DHAKA, Bangladesh, Oct 30, CMC – West Indies trail Bangladesh by 59 runs after reaching 213 for six at lunch on the third day of the opening Test match at the Shere Bangla National Stadium here on Friday.
Resuming on their overnight total of 134 for four, with Tagenarine Chanderpaul on 43 and Justin Greaves on 15, the former duly reached his second Test half century while strengthening the West Indies’ position.
However, Shoriful Islam broke their 63-run partnership by dismissing Chanderpaul soon after for 56 off 184 balls.
Greaves looked on his way to a half century off his own during a stand of 51 with his skipper Roston Chase, before being trapped lbw by Nayeem Hasan on the stroke of lunch for 46.
Scores
BANGLADESH 272.
WEST INDIES 213-6 in 74.5 overs (Tagenarine Chanderpaul 56, John Campbell 54, Justin Greaves 46, Roston Chase 30 not out, Brandon King 15; Taijul Islam 2-76).
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