Bangladesh's Shadman Islam plays a shot during the 2nd and final Test match against West Indies at Sabina Park in Jamaica on Saturday- CWI Poor West Indies catching let Bangladesh off the hook with the visitors closing a curtailed day one of the second and final Test at 69 for two after opting to bat first at Sabina Park in Jamaica on Saturday, reports AFP.
Opener Shadman Islam, one of two changes to the Bangladesh side thrashed by 201 runs in the first Test in Antigua a few days earlier, ended the brief session unbeaten on 50 in partnership with Shahadat Hossain (12 not out).
Shadman's fifth Test half-century has so far occupied exactly 100 deliveries with the opener stroking three fours and then hoisting a six off Kavem Hodge as the home side opted for part-time spinners in fading light.
After senior pacer Kemar Roach rocked the tourists with the wickets of Mahmudul Hasan Joy and Mominul Haque to have them stuttering at ten for two, Islam and Joy featured in an unbroken stand of 59.
However both were beneficiaries of the home side's increasingly deplorable catching record in this brief series.
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