Bangladesh vs Ireland, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Taijul Islam to McCarthy, out Caught by Litton Das!! Taken by the keeper. Das was confident about the edge and forced his skipper to opt for the review. Easy decision in the end. There was a clear spike when the bat was close to the ball. Was a tossed up delivery, turned away and took the edge. Bangladesh win this big. They win by an innings and 47 runs to take a 1-0 lead in this 2 game series. McCarthy c Litton Das b Taijul Islam 25(27) [4s-2 6s-1]

Taijul Islam to McCarthy, 2 runs, punches the ball down into the off-side for a brace as the sweeper cover mopped it up

Taijul Islam to Jordan Neill, FOUR, walks across, sits down by exposing the sticks but gets the paddle right to play that fine for a four. Took that from the sticks as well. Fifty of the partnership comes up as well. Highest 9th wicket partnership in Tests for Ireland now

Taijul Islam to Jordan Neill, no run, very full, tossed up, dipping, pushed down to short cover

Taijul Islam to Jordan Neill, no run, quicker one again, gets an inside edge on to the pads as he looked to push that one away

Taijul Islam to Jordan Neill, no run, flatter one, skiddier, outside off and Jordan Neill looks to defend but gets an inside edge as he hurried into a push

Taijul Islam to McCarthy, 1 run, tossed up delivery on the sticks and has been pushed out into the off-side for a single

Taijul Islam to Jordan Neill, 1 run, hangs back and tucks the ball down to long-on for a single

Taijul Islam to Jordan Neill, no run, goes wide of the crease, angles it in, Jordan Neill hops back and stabs the ball down to point

Taijul Islam to McCarthy, 1 run, tossed up delivery and has been driven down to deep cover for a single

Taijul Islam to McCarthy, no run, gets a stride out and defends it down into the off-side

Taijul Islam to McCarthy, no run, quicker, flatter, defended into the off-side

Taijul Islam to McCarthy, no run, quicker one, angled in, defended down to FSL

Taijul Islam to McCarthy, no run, flatter one, McCarthy stabs it down into the off-side

Taijul Islam to Balbirnie, no run, full ball drifting in towards leg-stump, blocked solidly off the front foot

Taijul Islam to Balbirnie, FOUR, well played! Balbirnie sinks down on one knee to the in-drifter and sweeps it with good timing through backward square leg. Nahid Rana hares across to his right in the deep and dives but can't prevent the boundary

Taijul Islam to Andy McBrine, 1 run, on the shorter side outside off, turning in, pushed past silly point

Taijul Islam to Balbirnie, 1 run, full ball drifting towards the pads, flicked to mid-wicket for a quick single

Taijul Islam to Andy McBrine, 1 run, full delivery outside off, tapped with an open bat-face through backward point

Taijul Islam to Andy McBrine, 2 runs, on the shorter side outside off, cut to the left of sweeper cover for a couple

Taijul Islam to Balbirnie, no run, close! Not sure whether he got an edge. Floated delivery drifting in on off, turning away, Balbirnie pushes at it tentatively and seems to have been beaten on the outside edge. Litton Das got low but couldn't catch it

Taijul Islam to Balbirnie, no run, Balbirnie gets right forward to the in-drifter to block it back to Taijul Islam

Taijul Islam to Balbirnie, no run, floated delivery on off, Balbirnie leans ahead to block it down the track

Taijul Islam to Balbirnie, FOUR, well played! Full delivery drifting towards leg-stump, Balbirnie kneels across on one knee and sweeps it strongly through backward square leg to pick up another boundary

Taijul Islam to Balbirnie, no run, coming in with the arm, Balbirnie gets behind it and pushes it to mid-on

Taijul Islam to Andy McBrine, 1 run, on the shorter side outside off, chopped to deep backward point

Taijul Islam to Andy McBrine, no run, full ball drifting in on middle and leg, blocked solidly off the front foot

Taijul Islam to Andy McBrine, no run, on a back of a length around off, Andy McBrine hangs back and works it past short leg

Taijul Islam to Andy McBrine, no run, turning in from a fuller length around off, Andy McBrine lunges in defence

Taijul Islam to Andy McBrine, no run, on a back of a length on middle and off, kept out watchfully

Taijul Islam to Andy McBrine, no run, quicker and flatter, turning in towards leg, tucked towards square leg

Taijul Islam to Andy McBrine, no run, Andy McBrine uses his feet and blocks it down the track

Taijul Islam to Andy McBrine, no run, floated delivery outside off, Andy McBrine strokes it to extra cover

Taijul Islam to Balbirnie, 1 run, Balbirnie hangs back and works it round the corner

Taijul Islam to Andy McBrine, 1 run, on a back of a length on middle and leg, Andy McBrine hangs back and works it through mid-wicket

