Bangladesh put Ireland under further cosh on the first day of the one-off Test in Dhaka as they picked up three more wickets in the second session after getting three in the morning.
Ireland are on 145-6 at tea, with Lorcan Tucker on 11 and Andy McBrine on 10.
Taijul Islam has picked up three wickets, while Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Shoriful Islam, and Ebadot Hossain picking up one each.
Harry Tector and Curtis Campher started the second session well for the visitors as the duo looked well set and added 74 runs for the fourth wicket. Tector picked up his maiden fifty, where he hit six fours and a six, and looked well set before Mehidy Hasan Miraz produced a brilliant delivery which turned in sharply to rattle his stumps on 50.
In the next over, Taijul removed Peter Moor (1) before trapping Campher (34) LBW.
From there, Tucker and McBrine ensured that they did not lose further wickets before the second session came to a close.
Earlier, after winning the toss, Ireland skipper Andrew Balbirnie opted to bat first, and they fielded a team with six Test debutants.
Bangladesh fielded three pacers which was expected with the hint of grass on the wicket.
Shoriful brought Bangladesh the first strike when he got rid of Murray Commins (5) in the fifth over before Najmul Hossain Shanto held on at second slip to get rid of James McCollum (15) off Ebadot’s bowling.
From there, skipper Balbirnie and Tector put together a brief stand but it was broken when the former was trapped LBW playing a sweep off Taijul for 16.
