Bangladesh finding your way through 350-run lead
Bangladesh left-arm spinner Taijul Islam said that they might need at least 300 to 350 runs bring about challenge West Indies in the fourth innings in the two-match series opener on Chattogram.
Tigers have previously earned a substantial 218-run lead with seven wickets at hand against West Indies as they bundled out the site visitors for 259 runs in their first innings.
Bangladesh, who previous made 430 works, got a 171-work first-innings lead nevertheless they lost three quick wickets to get reduced to 47-3 in stumps of third day’s play.
“For me, anything beyond 250 is an effective target on this wicket but still we must bowl a lot better than the primary session if we want to get this match. We must be consistent in the next session since it was better. Still, I would prefer a business lead around 300-350 works,’’ Taijul said following the end of third day’s play.
“This is obviously a spin-friendly track. It really is our private fault that we were not able to be reliable with this bowling, picking the right spots. I personally feel the 1st session wasn't best for us. We're able to have picked up more wickets if we bowled considerably more to the proper places,” he added.
Jermaine Blackwood, who scored 68 runs and set up a 99-run are a symbol of the seventh wicket with Joshua De Silva which brought some level of resistance in West Indies 1st innings, said that they are ready to provide a fight in the 4th innings.
“We have to have it hour by hour, session by program. Once it boils down to that, the people are very many up to it. I find out Kraigg, John Campbell and Bonner are hungry for runs.
“I know the people like Meyers and Moseley need to get some runs under their belt aswell. Once the opportunity occurs to succeed, we will certainly do it now,” he added.
