Bangladesh batsman Mahmudullah once again celebrated his century in a pious manner, and he said he dedicated his century to his mother.
The right-handed middle-order batsman made 136, his career-best, in the first innings of the second and final Test match against the West Indies in Mirpur Saturday, and celebrated the century in his usual manner, offering a sizdah.
It was a special innings as he scored his second century in just a fortnight after a hiatus of eight years.
And he acknowledged the role of his guardian at the press conference after the end of the day’s play.
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“The target of my celebration was my family, my wife, my little child. I want to dedicate my century to my mother because my parents pray for me all the time. It’s true, every parent do so. But I think they deserve it. So, I dedicate the ton to my mother,” said Mahmudullah.
Bangladesh were in a commanding position in the match at stumps on day two, as they reduced the opponent to 75-5 after posting 508 on the board.
Bangladesh won the first match of the two-Test series by 64 runs in Chittagong.
2ND TEST, DAY 2
BANGLADESH 1ST INNINGS R B
Shadman lbw b Bishoo 76 199
Soumya c Hope b Chase 19 42
Mominul c Chase b Roach 29 46
Mithun b Bishoo 29 61
Shakib c Hope b Roach 80 139
Mushfiq b Lewis 14 24
Mahmudullah b Warrican 136 242
Liton b Brathwaite 54 62
Miraz c Dowrich b Warrican 18 26
Taijul c Dowrich b Brathwaite 26 58
Nayeem not out 12 29
Extras (b 2, lb 8, nb 4, w 1) 15
Total (154 Overs) 508 all out
Fall Of Wickets
1-42 (Soumya), 2-87 (Mominul), 3-151 (Mithun), 4-161 (Shadman), 5-190 (Mushfiq), 6-301 (Shakib), 7-393 (Liton), 8-416 (Miraz), 9-472 (Taijul), 10-508 (Mahmudullah)
Bowling
Roach 25-4-61-2, Lewis 20-2-69-1, Chase 28-0-111-1, Warrican 38-5-91-2, Bishoo 28-1-109-2, Brathwaite 15-0-57-2
WEST INDIES 1ST INNINGS R B
Brathwaite b Shakib 0 6
Powell b Miraz 4 15
Hope b Miraz 10 30
Ambris b Shakib 7 12
Chase b Miraz 0 1
Hetmyer not out 32 43
Dowrich not out 17 37
Extras (b 4, lb 1) 5
Total (24 Overs) 75/5
Fall Of Wickets
1-0 (Brathwaite), 2-6 (Powell), 3-17 (Ambris), 4-20 (Chase), 5-29 (Hope)
Bowling
Shakib 9-3-15-2, Miraz 10-1-36-3, Nayeem 3-0-9-0, Taijul 1-0-10-0, Mahmudullah 1-1-0-0
West Indies trail by 433 runs
