Jayden Seales delivered an exceptional performance on the second day of the second Test at Sabina Park, taking remarkable bowling figures of 15.5-10-5-4 as West Indies bowled Bangladesh out for 164, reports The Business Standard.
Seales' figures were the most economical in Test cricket since 1977 (minimum 60 balls).
In reply, West Indies lost Mikyle Louis early, but Kraigg Brathwaite and Keacy Carty steadied the ship, taking the score to 70 for 1 before bad light brought an early end to play for the second consecutive day.
The Bangladesh innings was initially rocked by Shamar Joseph, who made early breakthroughs. At one point, Bangladesh was 83 for 2, but within 34 balls, they collapsed to 98 for 6, with Shamar claiming three of the four wickets that fell.
Shamar ended a steady 73-run partnership between Shadman Islam and Shahadat Hossain by dismissing Shahadat for 22.
He followed that by having Jaker Ali caught behind with a short ball, the batter failing to pull and top-edging it off his shoulder for an easy catch to Joshua Da Silva.
In his next over, Shamar found Shadman's outside edge, giving Da Silva his fourth catch of the innings. Meanwhile, Seales had Litton Das caught at first slip for just 1.
After lunch, Shamar and Alzarri Joseph attempted to use the short-ball tactic against Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Taijul Islam, but the two batters resisted, hanging around for 116 balls and adding 41 runs.
Eventually, Taijul fended a short ball from Alzarri to third slip.
Seales wrapped up the Bangladesh innings, claiming the last three wickets for just five runs.
Taskin was the first to fall, trying to pull a short ball but edging it behind to Da Silva, who parried it to second slip where Alick Athanaze took a spectacular catch.
Seales then had Mehidy top-edging a hook to fine leg before bowling Nahid Rana out, uprooting his leg stump to finish the innings.
The Bangladesh seamers started well, restricting West Indies to just 16 runs in the ten overs before tea.
After the break, Rana hit speeds over 150kph and dismissed Louis for 12.
Taijul also proved difficult to score off, bowling seven maidens out of his ten overs.
Despite their efforts, neither Brathwaite nor Carty could break the deadlock, and Taijul was unable to take a wicket.
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