Bangladesh face a formidable task to win the Sylhet Test and level the two-match series, needing to chase down 369 on the final day. Their highest successful fourth-innings chase in Test cricket is 215, achieved against West Indies. They will have to rewrite that record to pull off a victory.
West Indies declared their second innings at 398 for six on the fifth morning, setting the hosts a target of 369.
Resuming the day with a 315-run lead, the visitors added 53 runs in the morning session before calling their innings to a close. They had posted 356 in the first innings, while Bangladesh responded with 386, thanks largely to Towhid Hridoy’s record-breaking unbeaten 242.
Kavem Hodge, who had resumed the day on 140 not out, added two more runs before Nayeem Hasan ended his innings on 142. Attempting to pull the spinner over deep fine leg, Hodge found Hasan Mahmud in the deep.
Nayeem later dismissed Shamar Joseph, who tried to slog him over long-on but picked out Tanzid Hasan Tamim.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz had earlier removed Justin Greaves for nine, trapping him lbw. Taijul Islam had claimed two wickets on the fourth day.
