Mominul Haque was eyeing his seventh century at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium as an unbroken 76-run stand between him and Liton Das put Bangladesh in a commanding place at lunch on day 4 of the primary Check. Resuming on 47 for 3, the house facet misplaced only one wicket within the session and went into the break on 149 for 4, their lead now a frightening 320.
After coming in at 1 for two and being peppered by the brief stuff from Shannon Gabriel on the third night, Haque appeared way more snug on Saturday. That, partly, additionally needed to do with the pitch slowing down additional and providing little or no for quick bowlers.
Gabriel, too, realised that. Whereas 86% of his deliveries have been brief final night, he tried to combine it up immediately. Within the first over of the day, after pushing Haque on the again foot, he bowled one full. The batsman, although, was as much as it and located the boundary with an ideal on-drive. Later, when Kemar Roach tried a brief ball, Haque ramped him over the vacant slip space for an additional 4.
Basically, although, each Haque and Mushfiqur Rahim most popular taking part in proportion cricket, dealing largely in ones and two. Given the time left within the match, there was no have to take undue dangers however one purpose behind that might be Shakib Al Hasan may not be accessible to bat,, having harm his left thigh throughout West Indies’ first innings.
Rahkeem Cornwall ultimately broke the 40-run stand when he trapped Rahim lbw for 18. The batsman tried to chop a ball that was too full and too near the stumps and bought rapped on the pad. The umpires allowed the overview despite the fact that it appeared the batsman was too late to go for it. A possible controversy, nevertheless, was averted when replays discovered Rahim out.
One baffling factor on the a part of West Indies was their reluctance to show to Jomel Warrican, particularly when he was their go-to and most profitable bowler within the first innings. When he was lastly introduced on, simply earlier than the drinks break, he instantly discovered flip from the floor. His fifth ball of the day pitched exterior Liton Das’ leg stump and spun previous to beat the skin edge and brush the again thigh on its technique to Cornwall at first slip. Quickly after he drew an out of doors fringe of Das’ bat however this time the ball fell wanting Cornwall.
Seeing Warrican getting assist, Kraigg Brathwaite deployed legspinner Nkrumah Bonner from the opposite finish however he lacked management and Haque took him for 2 fours in his first over. He then collected one other 4 off Warrican to take the lead previous 300.
Submit lunch, West Indies may give attention to proscribing the runs to be able to delay the declaration as a lot as potential.
Supply: ESPNcricinfo
