DHAKA, Bangladesh, Oct 29, CMC – West Indies held the edge over Bangladesh despite a late fightback on the second day in Mirpur, where rain and bad light ended play early.
After bowling Bangladesh out for 272, West Indies reached 134 for 4, trailing by 138 runs.
Left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican did the damage early for the regional side with 5 for 53, while John Campbell’s half-century helped West Indies build a solid position.
But Taijul Islam struck twice as Bangladesh claimed three late wickets to stay in the contest before the weather intervened.
Scores
BANGLADESH 272 in 97.4 overs (Shadman Islam 105, Towhid Hridoy 42, Liton Das 34 not out, Mominul Haque 28, Najmul Hossain Shanto 19; Jomel Warrican 5-53, Shamar Joseph 2-41, Joshua Bishop 2-61).
WEST INDIES 134-4 in 48 overs (John Campbell 54, Tagenarine Chanderpaul 43 not out, Brandon King 15, Justin Greaves 15 not out; Taijul Islam 2-44)
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