Bangladesh beat Ireland by 217 runs in 2nd Test:Mushfiqur Rahim bags Player of the Match award in his 100th match

Bangladesh won the second Test against Ireland in Mirpur by 217 runs, clinching the series 2-0. On the final day of the match, the Irish team, chasing a target of 509 runs, was bowled out for just 291 runs. Mushfiqur Rahim, who scored a century and a fifty in his 100th match, was named Player of the Match. Ireland lost their last 4 wickets for 115 runs At the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium on Sunday, Ireland resumed their second innings from a score of 176/6. Curtis Campher remained firm at one end but wickets kept falling consistently at the other. Andy McBrine was out for 21, Jordan Neill for 30, Gavin Hoey for 37, and Matthew Humphreys without scoring. Campher remained unbeaten on 71 runs, but the team was bowled out for 291 runs in 113.3 overs. For Bangladesh, spinners Taijul Islam and Hasan Murad took 4 wickets each. Khaled Ahmed and Mehidy Hasan Miraz got 1 wicket each. Mominul Haque and Ebadot Hossain did not get any wickets. Litton and Mushfiqur’s centuries Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bat, scoring 476 runs in the first innings. Mushfiqur Rahim scored 106 and Litton Das scored 128 for the team. Mominul Haque scored 63 and Mehidy Hasan Miraz scored 47 runs. Andy McBrine took 6 wickets for Ireland. Ireland could only score 265 runs in the first innings. Wicketkeeper Lorcan Tucker scored 75, Stephen Doheny scored 46, and Jordan Neill scored 49 runs for the team. Taijul Islam took 4 wickets for Bangladesh. Mushfiqur’s fifty in the second innings After taking a lead of 211 runs in the first innings, Bangladesh declared their second innings at a score of 297 runs. Mahmudul Hasan Joy scored 60, Shadman Islam 78, Mominul Haque 87, and Mushfiqur Rahim 53 runs. Gavin Ho took 2 wickets for Ireland. Bangladesh won the first Test by an innings margin Bangladesh won the first Test in Sylhet by an innings and 47 runs. By winning the second match, the home team bagged the series 2-0. Spinner Taijul Islam, who took 13 wickets, was named Player of the Series. He also became the team’s top wicket-taker in Tests. A 3-match T20I series between the two teams will be played in Chattogram from November 27.