Taijul Islam to Andy McBrine, no run, tossed up around off, blocked off the inner half towards square leg

Taijul Islam to Balbirnie, 1 run, full delivery around off, Balbirnie sweeps it to deep mid-wicket

Taijul Islam to Balbirnie, no run, full delivery outside off, Balbirnie drives it to covers

Taijul Islam to Balbirnie, no run, once again Balbirnie gets right forward to this one to defend it down the track

Taijul Islam to Balbirnie, no run, floated delivery on middle, turning away, Balbirnie puts in a big stride forward to block it solidly

Taijul Islam to Balbirnie, no run, loopy full ball on off, driven back to Taijul Islam

Taijul Islam to Balbirnie, FOUR, Balbirnie is executing the sweep well! He sinks down on one knee and sweeps the in-drifter through square leg to find the fence once again

Taijul Islam to Balbirnie, no run, quicker through the air and on a back of a length on off, kept out watchfully

Taijul Islam to Balbirnie, FOUR, tossed up delivery drifting in towards off, Balbirnie crouches in his stance and sweeps it expertly over mid-wicket to pick up a boundary

Taijul Islam to Balbirnie, no run, tentative! Coming in with the arm and on a length around off, Balbirnie pushes at it with minimal foot movement and gets an inside edge onto the pads

Taijul Islam to Balbirnie, no run, a big appeal for lbw is cut short! Tossed up delivery around leg-stump, turning away, Balbirnie looks to block but gets pinged on the pads. That pitched outside leg in all probability

Taijul Islam to Balbirnie, no run, full ball drifting in on middle and off, Balbirnie leans ahead to dead-bat it

Taijul Islam to Andy McBrine, 1 run, on the shorter side down leg, tucked round the corner

Taijul Islam to Andy McBrine, no run, on a length on the pads, flicked straight to short leg

Taijul Islam to Andy McBrine, no run, on a back of a length on middle, Andy McBrine camps back and blocks it to short leg

Taijul Islam to Andy McBrine, no run, full delivery on off, Andy McBrine lunges in defence

Taijul Islam to Balbirnie, 1 run, Balbirnie reaches out to this one outside off and sweeps it nicely to deep backward square leg

Taijul Islam to Balbirnie, no run, edged but safe! On a length on off, turning away a bit, Balbirnie pushes at it but gets an outside edge which goes on the bounce to the slip fielder

Taijul Islam to Balbirnie, no run, floated delivery outside off, tapped with an open bat-face towards backward point

Taijul Islam to Andy McBrine, 1 run, full delivery outside leg, nudged round the corner

Taijul Islam to Andy McBrine, no run, length delivery sliding across Andy McBrine. He goes deep in the crease to block it in front of him

Taijul Islam to Humphreys, out Caught by Shadman Islam!! Another one bites the dust! Humphreys' fun ends! Full ball drifting in on off, Humphreys kneels down on one knee and goes for the slog sweep but ends up getting a top-edge towards short fine leg. Shadman stationed there takes it safely. Humphreys c Shadman Islam b Taijul Islam 16(18) [4s-1 6s-1]

Taijul Islam to Andy McBrine, 1 run, flighted delivery on middle and leg, Andy McBrine reverse sweeps it to deep backward point

Taijul Islam to Andy McBrine, no run, tossed up delivery, Andy McBrine leans ahead to counter the spin

Taijul Islam to Andy McBrine, FOUR, this is good batting! Andy McBrine uses his feet, gets close to the pitch of the delivery and hits it over wide mid-on for a boundary. Didn't get it off the middle but good enough on it to clear the infield

Taijul Islam to Andy McBrine, no run, turning towards leg-stump sharply, nudged to the right of leg slip where Shadman dives to his right to make a good stop

Taijul Islam to Andy McBrine, no run, full ball turning in from around off, Andy McBrine leans ahead to dead-bat it

Taijul Islam to Andy McBrine, no run, fullish ball drifting towards the pads, Andy McBrine prods ahead and blocks it towards short leg

Taijul Islam to Humphreys, 3 runs, the Irish batters have come out with intent! Humphreys kneels across on one knee and lap-sweeps it nicely towards fine leg. Nahid Rana hares across to his right and dives full length to save a run for his side. Great effort that

Taijul Islam to Andy McBrine, leg byes, 3 runs, full ball drifting in, Andy McBrine goes for the reverse sweep but it deflects off his pads and goes towards fine leg. The fielder gives it a chase and saves a run for his side

Taijul Islam to Andy McBrine, no run, on a length on middle, Andy McBrine lunges in defence

Taijul Islam to Andy McBrine, no run, turning in towards leg-stump, kept out

Taijul Islam to Humphreys, leg byes, 1 run, a chirpy appeal for lbw goes down! Full ball drifting in towards off, Humphreys knees across on one knee and tries to lap it towards fine leg but it deflects off his pads behind. The impact seemed to be outside off

Taijul Islam to Humphreys, SIX, shot! Another one in the arc, Humphreys crouches in his stance and nails the slog sweep over deep mid-wicket. It lands on the cushions on the full.

