Warrican takes five wickets as West Indies trail Bangladesh by 138

138 runs separated the teams when stumps fell on Thursday in Mirpur, leaving the West Indies chasing a target after a dramatic second day of play.

West Indies spinner Jomel Warrican claimed five wickets for 53 runs to bowl Bangladesh out for 272. His performance marked his fourth five-wicket haul in Test cricket history.

Bangladesh opener Shadman Islam reached his third Test century on the second morning, reaching 105 runs. He had resumed the innings on 99 not out after Day One. Islam credited a flick off debutant Joshua Bishop for the century mark, but the new ball took the outside edge in the next over to dismiss him lbw.

The collapse followed immediately. Bangladesh lost their remaining seven wickets for 51 runs. Towhid Hridoy returned to the crease after retiring hurt on 42 due to cramps on the previous day, but Bishop bowled him without an additional run. Litton Das survived with 34 not out, but Warrican and Shamar Joseph removed the rest of the batting order before lunch.

Shadman acknowledged the missed opportunity in a post-match comment. "We should have done better," he said. "If our top-order batters had converted their scores into bigger innings of 150, 170 or even 200, the team total could have reached 450 or 500."

The West Indies responded with an aggressive start in their reply. John Campbell and Brandon King attacked the Bangladesh pace attack. Campbell reached 54 off 61 balls, helping the visitors to 89-1 at tea. However, a rain break of about an hour disrupted their momentum.

After play resumed, Mehidy Hasan Miraz removed Campbell with a sharply turning off-break. Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto took a diving catch. Taijul Islam then dismissed Kavem Hodge for 7 and Amir Jangoo for a duck in the 36th over. Tagenarine Chanderpaul, on 43, and Justin Greaves, on 15, remained at the crease when bad light ended the day early.