DHAKA: Ireland will play their first Test match in nearly four years as part of a first full tour of Bangladesh in March-April, a top cricket official said on Monday.

The Irish will play three One-day Internationals, three Twenty20 Intern­ationals and one Test on April 4-8 in Dhaka.

It will be a first meeting between the two teams in a Test.

Ireland have played only three Test matches, the last of which was in July 2019.

“Ireland’s visit to Bang­ladesh is another exciting event in our home season after the series against India and England,” said Bang­ladesh Cricket Board chief executive Nizam Uddin Chowdhury.

The tour begins in Sylhet with three ODIs on March 18, 20 and 23. Chittagong will host the three T20s on March 27, 29 and 31.

Ireland’s only previous visit to Bangladesh for a bilateral series came in 2008 when they played a three-match ODI series in Dhaka.

Published in Dawn, January 24th, 2023