Windies tighten their grasp in 2nd Test
West Indies demonstrated a great all-round performance to get upper give Bangladesh following the second day’s play found in the ongoing second Check at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Friday.
Joshua Da Silva and Alzarri Joseph's 118-run partnership for the seventh wicket accompanied by Bangladesh's top-order collapse took the tourists in a strong position to complete a good tidy sweep against the hosts in the Test series.
Over night unbeaten Nkrumah Bonner previous got from 90 runs even though Joshua and Alzarri struck 92 and 82 runs respectively that guided West Indies content 409 runs within their first innings.
Bangladesh lost their leading four on 71 works and they finished your day in 105-4 from 36 overs with Mushfiqur Rahim and Mohammad Mithun remained not out on 27 and six works respectively.
West Indies lower middle-buy frustrated Bangladeshi bowlers for just two sessions on the next day after the visitors resumed their innings on 223-5.
Bonner, who exactly scored crucial 86 works in the next innings of the Chattogram Test, failed to complete his maiden Check ton again seeing that he previously to depart when he tried to flick Mehidy Hasan that ended his 88-work stand with Joshua.
Joshua was taking part in brilliant cricket at all times while he got a lot of support from Alzarri who exactly developed a hundred plus are a symbol of the seventh wicket to take their score near the 400-run mark.
Joshua, who was simply approaching his maiden Test ton, got his stumps dislodged while trying to play a good defensive shot against the bowling of Taijul, which ended up being the 100th Check wicket for the left-arm spinner in Bangladesh.
Alzarri quickly fell to Abu Jayed after striking eight fours and five sixes in his 108-ball innings.
West Indies were bowled out just above the 400-run mark in the stroke of Tea break with Jayed and Taijul Islam bagging several wickets each.
Bangladesh suffered a significant setback after arriving at bat in the ultimate session as the alternative opener Soumya Sarkar gifted his wicket in the very first more than without scoring any runs.
Soumya, who replaced injured opener, Shadman Islam, after joining the squad due to the substitute of Shakib al Hasan, tried to flick the delivery from Shanon Gabriel that went to Kyle Mayers at short mid-wicket.
Najmul Hossain followed him soon as he edged an angling delivery of Gabriel that went straight to gully where Bonner took a fine catch.
Tamim Iqbal showcased an aggressive batting approach while Mominul too experienced the act as the skipper and the opener raised a brisk half-century stand.
Even so, Rahkeem Cornwall and Alzarri dismissed Mominul (21) and Tamim (44) respectively in easy succession before Mushfiqur and Mithun done the day without any more loss of wicket.
