It would be premature to draw sweeping conclusions about his Test career from a single match. Young players deserve time to learn, and mistakes are an inevitable part of that process. But the manner in which Hridoy has surrendered his wicket twice makes the need for reflection unmistakable.

Irfana also helped Bangladesh Navy’s 4x200m freestyle relay team, alongside Mukti, Summa Khatun and Jui Akhter, set a new mark of 9:47.99, erasing the previous record of 9:50.01 set by the Navy team last year.