A stern test awaits the Ireland Men’s team as they embark on a significant away tour to Bangladesh. The highly anticipated tour begins with a two-match Test series beginning on 11 November.

Here’s all you need to know about the upcoming Test series:

Fixtures and Venues

First Test: 11-15 November at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet

Second Test: 19-23 November at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka

Timings

The Test matches will start at 10:00 am local time i.e. 4 AM GMT

Where to Watch

As per updates on Cricket Ireland's social media channels, T Sports Bangladesh, hold the broadcast rights to Ireland Men’s tour of Bangladesh, however, it is not confirmed that it will be available to watch for fans in the UK and Ireland due to the rights agreement.

Below is the screenshot of Ireland's story IG:

Head to Head

Bangladesh lead the head to head 1-0, winning the only previous Test encounter between the two sides at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka by seven wickets in 2023.

Milestone alert

24 - Andy Balbirnie is 24 runs away from becoming the third player to cross 500 runs for Ireland.

100 - Mushfiqur Rahim is in line to become the first Bangladesh player to reach 100 Test matches should he feature in both fixtures.

Ireland Squad

Andrew Balbirnie (C), Curtis Campher, Cade Carmichael, Stephen Doheny, Gavin Hoey, Graham Hume, Matthew Humphreys, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Liam McCarthy, Paul Stirling, Jordan Neil, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Craig Young

Bangladesh Squad

Najmul Hossain Shanto (C), Shadman Islam, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Kumer Das, Jaker Ali Anik, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Syed Khaled Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana, Ebadot Hossain Chowdhury, Hasan Murad.