Bangladesh ended the truncated first day of the second Test against the West Indies at Sabina Park with 69 for two from 30 overs, but things could have been much worse for the visitors had the hosts capitalized on their chances.

The test began at 3:00 p.m. local time (4:00 p.m. T&T time). Players spent most of the day waiting for conditions to improve enough for play to begin after overnight rains left parts of the outfield and some areas around the field soaked.

And after winning the toss and surprisingly electing to bat, Bangladesh found themselves in trouble at ten for two before Shadman Islam scored an unbeaten 50 from 100 balls (12 not out) in a 59-run third-wicket stand with Shahadat Hossain of 63). balls), with both men benefiting from the West Indies’ errors in the field.

Veteran pacer Kemar Roach, who added 20 runs with two wickets, gave the Windies a solid start with the ball and made the first breakthrough in the fifth over when he had opener Mahmudul Hasan Joy caught behind by Joshua Da Silva for three by the wicketkeeper makes a diving catch in front of the first slip fielder.

Mominul Haque, who scored a half-century in the first Test in Antigua last week, fell without scoring this time as the right-hander fended off an outside edge from Roach that sent the keeper diving again to take another very good catch as the visitors took Reduced to ten for two after seven overs.

While the Windies pacers piled on the pressure, they received no support in the field as second fielder Alick Athanaze Shadman Islam struck for 15 off the bowling of Alzarri Joseph.

Shadman, who came into the starting XI for Shoriful Islam, was given another chance by West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite. With his performance in this match, Brathwaite surpassed Sir Garry Sobers for the most consecutive Tests played by a West Indian.

Brathwaite, playing in his 86th consecutive Test, put the batsman on 35 when he missed a chance off the bowling of Greaves.

Sobers held the previous West Indian record of 85 consecutive Tests.

In the next over, Jayden Seales, who was pressuring with some girls, found the edge of Shahadat Hossain’s bat but the ball bounced out of the hands of Athanaze at second slip before it was also fumbled by Kavem Hodge at first slip.

But despite the pressure applied by the Windies pacers, the Bangladesh batters fought till the end and shared the honors on the shortened opening day.