West Indies wicketkeeper-batsman Shane Dorwich believes a target of anything below 200 would be chaseable for them to win the first Test match.
Bangladesh finished the day on 55 runs for the loss of five wickets and are leading by 133 after day two.
West Indies will be looking to wrap up the innings quickly on day three as the pitch is becoming increasingly bowler-friendly.
“I think the match is pretty even right now. Bangladesh already have a lead and a lead on the board is always a challenge. But I think once we go hard in the morning and get those wickets as early as possible and bat well in the second innings, we could also come out winning,” said Dorwich during the post-day press conference at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium Friday.
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“On this pitch it is hard to say how much score is chaseable in fourth innings. I’d say anything under 200 is possible. Anything over 200 might be difficult,” he added.
Doerich and Shimron Hetmyer formed a vital 92-run partnership for the sixth wicket.
The West Indies were struggling at that stage but Hetmyer’s attacking approach and Dorwich’s cautious batting gave the edge to the Windies, and they eventually scored 246.
Dorwich informed how the partnership was built.
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“I think we complemented each other out there in that partnership. Obviously Hetmyer is a very aggressive player. I told him to be selective and play his shots. That allowed me to just rotate the strike and get him on. Once I got in, it was easier for me to score. I think everyone has their style of playing on different wickets and it worked for us [Friday],” he concluded.
1ST TEST, DAY 2
BANGLADESH 1ST INNINGS R B
Imrul c Ambris b Warrican 44 87
Soumya c Dowrich b Roach 0 2
Mominul c Dowrich b Gabriel 120 167
Mithun c Dowrich b Bishoo 20 50
Shakib b Gabriel 34 68
Mushfiq lbw b Gabriel 4 3
Mahmudullah b Gabriel 3 7
Miraz b Warrican 22 31
Nayeem c Hope b Warrican 26 74
Taijul not out 39 68
Mustafizur lbw b Warrican 0 3
Extras (b 3, lb 5, nb 4) 12
Total (92.4 Overs) 324 all out
Fall Of Wickets
1-1 (Soumya), 2-105 (Imrul), 3-153 (Mithun), 4-222 (Mominul), 5-226 (Mushfiq), 6-230 (Mahmudullah), 7-235 (Shakib), 8-259 (Miraz), 9-324 (Nayeem), 10-324 (Mustafizur)
Bowling
Roach 17-2-63-1, Gabriel 20-3-70-4, Chase 11-0-42-0, Warrican 21.4-6-62-4, Bishoo 15-0-60-1, Brathwaite 8-1-19-0
WEST INDIES 1ST INNINGS R B
Brathwaite c Soumya b Shakib 13 47
Powell lbw b Taijul 14 20
Hope b Shakib 1 4
Ambris lbw b Nayeem 19 69
Chase c Imrul b Nayeem 31 43
Hetmyer c Mushfiq b Miraz 63 47
Dowrich not out 63 101
Bishoo lbw b Nayeem 7 15
Roach lbw b Nayeem 2 3
Warrican b Nayeem 12 26
Gabriel c Mahmudullah b Shakib 6 11
Extras (b 6, lb 2, nb 2, pen 5) 15
Total (64 Overs) 246 all out
Fall Of Wickets
1-29 (Powell), 2-30 (Hope), 3-31 (Brathwaite), 4-77 (Chase), 5-88 (Ambris), 6-180 (Hetmyer), 7-199 (Bishoo), 8-205 (Roach), 9-225 (Warrican), 10-246 (Gabriel)
Bowling
Mustafizur 2-1-4-0, Miraz 15-0-67-1, Taijul 20-3-51-1, Shakib 11-1-43-3, Nayeem 14-2-61-5, Mahmudullah 2-0-7-0
BANGLADESH 2ND INNINGS R B
Imrul b Warrican 2 5
Soumya c Brathwaite b Chase11 10
Mominul lbw b Chase 12 11
Mithun b Bishoo 17 35
Shakib c Gabriel b Warrican 1 2
Mushfiq not out 11 30
Miraz not out 0 9
Extras (lb 1) 1
Total (17 Overs) 55/5
Fall Of Wickets
1-13 (Imrul), 2-13 (Soumya), 3-32 (Mominul), 4-35 (Shakib), 5-53 (Mithun)
Bowling
Roach 1-0-11-0, Warrican 8-0-22-2, Chase 5-1-16-2, Bishoo 3-0-5-1
Bangladesh lead by 133 runs
