Lorcan Tucker becomes only second Ireland batter to score Test hundred

Ireland wicketkeeper-batter Lorcan Tucker has become only the second Ireland batter after Kevin O’Brien to score a Test hundred. The 26-year-old is the first batter from Ireland to score an away Test hundred. O’Brien had hit a hundred against Pakistan in 2018.

Tucker achieved the feat on the third day of the ongoing Test between Bangladesh and Ireland at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. On the second ball of the 81st over of Ireland's second innings, the right-hander played a stunning cover drive off Taijul Islam to hit his maiden Test hundred.

He finished off that over by dancing down the track and hitting the ball straight over bowler's head for four his 14th boundary. The boundary brought up the hundred run partnership between Andy McBrine and him.

His innings came to an end following after his confident cover drive off Ebadot Hossain was intercepted and caught by Shoriful Islam at extra cover. The first innings had seen him score 37 runs off 74 balls.

In the one off Test, Ireland opted to bat first and posted 214 after a fifty from Harry Tector, and handy contributions from Curtis Campher, Tucker and Mark Adair. Taijul picked five wickets for Bangladesh in the first innings.

Bangladesh took a 155-run lead after a hundred from Mushfiqur Rahim, and fifties from Shakib Al Hasan (87) and Mehidy Hasan Miraz (55).

At the time this copy was published, Ireland were seven down for 238 with 83 runs lead in the second innings. This is Ireland's fourth Test and first after 2019.