Chase leads West Indies fightback as Bangladesh lose six

West Indies captain Roston Chase took three wickets as Bangladesh lost six wickets in its second innings on day three of the first Test in Mirpur, leaving the hosts with a 106-run lead when bad light ended play early. Bangladesh were reported to be 79 for 6 at the close, with Jaker Ali and Nayeem Hasan unbeaten on 18. One account gave the score as 67 for 6, so the exact total at stumps was disputed in match reports. Both figures put Bangladesh six wickets down with the same reported lead. West Indies had earlier been bowled out for 245, 27 runs behind Bangladesh’s first-innings 272. Nayeem took four wickets for 33 runs, while Tagenarine Chanderpaul made 56 and Justin Greaves scored 46. Chase remained unbeaten on 43. West Indies pace bowler Shamar Joseph began Bangladesh’s second innings by dismissing Tanzid Hasan for a duck. Chase then removed Shadman Islam, who had scored 105 in the first innings, for 13, and dismissed Towhid Hridoy and Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto. Jomel Warrican took two wickets, including Liton Das and Mehidy Hasan Miraz, as Bangladesh’s innings lost momentum. Jaker was playing as a concussion substitute for Mominul Haque, who had been struck...