22-year-old Nahid Rana turned the second Test on its head with his maiden five-wicket haul in Test cricket. West Indies suffered a batting collapse and were bowled out for 146 as Rana took five wickets and got support from other bowlers as well. None of the Bangladesh batters scored a half-century but Bangladesh showed positive intent at Sabina Park, Kingston, and had a 211-run lead in the bag before Day 3's play concluded.
Rana strikes early
West Indies were in good position with 70/1 on the board at Day 2, Stumps. Rana cranked it up a notch and got the wicket of skipper Kraigg Brathwaite early on Day 3. Brathwaite was caught at gully but substitute fielder. Brathwaite scored 39 runs from 129 balls. In his next over, Kavem Hodge was dropped at fine leg but it did not turn out to be expensive. Rana used the extra bounce and got Hodge caught behind.
Middle-order crumbles
Taskin Ahmed joined the party and knocked over Alick Athanaze for a single-digit score. Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam was introduced into the attack and he got the wicket of Justin Greaves. Then Hasan Mahmud replaced Taskin from the other end and got Joshua Da Silva out lbw. In his next over, Mahmud ended Keacy Carty's stay at the crease. Carty scored 40 runs from 115 balls.
Collapse continues
Rana returned to wrap up the tail. He got rid of Alzarri Joseph with a slower one. At the end of first session, West Indies were 135/8. Skipper Mehidy Hasan Miraz trapped Shamar Joseph in front of the stumps early in the second session. Rana dismissed Kemar Roach lbw to complete his maiden fifer in Test cricket and bowl out West Indies for 146 in 65 overs. Rana is third Bangladesh pacer to take five wickets or more in an innings against West Indies. Despite getting bowled out for 164 in the first innings, the visitors took an 18-run lead.
Positive intent on display
West Indies' pick of the bowlers Jayden Seales got an early breakhtrough as he got Mahmudul Hasan Joy out for a five-ball duck. While Shadman Islam was cautious, Shahadat Hossain saw no point in hanging around. He contributed with a 26-ball 28 before becoming Alzarri's first victim of the day. Miraz came out to bat at no.4 and hit Shamar for four consecutive fours. Shadman took inspiration and hit a few boundaries taking West Indies by surprise. They competed a 50-run partnership in just 29 balls. At the end of second session, they were 110/2 from 20 overs.
Shadman missed his half-century as Shamar dismissed him in his first over after tea break. The opener scored 46 runs from 82 balls. Then Shamar ended Miraz's entertaining knock. The captain scored 42 runs from 39 balls. Litton Das and Jaker Ali approached their innings in a similar manner. Das scored 25 runs from 34 balls. He got bowled by Greaves. At the end of Day 3's play, Bangladesh were 193/5 after 41.4 overs as bad light played spoilsport. They have a 211-run lead in the bag and a good chance of winning the second Test.
