Play had to be briefly suspended during a rare moment in the Test match between Bangladesh and Ireland as an earthquake struck on Friday, November 21. According to media reports, parts of India and Bangladesh felt the tremors of a 4.7-magnitude earthquake that forced the game to be temporarily stopped. The players, umpires, and support staff stopped the action for safety as the tremors were felt around the stadium. Luckily, the quake was not damaging, and after a few minutes, play resumed without further issues. Watch the clip here: Strong earthquake in Bangladesh, hope everyone is safe. 🇧🇩 pic.twitter.com/VZ4QwbS9qm — ICC Asia Cricket (@ICCAsiaCricket) November 21, 2025 Also Read | 100 on 100th Test! Mushfiqur Rahim creates unique record in second Test against Ireland Bangladesh Take Control After Restart When play resumed, Bangladesh were already in a good position, and they made it even better. Ireland were 163/5 at the time of the break but saw things deteriorate rapidly thereafter. That was followed by a brilliant over from Taijul Islam, in which he accounted for the wickets of Stephen Doheny and Andy McBrine. The two batsmen fell in the same over to leave Ireland at 175/7 and Bangladesh in full command of the match. The stoppage of cricket because of an earthquake is very rare. The last recorded incident took place in 2022 during the Under-19 encounter between Zimbabwe and Ireland at the Queen's Park Oval. That quake measured 5.2 magnitude, and even the commentary box felt the shake, with commentator Andrew Leonard saying live on air, "We are. I believe we are having an earthquake right now." Ireland Fight Back Before Lunch Earlier in the game, Bangladesh was lifted by Mushfiqur Rahim's century in his 100th Test. He became only the third Asian to hit a hundred in the 100th Test match, after Javed Miandad (1989) and Inzamam-ul-Haq (2005). By lunch on Day 3, Ireland had crawled to 211/7, still behind by 265 runs. Jordan Neill and Lorcan Tucker added 36 runs together and seemed solid, giving Ireland some hope. Doheny and Tucker had also begun promisingly, defending strong in the first hour before Taijul broke through with key strikes. The pitch offered slow spin, but Tucker showed that batting with patience was possible. Neill also looked confident. Ireland will now look to stretch their fight in the second session as they aim to reduce the deficit.