Play halted due to poor light and subsequent rain

The second day of the Mirpur Test did not go well for Bangladesh with the bat. In the first session, the hosts lost their remaining 7 wickets while adding only 59 runs. In the second session, West Indies came out to bat and, despite losing one wicket, managed to score 89 runs. Play was later stopped due to poor light, leading to an early tea break. Rain began to fall shortly after the break commenced.

At the time of writing, at the end of the second session on day two, West Indies are 89/1. John Campbell (53*) and Tagenarine Chanderpaul (21*) remain at the crease. The visitors still trail Bangladesh’s first-innings total by 183 runs.

The Caribbean side lost their first wicket at 29. In the fifth over, Brandon King attempted a shot against a delivery from Hasan Mahmud—pitched around the fifth-stump line—and ended up edging it to wicketkeeper Jaker Ali Anik. The opener departed after scoring 15 runs. Subsequently, Campbell and Chanderpaul added 60 runs for the second wicket.

Earlier, a brilliant century by Shadman Islam had raised hopes for a substantial total for Bangladesh. However, the hosts suffered a batting collapse early on the second day; they lost their final 7 wickets for just 59 runs, ending their innings at 272. Notably, 4 of those wickets fell within the space of just 10 runs.

Shadman Islam was the top scorer for Bangladesh with 105 runs—his third century in Test cricket. Towhid Hridoy contributed 42 runs, while Litton Das remained unbeaten on 34 before being forced to leave the field due to an injury.

Among the West Indian bowlers, left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican was the most successful, claiming 5 wickets—the fourth five-wicket haul of his Test career. Shamar Joseph and Joshua Bishop also chipped in with two wickets each.