Ireland facing innings defeat in Bangladesh Test

Andy McBrine took six Bangladesh first-innings wickets but that couldn't prevent the hosts taking total control of the one-off Test in Mirpur

Bangladesh are on course to secure victory inside three days in the one-off Test against Ireland in Mirpur after dominating day two on Wednesday.

Shakib's two wickets then contributed to Bangladesh reducing Ireland to 27-4 at stumps with them still 128 behind.

Andy McBrine's six wickets was the only bright spot for the tourists.

The spinner finished with figures of 6-18 to become only the second Irish bowler to take five Test wickets but any gloss from that soon disappeared as Shakib and fellow left-arm slow bowler Taijul Islam ripped into the tourists' top order.

Murray Commins (1), James McCollum (0), skipper Andy Balbirnie (3) and Curtis Campher (1) wilted in front of Taijul and Shakib, who were on figures of 2-7 and 2-11 by the day's conclusion.

Herry Tector was batting on eight alongside Peter Moor, 10 not out at the end of play to leave Ireland staring at the prospect of an innings defeat.

Bangladesh had resumed on 34-2 and looked shaky after losing Mominul Haque, bowled round his legs by Mark Adair for 17, in the third over of the morning.

But Shakib and Mushfiqur turned up the aggression to quickly claw back the deficit with a 159-run partnership for the fourth wicket.

Shakib was at his mercurial best until he chased a ball from McBrine wide outside the off stump to get a feather touch on the bat as wicketkeeper Lorcan Tucker took the catch.

Liton Das contributed 44 runs after joining Mushfiqur as they added 87 runs for the fifth wicket with Mehidy Hasan's 55 - which included two sixes - piling on the agony for the Irish.

McBrine finally dismissed Mushfiqur - with Commins taking a fine diving catch at long-on - and cut short the tail with three wickets in three consecutive overs but it still left the hosts with a first-innings lead of 155 before they inflicted further damage on the Irish with the ball.

Mushfiqur's impressive knock included 15 fours and one six.