Tector and Tucker ensured that would be the only wicket of the opening session, taking lunch at 93 for five. Tector banked his second half-century of the match off 145 balls in the afternoon, but once again fell shortly after marking his milestone. Kevin O’Brien was Ireland’s only previous Test centurion (Niall Carson/PA)Having shared a stand of 72 with Tector, Tucker found another willing partner in McBrine as the pair put on 111 for the seventh-wicket. Tucker showed impressive range, sweeping and reverse-sweeping the spinners and stepping back to pull anything short and quick. Both men hit straight sixes and Tucker reached a fine debut hundred – his first at first-class level too – by stroking Taijul through the covers.

Source: The Herald April 06, 2023 18:38 UTC