Taijul Islam to Humphreys, FOUR, full ball drifting in on off, Humphreys kneels down on one knee and slog sweeps it nicely over mid-wicket for a boundary

Taijul Islam to Humphreys, no run, a chance goes down! Tossed up on off, turning away, Humphreys leans ahead to block but can't control it. It goes uppishly towards Mominul at silly point. He is late to react and the ball goes through his fingers

Taijul Islam to Humphreys, no run, Humphreys has been trapped in front but he decides to take the review. That looked adjacent to the naked eye. That came in with the arm, landed on a length and skidded after landing. Humphreys leaned ahead to block and well, the replay indicates that there's an inside edge onto the pads. UltraEdge confirms that there's a clear spike when the ball is next to the bat.

Taijul Islam to Humphreys, no run, full ball drifting in on off, Humphreys leans ahead in defence

Taijul Islam to Humphreys, no run, on a back of a length outside off, Humphreys hangs back and punches it towards point

Taijul Islam to Humphreys, no run, turns away, beats the bat and there is an appeal for stumping. The back foot had not moved. One more over before stumps on day 3

Taijul Islam to Humphreys, no run, so much of entourage near the batters. Two slips and a silly point fielder. That was blocked out into the deck

Taijul Islam to Humphreys, no run, flatter one, angled in, takes the edge and goes down on a few bounces to the man at second slip

Taijul Islam to Humphreys, no run, gets forward and blocks the ball down to silly point

Taijul Islam to Humphreys, no run, tossed up delivery, on the sticks, Humphreys defends it down into the deck

Taijul Islam to Andy McBrine, 1 run, hangs back to a flatter one, stabs it down into the off-side for a single

Taijul Islam to Tucker, no run, and another dot to end the over. Was well defended into the off-side

Taijul Islam to Tucker, no run, another dot. Very full, outside off, defends it down into the off-side with soft hands

Taijul Islam to Tucker, no run, on the sticks, tossed up, Tucker pushes it back to the bowler

Taijul Islam to Tucker, no run, on the sticks, Tucker gets a stride out and defends it back to the bowler

Taijul Islam to Andy McBrine, 1 run, plays that down off the back foot into the covers for a single as the ball didn't spin in much

Taijul Islam to Andy McBrine, no run, angled in, quicker, Andy McBrine goes back and defends it

Taijul Islam to Tucker, FOUR, dropped short, outside off, Tucker camps back and chops the ball down to deep cover for a four. That was hit well and into the gap

Taijul Islam to Tucker, no run, impact was outside the line and hence no review. Might have been an inside edge. Das just told his mates not to be too excited as he knew there was an edge on it. Was a flatter one and Tucker was hit on the pads as he tried to push at it

Taijul Islam to Tucker, no run, on the sticks, Tucker dead bats the ball back to the bowler

Taijul Islam to Tucker, no run, tossed up delivery, turns away and Tucker bails out of the poke outside off

Taijul Islam to Tucker, FOUR, preempts the paddle! Shanto tried to chase it down but fails to pull it back. Good effort. That was tossed up and Tucker sat down to sweep it fine. Shanto from slip gave it a chase but the ball just kept running away

Taijul Islam to Tucker, no run, flatter one, Tucker goes back and outer-edges the ball down to slip

Taijul Islam to Tucker, no run, wicket maiden! The pressure is on. Pushes the batter back and Tucker defends it down under his eyes

Taijul Islam to Tucker, no run, gets a lunge out and blocks the ball down into the off-side with soft hands

Taijul Islam to Tucker, no run, two slips, one silly point in place and that was pushed out into the off-side as that was a tossed up delivery

Taijul Islam to Tucker, no run, on the sticks, tossed up, Tucker gets a stride out and combats it

Taijul Islam to Tucker, no run, on the sticks, Tucker gets a big stride out and defends it back to the bowler. Bangladesh will look for more scalps today

Taijul Islam to Tector, out Lbw!! The moment he missed the line, he was a goner. The look on his face - distraught - when he opted for the review said it all. He knew he didn't stand a chance. They have lost a review as well. Was on the sticks, skidded on, Tector looked to defend and missed the line to be hit on the pad. The finger went up as the appeal was a confident one. The resistance from Tector has ended. Taijul Islam has his first. Bangladesh well on top. Tector lbw b Taijul Islam 18(47) [4s-1]

Taijul Islam to Curtis Campher, no run, spins away and beats the edge! The batter looked to defend and missed the line of the ball as the ball spun past the edge

