<div style="text-align: justify; "><b style="font-size: 1rem;">Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim epitomized Bangladesh's aspiration of playing attacking brand of cricket to keep Ireland at bay at lunch on day two of the one-off cricket Test at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium today.</b><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Scoring runs almost six per over, they shared 130 runs for the undefeated fourth wicket stand after Bangladesh were left to a troublesome 40-3.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">At lunch, Bangladesh reached 170-3, trailing by just 44 runs as Ireland were bowled out for 214 in its first innings.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Shakib was not out on 74, his run-a-ball-inning was studded by a dozen of boundaries while Mushfiqur Rahim was on 53 off 77 after hammering six fours and one six.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Resuming the day at 34-2, Bangladesh lost Mominul Haque for 17 in just third over of the day when pacer Mark Adair (2-18) clean bowled him with a delivery that moved slightly.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">That was the only success of the Irish bowlers in that session as Shakib and Mushfiqur Rahim then came down heavily on them to establish a full control.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Shakib started with a boundary in the first ball, driving Adair's half-volley through cover and didn't look back.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He raised his 31st fifty off just 45 balls, whipping a turning delivery of legspinner Ben White for four through long on.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Mushfiqur Rahim played with caution in contrast to Shakib's aggressive approach but as the time progressed he also unleashed some powerful shots to start dominating the Irish bowlers.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He swept offspinner Harry Tector for a boundary through backward square leg to reach his 26th half-century from 69 deliveries. BSS</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>