In the only Test against Ireland, Bangladesh lost the toss in fielding. Pacer Taskin Ahmed is not on the team due to an injury. However, Bangladesh started playing with these three pacers Ibadat Hossain, Shariful Islam, and Khaled Ahmed. Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan, who lost the toss, feels that the pacers will get some help from the wicket.

Bangladesh XI: Tamim Iqbal, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Muminul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan (captain), Mushfiqur Rahim, Liton Das (wicketkeeper), Mehdi Hasan Miraj, Taijul Islam, Ebadat Hossain, Khaled Ahmed, Shariful Islam.

Ireland XI: Murray Cummins, James McCullum, Andrew Balbirnie (captain), Harry Tector, Peter Moore, Curtis Camper, Lorcan Tucker (wicketkeeper), Mark Adair, Andy McBrien, Graham Hume, Benjamin White.