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West Indies batsman Jermaine Blackwood in action during the third day of the first test against Bangladesh at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Friday, Feruary 5, 2021. (PHOTO: Cricket West Indies Instagram page).
West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite and Jermaine Blackwood scored half-centuries but Mehidy Hasan followed up his first test century with four for 58 as Bangladesh stayed in control of the first test on Friday.
Bangladesh reached 47 for three in their second innings at stumps on day three, stretching their lead to 218 on an increasingly deteriorating pitch.
Captain Mominul Haque (31) and Mushfiqur Rahim (10) are at the crease.
West Indies were bowled out for 259 in its first innings in reply to Bangladesh s 430, giving the hosts a 171-run lead.
Skipper Kraigg Brathwaite smashed a fifty but Bangladesh spinners struck back to halt the West Indies progress in the first Test in Chittagong on Friday. The visitors reached 189-5 by lunch on the third day replying to Bangladeshs first innings total of 430 runs, with Brathwaite
Bangladesh 242-5 at stumps in first West Indies Test jamaicaobserver.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from jamaicaobserver.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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3rd February, 2021 09:31:14
Bangladesh batsmen Liton Das, left and Shakib Al Hasan run in the wicket during the opening day of the first of two-Test series against West Indies at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Wednesday. –BCB photo
Bangladesh posted 242 for five against West Indies in the opening day of the opening Test as Shakib Al Hasan and Liton Das managed to finish the day with a decent score on board at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Wednesday.
The return day to Test cricket for Bangladesh after the forced COVID-19 pandemic break for almost a year did not have complete satisfaction as they failed to take control over the visiting West Indies in the first day of their first Test of the two-match series.