Mark Adair and Ireland team-mates bid to upset the odds against Bangladesh

Ireland play just the fourth Test match in their history on Tuesday morning, with a major upset required for Heinrich Malan's team to record a first victory in the red ball format against Bangladesh.

The ICC granted Ireland full member status in 2017 along with Afghanistan, bringing the number of Test nations to 12.

Pakistan, Afghanistan and England have all inflicted defeats on Ireland, with the quest for a maiden victory taking place in the outskirts of Mirpur against a home side that have dominated the visitors on their current tour.

Bangladesh won both one-day internationals and two of the three Twenty20 encounters they played against Ireland, but Mark Adair has emerged with plenty of credit from those fixtures and last week became Ireland's record T20 wicket taker.

"Becoming Ireland's leading T20 wicket taker is something that I've never really thought about as a goal," the Holywood man told RTÉ Sport.

"It's something that's sort of just come along and hopefully it can be added to.

"I don't know how long it will be mine with the way that Josh Little is going," but it's obviously a big honour and something that I don't take for granted.

"There are a lot of guys that have taken a lot of catches to help me out."

While the form guide makes Bangladesh heavy favourites on Tuesday, Adair and his team-mates will draw on that recent T20 win to inspire confidence.

"Winning that third T20 was massive. It's the first time we've beaten Bangladesh away from home," the 27-year-old said.

"It was a good performance from everyone in the team and the squad. It obviously means a lot to us individually and momentum in cricket is something that you can't underestimate.

"It probably gave everyone in the group a bit of a boost and there's been