Murad, Mahumudul and Shanto lead Bangladesh to innings victory
McBrine resisted with fifty but it wasn't enough as Ireland folded for 254 in the second innings
10/11Result
1st Test, Ireland tour of Bangladesh at Sylhet, Nov 11-14 2025
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![Ireland]( "Ireland")
286 & 254 (70.2 ov) -
![Bangladesh]( "Bangladesh")
587/8d
Player of the Match
10/11Result
1st Test, Ireland tour of Bangladesh at Sylhet, Nov 11-14 2025
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![Ireland]( "Ireland")
286 & 254 (70.2 ov) -
![Bangladesh]( "Bangladesh")
587/8d
Player of the Match
Day 4
Day 3
Shanto, Mahmudul centuries and spinners put Bangladesh in command
Ireland lost five wickets in their second dig after Bangladesh took a massive first-innings lead
Day 2
Mahmudul 169* puts Bangladesh in strong position
With a 52-run lead and nine wickets in hand, the hosts ended day two at an enviable position
Day 1
Ireland let advantage slip as Mehidy, Murad pull game into balance
Stirling, Carmichael made fifties before Ireland lost seven wickets in two sessions
Others
For Shanto, return to form 'a good start, nothing more'
Najmul Hossain Shanto pleased with Mahmudul Hasan Joy's return to big runs and Hasan Murad's impressive Test debut
Mahmudul 'disappointed' after missing out on maiden double-hundred
The batter says the Bangladesh Tigers programme helped him regain his form
Top-order contributions bring joy back to Bangladesh
They finished on 338 for 1 on day two, and it has aggregated to be one of their most substantial day of top-order batting in any format
Carmichael, Neill, Murad sparkle on day of the debutants
Three promising players, and an umpire, made their Test debuts in Sylhet
Injured Ross Adair ruled out of Bangladesh T20Is
He will be replaced in the squad by Jordan Neill
Test-starved Bangladesh and Ireland ready to dine on red-ball action in Sylhet
Bangladesh return to Tests after five months; Ireland will hope to make another splash after their win against Zimbabwe in February