Players of Bangladesh team pose with the trophy after winning a 2-match Test series against Ireland at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city on Sunday-BCB Left-arm spinners Taijul Islam and Hasan Murad led Bangladesh to a 2-0 series sweep over Ireland with a commanding 217-run victory in the second Test on Sunday, reports AFP.
The result capped a memorable 100th Test for veteran Mushfiqur Rahim at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in the city.
Ireland, set 509 to win, were all out for 291 in their second innings.
Taijul took 4-40 to finish with eight wickets in the match, while Murad bagged 4-44 to add to his two first-innings victims.
Curtis Campher led Ireland's second-innings resistance with a gritty unbeaten 71 off 259 balls helped by contributions from Harry Tector (50), Jordan Neill (30) and Gavin Hoey (37).
Bangladesh scored 476 in their first innings, built around centuries from Mushfiqur Rahim, who scored 106, and Litton Das who made 128.
Ireland replied with 265, and Bangladesh declared on 297-4 in their second innings.
Taijul became the joint-fastest left-arm spinner in Test history to reach 250 wickets alongside Sri Lankan great Rangana Herath.
Both reached the landmark in their 57th Test and 102nd innings.
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