Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- Ireland closed the second day of the Dhaka Test in deep trouble at 98 for 5 in reply to Bangladesh's imposing 476, as Mushfiqur Rahim's milestone century and a disciplined spin assault put the hosts firmly on top.

Mushfiqur, resuming on 99 in his 100th Test, needed just nine deliveries to reach his 13th hundred at the Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium on Thursday, becoming only the 11th batter in history to score a century in his landmark match.

He lasted only a short while longer, edging Matthew Humphreys to second slip for 106, but Litton Das carried the momentum through the morning.

Litton's century arrived in flourish -- an audacious six and a neat boundary propelling him through the 90s -- as he completed his third s...