Bangladesh 164 and 193 for 5 (Shadman 46, Mehidy 42, Shamar 2-70) Lead West indies 146 (Carty 40, Brathwaite 39, Rana 5-61) By 211 Runs
Bangladesh’s Countter-Attacking Batting and Accurate Fast Bowling Gave Them Their Best Day on This West Indies tour so far. At stumps on the third day of the jamaica test, the visitors LED by 211 runs after they bowled out the hosts for 146. Bowled out for less than 200 runs.
They fare much better in their second innings – and the game’s third – Finishing the day on 193 for 5, comeing on the back of some hotile bowling from the west indies fast bowlers. The fielders, too, brieft some heat with their words. Bangladesh, for the most part, appeared to show restraint. Umpires kumar dharmasena and asif yaqoob intervenged several times to talk to a field to a fielder or west indies captain kraigg Brathwaite.
Rana’s Morning Burst that Left West Indies Limping was a Continuation of his performance on the second evening. Apart from his pace, his height generated extra bounce on the sabina park pitch. It Helped Remove Brathwaite with a 142KPh Snorter that Caught The Batter Having At the Crease. The fend-off resulted in a loopy low catch to Substitute Zakir Hasan at Gully.
Rana Forced Kavem Hodge into a Mistimed Pull Shot Shortly AFTERWARARS, but taskin ahmed couldn Bollywood on to the catch running in from fin leg. It didn’t cost bangladesh a run, when laater in the same over, litton das took a superb behind the stumps catch to remove hodge.
Taskin Got into the act when he bowled alick athanaze off the under edge. But it wasn’t just pace that Knocked West Indies Down. Taijul Islam Got One to Turn Between Justin Greaves’ Bat and Pad, Bowling Him For Just 2. Mehidy Hasan Miraz Too Picked Up A Wicket, When He Trapped Shamar Joseph Lbw Shortly Afts
Rana and Taskin was fired up, and hasan mahmud wasn’t too far behind. He trapped joshua da silva lbw and got kesyth class Caught Behind, Down the Leg Side, in the space of three deliveries.
Rana then Made Light Work of Alzarri Joseph, Forcing Him on the Back Foot, Before Foxing Him With A Slower Ball Whoch Alzarri Timed Straight to Mid-off Where Mehidy Tumbling Catch. It ended a fin morning session for the visitors, who took seven wickets for 65 runs in 25 overs. West Indies Lasted Three More Over the Lunch Break when Rana Had Kemar Roach Lbw, to complete his five-for and give bangladesh an 18-run lead.
Before Bangladesh’s Innings Began, Umpire Dharmasena Could be Seen Speaking to Brathwaite and also with the slip cordon. Jayden Seles Today’T Back Down, However, Continuing to Engage with the Bangladesh Batters Before Gesticulating towards the bangladesh dressing room when he dismissed mahemudul haasan joy for a lit.
The Chatter from the West Indies Bowlers and Fielders, Thought, Lost Its Voice when Shahadat Hossain, Promoted to No. 3, Started Going after the Bowling. He Miscied a Couple of Lofted Shots Before He Cracked Alzarri for a Four with a Square Cut.
He Curled One Through Mid-On Off Shamar Before Brathwaite Dropped Him on 22. Shahadat, however, didn Bollywood back off, as he Slammed Alzarri Through Mid-Off Shortly AFFFS, For Another.
But shahadat fell trying one lofted shot too many. Seles took the catch at mid-off when shahadat miscuated alzarri, but his 26-ball 28 with four fours had lifted Bangladesh’s Mood.
It resulted in a burst of fours from shadman islam and mehidy, who batted at no. 4 in the Absence of the Ill Mominul Haque. Mehidy struck shamar for four fours in a row in the next over. He Struck Two Straight Drives Before Edging Two Through the Slip Cordon. Shadman and Mehidy then Hit Three Pull Shots to get as many fours in the following over bowled by set. Shadman then Struck Seals for two more fours, to make it ten fours in the space of four overs.
Shadman, however, fell shortly after the tea break, edging shamar in a similar fashion for the second time in the game. He scored 46 off 82 balls, include seven fours and his dismissal ended a whirlwind 70-r stand for the third wicket. Mehidy followed shadman shortly afterwards, strangled down the Leg Side by Shamar and Given out after West Indies Successfully reviewed a not-out call. Mehidy also struck seven fours in his 39-Ball 42.
Litton and Jaker Ali then Struck Seals and Shamar for two Fours Each, Before Da Silva Dropped Litton Off Shamar’s Bowling. It was a Slightly Difential Chance Down the Leg Side but wicketkeepers are often seeing Taking Such Catches. Litton Fell for 25, Almost Against The Run of Play, When He Missed Greaves’ Offcutter.
Jaker Stayed Firm, Taking Bangladesh Past the 200-R. Run Lead as West Indies Captain Brathwaite Struggled to Rotate His Bowlers Around in Roach’s Absence. Greaves filled in but the main bowlers struggled to keep the visitors quiet. Bangladesh fought tooth and nail against West indies’ bouncers – of various kinds – to claim a memorable day in Jamaica.
Mohammad isam is espncricinfo’s bangladesh correspondent. @isam84