Play on Day 3 of the Mirpur Test was brought to a premature halt due to bad light, with Bangladesh reaching 6 wickets for 79 runs in their second innings, holding a slender lead of 106 runs over West Indies.
Earlier in the day, West Indies' first innings was wrapped up at 245 runs, giving the hosts a 27-run first-innings lead. Tagenarine Chanderpaul led the visitors with a gritty 56, while Justin Greaves contributed 46 before falling to Nayeem Hasan's off-spin. Nayeem starred with the ball, claiming 4 wickets and setting a national milestone as the fastest Bangladeshi bowler to reach 50 Test wickets, with support from Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Taijul Islam (2 wickets each).
Read nextBangladesh Stumbling at 79/6 with 106-Run Lead After Spin Collapse on Day 3 in MirpurHowever, Bangladesh suffered a disastrous start in their second innings, collapsing to 35 for 5 against disciplined Caribbean bowling and spin. Opener Tanzid Hasan Tamim fell for a duck, followed by quick dismissals of Shadman Islam (13), first-innings centurion Towhid Hridoy (0), captain Najmul Hossain Shanto (10), Litton Das (4), and Mehidy Hasan Miraz (9). Concussion substitute Jaker Ali Anik and Nayeem Hasan managed to stabilize the innings and push the lead past the 100-run mark before fading light forced stumps early.
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