Taijul Islam to Curtis Campher, no run, well tossed up delivery, Curtis Campher defends it down into the off-side with soft hands

Taijul Islam to Curtis Campher, no run, tossed up delivery, lured up, Curtis Campher defends it down into the off-side

Taijul Islam to Curtis Campher, no run, gets forward and blocks the ball back to the bowler

Taijul Islam to Tector, 1 run, angled in, arm ball, Tector nudges the ball down for a single

Taijul Islam to Tector, no run, on the sticks, Tector defends it down to silly point

Taijul Islam to Curtis Campher, no run, and spins away past the edge. That was tossed up, Curtis Campher looks to defend and gets beaten

Taijul Islam to Curtis Campher, no run, gets behind the line and blocks it down to silly point

Taijul Islam to Curtis Campher, no run, gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it down into the off-side

Taijul Islam to Curtis Campher, no run, tossed up delivery, spins away, beats the bat

Taijul Islam to Stirling, out Stirling Run Out!! Stirling has to go. Stirling looked to dance down, misses the line of the delivery and the keeper gloved the ball down to the slip fielder as there was extra bounce on it. The slip fielder didn't waste a second and hurled the throw on the sticks. The bat was on the line when the led bails lit up. The third umpire had a few looks before giving it out. Stirling run out (Shanto) 43(59) [4s-7]

Taijul Islam to Stirling, no run, tossed up delivery, outside off, Stirling looks to defend and gets beaten. The keeper fumbled

Taijul Islam to Stirling, no run, very well tossed up. Stirling gets a stride out and fences the ball back to the bowler

Taijul Islam to Stirling, no run, tossed up delivery, Stirling pushes it back to the bowler

Taijul Islam to Stirling, no run, well tossed up delivery, Stirling gets a stride out and defends it back to the bowler

Taijul Islam to Stirling, no run, flatter one, Stirling defends it down into the off-side

Taijul Islam to Stirling, no run, angled in, Stirling defends it down into the deck

Taijul Islam to Tector, 1 run, tossed up delivery, outside off, pushed down to deep cover for a single

Taijul Islam to Stirling, no run, flatter one, outside off, Stirling stabs the ball down into the off-side

Taijul Islam to Tector, 1 run, flatter one, angled in, Tector looks to defend and gets an inside edge down to fine leg for a single

Taijul Islam to Tector, no run, flatter one, outside off, Tector goes back and defends it down into the off-side

Taijul Islam to Tector, no run, on the sticks, Tector defends it down into the off-side

Taijul Islam to Tector, no run, tossed up delivery, outside off, patted down into the off-side

Taijul Islam to Tector, no run, flatter one, outside off, Tector stabs it down to point

Taijul Islam to Tector, no run, at the sticks, Tector defends it back to the bowler

Taijul Islam to Tector, no run, very well tossed up and has been pushed back to the bowler

Taijul Islam to Tector, no run, tossed up delivery, outside off, turning away, Tector looks to defend and gets beaten

Taijul Islam to Stirling, 1 run, patted down into the off-side for a single as that was dragged down

Taijul Islam to Tector, 1 run, tossed up delivery, outside off, pushed down into the off-side for a single

Taijul Islam to Tector, no run, on the sticks, Tector defends it down into the off-side

Taijul Islam to Stirling, no run, on the sticks, Stirling defends it

Taijul Islam to Stirling, no run, well doled up delivery and has been fenced down into the off-side

Taijul Islam to Stirling, no run, tossed up delivery, very full, Stirling jams the ball out into the off-side. The batter ensured he got the bat down first

Taijul Islam to Stirling, FOUR, flatter one, outside off, Stirling looks to punch it and gets it off the edge. The ball sped past short third man for a four

Taijul Islam to Stirling, no run, tossed up delivery, Stirling drives the ball down to cover

Taijul Islam to Stirling, FOUR, tossed up delivery, on the sticks, Stirling paddles the ball down fine for a four. That was a risky shot from Stirling

Taijul Islam to Stirling, no run, on a length on off, turning away, Stirling taps it towards backward point

Taijul Islam to Stirling, FOUR, nicely played! Quicker through the air and on the shorter side on off, Stirling waits for it and dabs it with the spin past the left side of backward point. The fielder gives it a chase but the ball wins the race

Taijul Islam to Stirling, no run, on a back of a length on off, Stirling hangs back in defence

Taijul Islam to Stirling, no run, on a length around off, blocked from the crease to the off-side

Taijul Islam to Stirling, 2 runs, in the air... but safe! Stirling once again dances down the track, is not quite to the pitch of it and ends up slicing it. Gets enough on it though to clear the backtracking mid-off fielder. A couple results

Taijul Islam to Stirling, no run, Stirling skips down the track but is not quite to the pitch of it and blocks towards mid-off