Towhid Hridoy struck an unbeaten double century in only his third Check appearance in Bangladesh’s exceptional fightback against the West Indies. The younger batter rescued the hosts from a troublesome position on Day 3 of the second and closing Check in Sylhet on Saturday and stored them in rivalry.
Bangladesh resumed the third day underneath strain after ending Day 2 at 88/3, still trailing by 268 runs. Shamar Joseph and Jayden Seales had troubled the top order with the new ball. The hosts confronted another challenge with opener Shadman Islam unavailable after struggling an damage whereas fielding.
Towhid Hridoy Hits Maiden Check Double Century to Script Historical past Against West Indies
Towhid Hridoy reached his maiden Check double century off 304 balls on the primary delivery of the one centesimal over. He pushed a full delivery from Jomel Warrican towards long-on for a single, with Taskin Ahmed at the other finish.
The 24-year-old eliminated his helmet and roared in celebration because the Bangladesh dressing room applauded his achievement.
Hridoy became only the fourth Bangladesh batter to attain a Check double century, joining Mushfiqur Rahim, Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan. Mushfiqur has achieved the feat three times, whereas Tamim and Shakib have one double century each.
He additionally became the forty sixth participant in Check cricket to transform his maiden Check hundred into a double century. His score is the highest by a Bangladesh batter against the West Indies and at the Sylhet venue, surpassing Mahmudul Hasan’s previous record of 171.
As he breached the 219-run mark, he became the highest particular person run-scorer for Bangladesh in the historical past of Check cricket.
Towhid Hridoy and Taijul Islam Stitch 117-Run Stand to Rescue Bangladesh
Bangladesh had been struggling at 184/7, successfully eight wickets down due to Shadman’s absence, before Taijul Islam joined Towhid Hridoy at the crease. The pair added 117 runs for the eighth wicket, Bangladesh’s second-highest partnership for that wicket in Exams.
Their stand took the hosts to 318/8 at tea, reducing the first-innings deficit to 38 runs. Bangladesh scored 113 runs for the loss of only one wicket in the second session, regardless of the West Indies taking the second new ball.
Taijul held one finish for practically two hours and 20 minutes, scoring 22 off 56 deliveries. Warrican ultimately ended the partnership by stumping him after he failed to get his foot back behind the crease. Bangladesh had been 301/8 at that stage.
Earlier, Hridoy had resumed the day on 29 and introduced up his maiden Check fifty with a boundary off Bishop. He then attacked Roston Chase, hitting a six and two fours to maneuver into the nineties.
A boundary off Seales took Hridoy to 99 before he completed his maiden Check hundred with a single off Chase simply before lunch. He scored 71 runs off 91 balls in the morning session. Hridoy later reached 150 with a 4 off Shamar Joseph.
Jomel Warrican Claims Three Wickets as Bangladesh Lose 4 in Morning Session
On the third day, Warrican dismissed Mushfiqur Rahim and Litton Das to put Bangladesh underneath strain. Mushfiqur, who resumed on 19, struck boundaries against Warrican and Shamar Joseph before falling for 34.
Litton additionally started positively, hitting boundaries off Bishop and Warrican. Nonetheless, he departed for eight after chipping a delivery from Warrican straight to King at cowl. Mehidy Hasan Miraz then added 41 runs with Hridoy before falling for 16.
Warrican claimed his third wicket when Hasan Mahmud was trapped leg-before for one following a profitable DRS assessment. Bangladesh had added 117 runs at a scoring charge of more than 4 an over throughout the morning session however misplaced 4 wickets.
The hosts had additionally misplaced Naeem Hasan for 5, whereas Tanzid Hasan Tamim and captain Najmul Hossain Shanto scored 16 and 18, respectively, on the second day. Naeem had opened rather than the injured Shadman, whereas Kevin Wickham took a good catch to dismiss Tanzid.
Source: cricketaddictor.com
