Kyle Mayers hits hundred as West Indies proceed to dominate 2nd Test vs Bangladesh 

West Indies took pole place within the 2nd Test towards Bangladesh in St Lucia after all-rounder Kyle Mayers hit an unbeaten hundred on Day 2. West Indies went to Stumps on the Darren Sammy Stadium at 340 for five in response to Bangladesh’s first innings whole of 234.

West Indies, who accomplished a dominant victory within the first Test inside 4 days, are on target to seal a 2-0 sweep of the 2-match Test collection towards Shakib Al Hasan-led touring facet.

Kyle Mayers remained unbeaten on 126 from simply 180 deliveries, hitting 2 sixes and 15 boundaries as he introduced up his second Test hundred. Notably, his first within the longest format of the sport got here towards Bangladesh away from residence when the batter transformed it right into a double hundred.

After captain Kraigg Brathwaite scored 51 and contributed a century opening stand with John Campbell, Mayers stopped a mini-collapse with Jermaine Blackwood, and cruised on with Joshua Da Silva.

Da Silva was 26 not out after going through 106 balls. With the likes of Alzarri Joseph but to bat, West Indies will look to stretch their first-innings lead and put stress on Bangladesh who’ve seemed flat to this point within the Test collection.

Off-spinner Mehidy Hasan and pacer Khaled Ahmed had been the decide of the Bangladesh bowling assault that struggled to comprise the movement of runs.

Notably, Mayers has performed a pivotal position for the West Indies within the 2nd Test. The all-rounder had picked up 2 wickets with the ball within the first innings as Bangladesh failed with the bat for the second successive time within the first innings.

WEST INDIES RECOVER FROM MINI JOLT

Brathwaite and Campbell, from a shared 67 in a single day, reached 100 collectively within the first hour, together with a seven-ball over by Shoriful Islam.

But Shoriful ended the partnership when he nicked Campbell’s glove and dismissed him for 45.

Brathwaite introduced up his twenty seventh Test fifty from 105 balls, however added just one extra run when he missed offspinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz and was bowled.

In the subsequent over, Khaled Ahmed obtained Raymon Reifer and Nkrumah Bonner to play on to their stumps.

Three wickets in two overs energized Bangladesh and despatched a shiver by West Indies, however Mayers and Blackwood conceded nothing else earlier than and after lunch.

Blackwood performed an anchor position, and Mayers step by step opened as much as attain his fifty off 75 balls.

Their partnership was value 116 simply after tea when Blackwood misinterpret Mehidy and was out leg earlier than on 40 from 121 balls. (With AP Inputs)