In the aftermath of their 217-run defeat to Bangladesh, Ireland captain Andy Balbirnie was still proud of the fight put up by Curtis Campher , Gavin Hoey and Jordan Neill on the fifth day in Dhaka.

The visitors batted 59.3 overs on Sunday, holding Bangladesh up till almost the tea break, when Hasan Murad removed Hoey and Matthew Humphreys with successive deliveries. Nobody could remove Campher though. He made an unbeaten 71 having faced the greatest number of balls by an Ireland batter in the fourth innings of a Test match (259). Hoey was second on the list with 104.

"[Curtis Campher] is someone that is hard to get out when he is in his bubble," Balbirnie said. "He is very determined not to get out even when he is in the nets. He has such a strong defense, he showed that to

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