Kingstown, St Vincent - An unbeaten 66 from Tamim Iqbal has allowed Bangladesh to make steady progress and reach 109 for one in their second innings at lunch in the opening Test against West Indies on Sunday.
At the interval, Tamim has so far struck eight fours from 137 balls in just over three hours of batting and Junaid Siddique was not out on 14, after Bangladesh continued from their overnight total of 26 without loss on the fourth day of the Test at the Arnos Vale Sports Complex.
Tamim reached his 50 from 72 balls, when he turned a delivery from Darren Sammy into mid-wicket for a single.
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Fortune favoured the left-handed opener though, when West Indies captain Floyd Reifer dropped him on 30 at first slip in Sammy's fourth over.
Having started their second innings with a deficit of 69, Bangladesh formally took the lead when off-spinner Ryan Austin delivered a no-ball in his sixth over, as Tamim and fellow opener Imrul Kayes put on 82 for the first wicket.
But Imrul was caught at extra cover driving at a flighted ball from Austin about an hour before the interval.
After his dismissal, Siddique joined Tamim, and they batted the remainder of the session to solidify Bangladesh's position.
Bangladesh play two Tests, three One-day Internationals, and a Twenty20 International on their five-week tour of the Caribbean.
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