession wickets in final session back on contest, while Jordan Neill add valueable 30 runs who departed on final ball of the Day1.
At the Stumps Ireland on 270/8 Barry McCarthy unbeaten on 21.
For Bangladesh Mehidy Hasan Miraz is pick of the bowler took 3/50 while Debutant Hasan Murad chipped with 2 wickets and Nahid Rana, Taijul Islam and Hasan Mahmud struck 1 wicket each.
Bangladesh vs Ireland 1st Test Day 1 Match summary
Toss: Ireland won the toss and Opted to bat first
Ireland 1st innings: 270/8 in 90 overs
Top Scorers: Paul Stirling 60 off 76 deliveries, Cade Carmicheal 59 off 129 balls
Top bowler: Mehidy Hasan Miraz 3/50 in 23 overs, Hasan Murad 2/47 in 20 overs.
On DAY 2 expected Ireland can push their total as much as possible while Bangladesh will aim to take remain 2 wickets, batter need to provide steady starts.