Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- Bangladesh ended the fourth day of the Dhaka Test needing only four wickets to complete a commanding win over Ireland, after declaring their second innings at 297 for three and setting a target of 508.

Ireland closed on 176 for six, stretched by grit but increasingly constrained by a surface breaking down beneath them.

The day belonged once again to Bangladesh's spinners, with Taijul Islam reaching a historic milestone.

His three wickets in Ireland's second innings lifted him to 249 Test scalps - surpassing Shakib Al Hasan to become the highest wicket-taker in Bangladesh's Test history.

Taijul has already taken seven in this match, bowling with the sort of accuracy and control that has defined his decade-long career....