SYLHET, Bangladesh, Nov 7, CMC – Bangladesh trail West Indies by 38 runs after reaching 318 for eight at tea on the third day of the second Test at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium here on Saturday.
A superb innings by Towrid Hridoy has carried Bangladesh within touching distance of a first innings lead against the West Indies.
Hridoy’s unbeaten 190 off 289 balls has given the home side the edge heading into the last session.
He shared a 117-run partnership with Taijul Islam for the eighth wicket that transformed the complexion of the match.
By the time Jomel Warrican claimed his fourth wicket by dismissing Islam for 22, Bangladesh were no longer in danger of conceding a huge first innings deficit, having been 184 for seven at one stage.
Scores
WEST INDIES 356.
BANGLADESH 318-8 in 96 overs (Towhid Hridoy 190 not out, Mushfiqur Rahim 34, Taijul Islam 22, Najmul Hossain Shanto 18, Tanzid Hasan 16, Mehidy Hasan Miraz 16; Jomel Warrican 4-85).
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