Irish cricket has long revolved around a handful of families.

The selectors themselves have avoided commenting, leaving the team management to front questions they are unwilling or unable to answer.

Bangladesh's middle and lower-middle order have slumped for over a year. Even when runs have come, they have lacked impact, and self-preserving batting has often worsened situations.

Mahedi missed the eleven in the first game and, with team combinations constantly changing, often finds himself in and out of the side.

Bangladesh benefited from a rare technicality that turned a potential wicket into six runs.

In Thursday’s 39-run loss to Ireland in the first of three T20Is, every Bangladesh batter except Hridoy came under heavy fire.

Taijul is now Bangladesh’s joint-highest wicket-taker in Tests with 246 scalps.

"Cricket is a game where, even after 20 years, you can experience many new things." he said.

Only five fours in the innings, Mushfiqur's classic on his hundredth Test, is pretty much another reflection of his determination.

Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and opted to bat in the second Test of the two-match series against Ireland at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.

Shanto scored two centuries in Sri Lanka earlier this year, but against Ireland in Sylhet he looked more like his earlier self.

Bangladesh opener Joy was adjudged Player of the Match, while debutant Hasan Murad made a significant impact by picking up six wickets across both Irish innings.

Despite the spinners roaring back in the third session with four wickets, Bangladesh's day was defined by a string of missed chances, as the hosts allowed the visitors to wrest back the initiative.

Both players picked up injuries during Friday's T20I against the West Indies in Chattogram, with Sohan twisting his right ankle and Shoriful suffering a right hamstring strain.