CHITTAGONG: Shahadat Hossain and debutant Elias Sunny took one wicket
each as Bangladesh put the West Indies under pressure on the penultimate
day of the opening Test on Monday.The West Indies lost
opener Lendl Simmons and Kirk Edwards before reaching 50-2 in their
first innings at tea in reply to Bangladesh's total of 350-9 declared in
Chittagong.Opener Kraigg Brathwaite was unbeaten on 12 and Darren Bravo on two not out at the break.Paceman
Shahadat got a wicket in his second over when he had Simmons (seven)
caught by Raqibul Hasan at gully before left-arm spinner Sunny removed
Edwards in his third over in Test cricket.Edwards, dropped
on three by Shahadat at mid-on in Sunny's opening over, failed to make
the most of the chance as he was trapped leg-before after scoring 17
runs.Bangladesh earlier added 95 runs to their Friday's
total of 255-4 before declaring their innings closed in the afternoon
session. No play was possible on Saturday and Sunday due to rain.Leg-spinner
Devendra Bishoo (3-81) and fast bowler Fidel Edwards (2-88) shared five
wickets as Bangladesh batted 31.4 overs in the day.Edwards
struck with his first delivery when he had skipper Mushfiqur Rahim (68)
caught by Bishoo at square-leg before dismissing Shahriar Nafees (32) in
his next over. Rahim hit five fours in his 145-ball knock.Nafees,
who retired hurt on 21 after being struck by an Edwards bouncer on
Friday, could add just 11 runs before being caught by wicket-keeper
Carlton Baugh.Bishoo also took two wickets in successive
overs, removing debutant Nasir Hossain (34) and then Sunny for no score.
Nasir hit six fours in his 47-ball knock.His third wicket came in the second session when he had Shahadat stumped for nine runs. Naeem Islam remained unbeaten with 36.The second and final Test starts in Dhaka on October 29.
