Hridoy’s 242: Bangladesh Takes 30-Run Lead

Record after record tumbled courtesy of Towhid Hridoy’s bat. The right-handed batter played a career-best innings against West Indies in the Sylhet Test, securing a lead for Bangladesh. His unbeaten 242 runs helped the hosts take a 30-run lead in the first innings. At the end of the third day, Bangladesh’s score stood at 386 for 9 wickets.

In response, West Indies began their second innings, scoring 7 runs without losing any wickets. King remained unbeaten on 5, and Joshua Da Silva on 2, as they concluded the day’s play.

Bangladesh resumed batting at the start of the day with 88 runs for 3 wickets. Towhid Hridoy, who was unbeaten on 29 the previous day, was joined by Mushfiqur Rahim at the crease. Although the duo attempted to build resistance early on, Mushfiqur could not last long. He was dismissed while attempting a drive off spinner Warrican, not Justin Greaves. Following this, Litton Das was also defeated by Warrican’s spin, returning to the pavilion for just 8 runs.