Bangladesh limped to 122-6 by paying the price of their perpetual reckless batting against a pumped-up West Indies attack at lunch on Day 2 of the second and final cricket Test at Sabina Park in Jamaica today.
Resuming the day at 69-2, Bangladesh lost four wickets in quick succession before stand-in captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Taijul Islam hung around for more than one hour to deny West Indian attack cause more mayhem.
At the first interval of the day, Miraz is in the crease with 18 from 42 balls with Taijul on 8 after playing 47 balls.
The Day 1 was cut short by soggy outfield, allowing only 25 overs play. Shadman Islam, who survived twice due to a butter-fingered West Indies fielder on truncated Day 1, struggled to counter the swing the Caribbean fast bowler produced in helpful condition.
But he somehow managed to stay in the crease. West Indies found the success through Shamar Joseph in the 14th over of the day when he rattled the stump of Shahadat Hossain Dipu for 22.
Another fast bowler Jayden Seals induced an outside edge of Liton Das to remove him for just 1 in the immediate next over before Joseph dismissed Jaker Ali Anik, also for 1, after the batter got an outside edge, trying for a pull shot.
Joseph found his third success in his next over by ending Shadman’s painful vigil in the crease as he edged a delivery behind after failing to deal with the late swing.
Shadman played 137 balls for his 64, a knock laced with five fours and one six.
After losing four wickets for 15 runs in just seven overs, Bangladesh raised the prospect of being all out in just one session.
But Miraz and Taijul resisted with the combination of luck and pluck to keep Bangladesh in the game somehow.
Shamar Joseph ended the session with 3-27 while senior fast bowler Kemar Roach who claimed two wickets on Day 1, couldn’t add any to his tally. Jayden Seals had figures of 1-4 after bowling 13 overs with nine maidens at lunch.
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