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
Tigers on top despite late stutter Sports Reporter from Chattogram Sports Reporter from Chattogram
Despite taking a big lead in the first innings, Bangladesh are still in some discomfort after West Indies managed to dismiss their top three batsman at the end of the third day of the first Test at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram yesterday.
After striking his maiden Test ton the previous day, Mehedi Hasan Miraz was instrumental with his off-spin and bagged four wickets to help bundle out West Indies for 259. Bangladesh in their second innings will resume the fourth day on 47 for three.
West Indies players celebrating a Bangladesh wicket.
Mehidy Hasan s maiden hundred lifted Bangladesh to 430 and on top of the West Indies after two days of the first cricket test on Thursday.
The West Indies was 75 for two in reply, captain Kraigg Brathwaite on 49 at stumps and newcomer Nkrumah Bonner on 17 in an unbroken 51-run partnership.
Batting at No. 8, the all-rounder Mehidy scored 103 off 168 balls and included 13 boundaries.
Mehidy formed three important partnerships to help Bangladesh establish full control on a slow pitch.
He shared a 67-run stand with Shakib Al Hasan for the seventh wicket, 45 runs with Taijul Islam (18) for the eighth wicket, and 67 with Nayeem Hasan (24) for the ninth wicket.
Mehidy elated at rediscovering his batting ability Atif Azam from Chattogram
4th February, 2021 09:41:39
Mehidy Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman are friends for eight years and it looks to be destined these two buddies will accompany each other through thick and thin.
In the cricket fraternity friendship of Mehidy and Mustafizur is quite familiar and when Mustafizur walked to bat there were murmurs in the press box considering Mehidy was just eight runs away from scoring his maiden Test hundred.
Mehidy, who was waiting on the other end, needed that mental encouragement to cross the nervous nineties and there could be no one better than Mustafizur, who was also determined not to spoil his friend’s party, with whom he had been sharing the room on most occasions since their Under-17 days.