West Indies tour of Bangladesh cricket series

The two-match ICC World Test Championship series between Bangladesh and West Indies began with an eight-wicket victory for West Indies in the first Test at Mirpur. Following that match, Mominul Haque was ruled out of the second Test due to a concussion, leading the Bangladesh Cricket Board to name Amite Hasan to the 15-member squad.

During the second Test in Sylhet, Hasan Mahmud delivered a significant performance, claiming six wickets for 90 runs to bowl out West Indies for 356 in their first innings. This achievement marked Mahmud’s fifth five-wicket haul in Test cricket, making him the first Bangladeshi fast bowler to reach that milestone. West Indies’ first innings total included 133 runs from Amir Jangoo.

In response, Bangladesh batter Towhid Hridoy set a new national record by scoring an unbeaten 242 runs in only his third Test match. His performance helped Bangladesh recover from a precarious position of 51 for 3 and later 184 for 7 to reach a total of 386, securing a 30-run lead. Hridoy became the fourth Bangladeshi player to score a Test double century, surpassing Mushfiqur Rahim’s previous record of 219. His innings featured 22 fours and 11 sixes, the highest number of sixes by any Bangladeshi batter in a single Test innings. Key partnerships during his knock included 73 runs with Mushfiqur Rahim, 117 runs with Taijul Islam, and 85 runs with Taskin Ahmed. Following the conclusion of the first innings, play was halted by bad light with West Indies at 7 for no loss.