The West Indies are on the verge of victory, but Taskin loses.
After lowering the visitors to 109 for 7 at stumps on the fourth day of the first Test match against Bangladesh, the West Indies seem poised to win.
After a dominant bowling effort by Kemar Roach and Jayden Seales, Bangladesh today faces a difficult challenge with just three wickets remaining.
Bangladesh made the odd choice to declare their first innings at 269 for 9, leaving a 181-run deficit to start the day.
This aggressive strategy was intended to give their bowlers opportunities, and it appeared to be successful for a short while as Taskin Ahmed bowled the West Indies out for 152 with a career-best 6 for 64.
However, Bangladesh's brittle batting under constant pressure from the West Indies assault destroyed the brilliant bowling effort.
Mominul Haque was claimed by Roach with a brilliant return catch after Roach removed Zakir Hasan for a duck early in Bangladesh's chase.
Jayden Seales made matters worse by precisely rejecting Taijul Islam and Mahmudul Hasan Joy. Bangladesh was reeling at 59 for 5 after their top-order collapse.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz, the skipper, put up a valiant 45 off 46 balls in the midst of the mayhem. He attempted to keep the scoreboard moving with audacious strokes during his innings, which included five boundaries and a six.
However, Bangladesh's chances of a comeback were essentially dashed when Joshua Da Silva dismissed him to a sharp catch behind the wickets off Seales. After a brief response, Litton Das lost against Shamar Joseph despite managing an early 22.
The West Indies had begun their second innings cautiously earlier in the day, but Taskin's scorching spell destroyed them. With 42 points, Alick Athanaze led the field, followed by Kraigg Brathwaite with 23.
West Indies set a difficult target of 334 runs in spite of Taskin's valiant efforts, which were bolstered by two wickets from Mehidy.
Notwithstanding a few lost opportunities, the West Indies bowlers held a tight grip on Bangladesh thanks to excellent fielding. Seales made an impressive 3 for 31, while Roach ended the day with 3 for 20.
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