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Bangladesh are on the brink of completing a win over Ireland in the first of two Test matches between the sides as they retained control on day three in Sylhet.<\/b><\/p>\n
The hosts declared on 587-8 on Thursday, with Mahmudul Hasan Joy top-scoring for them in their first innings with 171 and captain Najmul Hossain Shanto also contributing a century.<\/p>\n
Having scored 286 in their first innings, Ireland struggled to 86-5 by the close of play on the third day to trail by 215 runs.<\/p>\n
Starting day three with a 52-run lead on 338-1, Bangladesh lost the wickets of Joy and Monimul Haque (82) early on Thursday to lie 346-3 but rallied to build up a first-innings lead of 301 before their declaration.<\/p>\n
Shanto’s ton was compiled off just 114 balls, including 14 fours, while Litton Kumer Das’s 60 also helped steady the ship for his side.<\/p>\n
Matthew Humphreys was the pick of the Irish bowlers as the slow left-armer ended with figures of 5-170.<\/p>\n
Ireland were immediately up against it with captain Andrew Balbirnie unable to open the batting after spraining a finger in the field. <\/p>\n
They lost Cade Carmichael, who replaced Balbirnie at the top of the order, for five to the bowling of Nahid Rana in the fourth over to sit 14-1.<\/p>\n
Paul Stirling (43) and Harry Tector (18) combined for a second-wicket partnership of 47 but the fall of Stirling to a run out precipitated an Irish collapse as three wickets fell in the space of five-and-a-half overs for just 17 runs.<\/p>\n
Tector was dismissed lbw by Taijul Islam, then Curtis Campher (5) and Lorcan Tucker (9) both fell to the bowling of Hasan Murad, who took 2-8 off his three overs.<\/p>\n
Andy McBrine (4) and Humphreys (0) were the unbeaten batsmen at the end of the day with Balbirnie expected to bat next.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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