September 19, 2024

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Haque’s hundred helps Bangladesh set West Indies 395 goal

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Captain Mominul Haque hit his tenth check century and off-spinner Mehidy Hasan continued his good kind for Bangladesh on the fourth day of the primary check in opposition to West Indies on Saturday.
Mominul’s 115 — reaching the three,000 runs milestone within the course of — helped Bangladesh set a fearsome 395 runs goal for West Indies.
At the top of the day, the guests reached 110-3, with two debutants Kyle Mayers (37) and Nkrumah Bonner (15) batting. Mehidy Hasan (3-52) took all of the three fallen wickets.
Resuming the day on 47-3, Bangladesh declared its second innings on 223-8 with Liton Das taking part in an vital position alongside the captain.
Das struck 69 and shared 133 for the fifth wicket stand with Mominul to maintain the guests annoyed.
West Indies acquired a glimmer of hope when off-spinner Rahkeem Cornwall struck early, dismissing Mushfiqur Rahim for 18. Mushfiqur reviewed the choice in useless.
With the ball preserving low, Mominul and Liton needed to be watchful.
Mominul accomplished his tenth century off 173 balls, pushing the ball towards cowl for a fast single.
This made him the best centurion for Bangladesh, eclipsing opener Tamim Iqbal’s 9 tons. The century can be his seventh in Chattogram venue.
Both Mominul and Das fell within the area of 5 balls in a bid to speed up the scoreboard.
Shortly after that, Bangladesh declared it innings to offer them sufficient time for making certain the victory.
Cornwall and left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican grabbed three wickets every.
Chasing the goal of 395, West Indies openers — captain Kraigg Brathwaite (20) and John Campbell (23) — made a sedate begin, earlier than each of them threw it away.
Off-spinner Mehidy Hasan, who scored a century in Bangladesh’s first innings, acquired each of them in consecutive overs.
Mehidy then claimed the wicket of Shayne Moseley for 12 to depart West Indies 59-3.
With Bangladesh seeking to shut in on victory, Bonner and Mayers resisted by sharing 51-run in an unbroken fourth wicket stand.