Liton Das is not usually dropped to open in Test matches. But since the target was 138, he might have been sent initially to attack. Liton did the same. Attacked the Irish bowlers right from the start. He got off to a good start by batting in an ODI mood. But that didn’t last long. The last ball of the fifth over of the Bangladesh innings. Liton could not bat and ball while pulling the ball from Irish pacer Mark Adair. The ball hits his helmet. From there the ball hits the stumps. Liton had to make 23 runs off 19 balls. Nazmul Hossain Shanto returned within three overs of Liton’s return. Irish spinner McBrien returns with a catch at slip.

After zero runs in the first innings, only 4 runs came from his bat in the second innings. Till writing this report, Bangladesh’s collection is 59 runs for 2 wickets. The Tigers still need 79 runs to win, with 8 wickets in hand. The previous innings centurion Mushfiqur Rahim is on the wicket with ODI captain Tamim Iqbal. Earlier, Bangladesh took the last two wickets of the Irish at the beginning of the fourth day. After the third day’s great batting, the Irish managed to add only 6 runs today. Andy McBrien scored 72 runs before being bowled by Ebadat Hossain. After 214 runs in the first innings, the visitors’ innings stopped at 292 runs in the second innings. Taijul Islam took a maximum of four wickets in the second innings for Bangladesh. Abadat got three wickets, two of which went to Shakib.