Taskin, Hasan reduce West Indies to 86-3 at lunch

Pacers Taskin Ahmed and Hasan Mahmud gave Bangladesh a solid start to the second and final Test by reducing West Indies to 86-3 at lunch on the opening day at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today.

Taskin, who returned to the squad as one of the two changes of Bangladesh, claimed 2-36 to cause the most damage as his side is eyeing to level the series following an eight-wicket defeat in the first Test.

Hasan Mahmud ended the session with 1-36 from eight overs.

West Indies, eying a clean sweep, won the toss and elected to bat first but struggled against Bangladesh pacers.

Thanks to Bangladesh's poor slip fielding, they survived quite a few times before Taskin broke through in the fifth over.

This time, Taskin didn't need any help from the fielders as he rattled the stump of the Brandon Kings for 9.


However, Kevin Wickham, who made a debut and Amir Jangoo showed the patience and hunger to occupy the crease and by doing so steadied the innings by adding 59 runs for the unbroken fourth wicket going into the lunch.

At the first interval of the day, Jangoo was batting on 32 with Wickham on 27.