Bangladesh leads by 52 runs vs Ireland after day 2

Bangladesh seized control on the second day of the first Test against Ireland at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, dismissing the visitors for 286 and building a 52-run lead with nine wickets intact by stumps.

Resuming at 270 for eight, Ireland added just 16 more runs before losing their final two wickets in the morning session. Barry McCarthy struck a couple of boundaries early, but Hasan Mahmud clean-bowled him for 31 to end the innings after 92.2 overs. Mehidy Hasan Miraz finished with three for 50, the best figures among Bangladesh's bowlers, while Hasan Mahmud, Taijul Islam and Hasan Murad each claimed two wickets. Paul Stirling top-scored for Ireland with 60, supported by Cade Carmichael's 59 on debut, but a middle-order collapse limited their total after a promising start on day one.

Ireland had chosen to bat first on a dry pitch that offered increasing turn for Bangladesh's spinners. Captain Andrew Balbirnie fell for a duck in the opening over to Hasan Mahmud, but Stirling and Carmichael's 96-run second-wicket stand steadied the innings to 150 for three by lunch. However, Mehidy's off-spin then dismantled the batting, removing Carmichael, Harry Tector for one and...