Bangladesh's Taijul Islam celebrates after getting a wicket of Ireland during the second and final Test on Day 4 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city on Saturday- BCB Bangladesh are four wickets away from a series sweep over Ireland on the fourth day of the Dhaka Test, with Taijul Islam dominating the attack and surpassing Shakib Al Hasan as the nation's highest Test wicket-taker, reports bdnews24.com.
Ireland were 176 for 6 while chasing 509 at stumps at the Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
Taijul took his 247th wicket to lead Bangladesh's Test bowling charts when he trapped Ireland captain Andy Balbirnie lbw for 13 as the first wicket of the chase in the sixth over.
Paul Stirling, the other opener, also fell to Taijul, caught at short leg where Mahmudul Hasan Joy took a simple catch.
Hasan Murad trapped Cade Carmichael for 19 in the 20th over, and Ireland were 77 for 3 just before tea.
Harry Tector struck three fours off Taijul after the break and brought up his fifty off 78 balls, but he handed a catch to Mushfiqur Rahim, who ran in from the deep.
Three overs later, Khaled Mahmud had Lorcan Tucker, who was unbeaten on 75 in the first innings, edging one behind for 7, and Ireland were in trouble at 127 for 5.
Bangladesh then went on to drop Stephen Doheny three times, leaving the small crowd in Mirpur frustrated. Taijul finally removed him for 15 with an arm ball.
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