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Lorcan Tucker slams maiden Test century

By Parth Dhall

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A historic century by Tucker

Lorcan Tucker's century helped Ireland recover from 51/5 in the second innings of the ongoing one-off Test match, making him the second Irishman to score a Test ton after Kevin O'Brien. 

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Tucker rescues Ireland

Ireland's Tucker reached his maiden Test century, having propelled Ireland past 200. They denied Bangladesh a victory on Day 3.

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Ireland recover from 51/5

Tucker's century helped Ireland recover after losing half of their side on 51, as he shared a 72-run stand with Harry Tector and then added 111 runs with Andry McBrine.

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First Irish Test centurion away from home

Tucker has become the first Ireland batter to score a Test century away from home. Kevin's century in 2018 against Pakistan came in Dublin.

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A look at his career

Tucker, who has also represented Ireland in Under-19 cricket, made his international debut in a T20I in 2016. He has 885 T20I and 517 ODI runs under his belt.  

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Ireland fight on

Ireland scored 214 in the first innings, while Bangladesh scored 369/10 with Mushfiqur's century. McBrine took six wickets. Ireland were struggling at 27/4 on Day 2 but now lead by 131 runs.

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