West Indies spinner Jomel Warrican claimed five wickets to dismiss Bangladesh for 272 before the visitors closed on 134-4 on the second day of the opening Test.
Warrican Leads Bowling Attack
Left-arm spinner Warrican finished with figures of 5-53, marking his fourth five-wicket haul in Test cricket after taking two wickets on the opening day. Bangladesh opener Shadman Islam, who had resumed his innings on 99 not out, reached his third Test century on the second morning before falling for 105. The dismissal sparked a dramatic collapse that saw Bangladesh lose their final seven wickets for just 51 runs.
Reflecting on the batting performance, Shadman stated to Al Jazeera, “We should have done better. If our top-order batters had converted their scores into bigger innings of 150, 170 or even 200, the team total could have reached 450 or 500.”
Bangladesh Innings Collapse
The home team had resumed their innings at 213-3, with Shadman bringing up his hundred by flicking debutant left-arm spinner Joshua Bishop on the second delivery of the day. However, Bishop trapped Shadman lbw during his subsequent over, initiating the batting slide. Towhid Hridoy, who retired hurt on 42 the previous day due to cramps, returned to the crease but was bowled by Bishop without adding to his score. Litton Das tried to stabilize the lower order, finishing unbeaten on 34, while Warrican and fast bowler Shamar Joseph cleared the tail as Bangladesh were bowled out before the lunch break. Bishop and Joseph each contributed two wickets to support Warrican’s performance.
West Indies Reply
The West Indies mounted an aggressive response as openers John Campbell and Brandon King attacked the Bangladesh pace attack. Hasan Mahmud made the initial breakthrough by inducing an edge from King for 15, leaving the visitors at 29-1. Campbell pressed forward to secure his half-century in 61 balls, advancing the total to 89-1 by the tea interval.
Following a rain delay lasting about an hour, Bangladesh struck immediately upon resumption. Mehidy Hasan Miraz dismissed Campbell for 54 via a sharp off-break that caught the outside edge, allowing captain Najmul Hossain Shanto to secure a diving catch to his left. Campbell commented to Al Jazeera, “The ball was a little bit darker and we had momentum going before the rain break. I think that [rain] allowed them to regroup and they were hitting better areas.”
Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam then removed Kavem Hodge for seven and Amir Jangoo for a duck in the 36th over, dropping the visitors to 97-4. Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Justin Greaves steadied the innings until fading light forced an early conclusion to the day’s proceedings in Mirpur, with the West Indies trailing by 138 runs.
