Brief scores on day three: Bangladesh 128/4 in 49.1 overs in first innings (Miraj 0*, Liton 30*, Muminul 50, Dipu 18, Zakir 15, Joy 5)
West Indies 450/9 in 144.1 overs (Greaves 115*, Shamar 11*, Sills 18, Roach 47, Algeri 4, da Silva 14, Brathwaite 4, Curty 0, Lewis 97, Hodge 25, Athanez 90)
Muminul Haque scored a half century in the fourth over of the second session. He scored a fifty off 115 balls. Muminul was trapped LBW by Jayden Sills on the first ball of the next over. When the umpire decided to out, he could not live with the review. Bangladesh's left-handed batsman scored 50 runs in 3 fours off 116 balls. The visitors lost the fourth wicket for 128 runs.
Muminul's bat gave hope to Bangladesh at lunch
Bangladesh ended the first session of the third day in reply to West Indies' 450 runs. They are still behind by 345 runs. However, two senior batsmen Muminul Haque and Liton Das have raised hopes of a good fight. Bangladesh collected 65 runs in this session, losing one wicket.
Shahadat Hossain caught Dipu at slip in the middle overs in the morning. His partnership with Muminul was 45 runs. Then Lytton came down to the crease and batted cautiously. Bangladesh at lunch with an unbroken pair of 39 runs. They collected 105 runs for 3 wickets. Muminul is unbeaten on 38 and Liton on 21.
A hundred for Bangladesh on Lytton's boundary
Liton Das hit a boundary on the first ball of the 45th over. Bangladesh's first innings score was 100. Bangladesh scored a century in the last over before lunch. At the other end of the crease is Muminul Haque.
Dipu caught at slip
Shahadat Hossain Dipu could not even spend an hour at the crease on the third day. In the 13th over of the day, the Bangladeshi batsman was caught by Kavem Hodge at slip on the outside edge. He scored 18 runs in 71 balls. 45 runs came in his partnership with Muminul Haque. Bangladesh lost three wickets for 66 runs.
Fifty of Bangladesh
Bangladesh started the day's game with 40 runs for 2 wickets. Muminul Haque and Shahadat Hossain Dipur have reached fifty in the pair.
Muminul-Dipoor bat new day fight
The third day of the Antigua Test has begun. Shahadat Hossain with Dipu Muminul Haque at the crease. Bangladesh started the day with 40 runs for 2 wickets.
After losing 7 wickets for 261 runs in the first Test of the series in Antigua, Justin Greaves fought back with two batters at the tail end. Bangladesh bowlers have to struggle to get Kemar Roach, Jayden Sills out. Shamar Joseph at number ten could not be dismissed. This is not the first time such an incident has happened before. In cricket, there are frequent cases of the team resisting the tailender when the team is in danger. But it has become a regular occurrence in Bangladesh cricket. After narrowly tying the West Indies in Antigua, the visitors squandered the opportunity. Now Bangladesh are waiting for a tough road in response to their 450 runs.
