Ireland are facing another heavy defeat against Bangladesh in Mirpur.
After finally bowling the hosts out for 476, the tourists slipped to 98 for five at the end of the second day of the second Test.
Andy McBrine added to his four wickets on the opening day with two more but it was hard going for the Ireland bowlers, with Mushfiqur Rahim, who was on 99 overnight, making 106 and Litton Das reaching 128.
Ireland openers Paul Stirling and Andy Balbirnie made a promising start but both fell in the 20s and a big loss could be on the cards.
The home side’s batters were seemingly sent out with the mission to score quickly, as Mushfiqur and Litton Das began to swing lustily from that point.
Mushfiqur fell for 106 to give Matthew Humphreys (2-151) his first wicket of the innings, however, Litton continued to throw caution to the wind.
He brought up his century just before lunch and went on to register 128 before Humphreys removed him as well with a brilliant ball that drifted into the right-hander, spun away and had Litton caught at slip.
Irish leg-spinner on debut, Gavin Hoey (2-115), then grabbed his first two Test wickets, before McBrine (6-109) removed the last two batters and walked off the field with a six-wicket haul. This was McBrine’s second six-wicket haul in Tests – the first being right here at the same ground against the same opponent back in 2023.
With Bangladesh bowled out for 476, an early tea was called ahead of the final session of the day.
Needing a solid start, Stirling (27) and Balbirnie (21) gave Ireland the initial momentum, but top order fragility was soon exposed with Ireland collapsing from 41-0 to 94-5.
Lorcan Tucker (11*) and debutant Stephen Doheny (2*) survived until stumps and will resume at 3.30am Irish time tomorrow.
Additional reporting: PA
