Shadman Islam Nears Century as Bangladesh Takes Lead on Day One
Bangladesh opener Shadman Islam ended day one of the Test match with an unbeaten 99 runs. His strong performance helped Bangladesh reach 213 runs for three wickets. Bad light stopped play early on Wednesday. This happened at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. Shadman needed one more run for his third Test century. Umpires ended the day, leaving him short.
Shadman played a patient innings, facing 219 balls. He anchored the team after Bangladesh lost an early wicket. His calm batting put the home team in a good position. The match will restart on Thursday. Shadman will be on 99 runs. Litton Das will be unbeaten on seven.
West Indies bowlers started with good control. Fast bowlers Jayden Seales and Shamar Joseph put early pressure on Bangladesh’s openers. Seales took the first wicket in the seventh over. He dismissed Tanzid Hasan for seven runs. Bangladesh was then nine runs for one wicket.
Shadman took some time to score his first run. But he soon settled. He built a 59-run partnership with Mominul Haque. Mominul scored 28 runs. Shamar Joseph caught him off left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican’s bowling.
Shadman continued to bat steadily. He reached his tenth Test half-century. This happened as Bangladesh crossed 100 runs. Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto joined him. But their partnership was brief. Najmul was out for 19 runs, leg before wicket to Warrican. Bangladesh was 112 for three wickets.
Towhid Hridoy then partnered with Shadman. They built an 80-run stand. Towhid scored 42 runs from 84 balls. However, he had to leave the field. He suffered severe leg cramp. Towhid retired hurt, a blow to Bangladesh’s middle order.
Litton Das came to the crease after Towhid’s exit. He remained unbeaten on seven runs alongside Shadman. Bad light again stopped play. This prevented Shadman from reaching his century on day one. Bangladesh hopes he can complete this milestone on the second day.
