DHAKA : Fidel Edwards grabbed five quick wickets and Kirk Edwards cracked
an impressive 121 to help the West Indies gain the upper hand in the
series-deciding second Test against Bangladesh on Sunday.Fast
bowler Edwards finished with 5-58 for his 11th haul of five or more
wickets in a Test innings as the West Indies reduced Bangladesh to 204-7
in their first innings at stumps after posting 355 on the second day.Shakib
Al Hasan, who also bagged five wickets with his left-arm spin, defied
the West Indies' attack with a 74-ball 73 with the help of nine fours
before being bowled by leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo.Bangladesh
were reeling at 59-5 following Fidel Edwards' five-wicket burst off 29
balls on a slow pitch before being steadied by Shakib, who put on 84 for
the sixth wicket with Naeem Islam (45).The hosts now trail
by 151 runs with just three wickets in hand. Nasir Hossain was unbeaten
on 34 and debutant Suhrawadi Shuvo on two not out.Kirk
Edwards, 71 overnight, completed his second century in three Tests in
the opening session as the tourists added 102 runs to their overnight
total of 253-5 before being bowled out in the second.The opening Test of the two-match series ended in a draw in Chittagong.Bangladesh
went for shots early in their innings as they raced to 60 off just 10
overs, but lost five wickets in the process to find themselves in deep
trouble.Fidel Edwards had opener Tamim Iqbal and Shahriar
Nafees caught by Darren Bravo at short-leg in his opening three overs
before removing Raqibul Hasan and skipper Mushfiqur Rahim off successive
deliveries in his fourth over.His fifth victim was opener
Imrul Kayes, who hit one six and five fours in his 26-ball 29 before
being caught by Kraigg Brathwaite at square-leg.Tamim was
the other top-order batsman to reach double figures, hitting three fours
in paceman Kemar Roach's opening over before falling for a 10-ball 14.The
West Indies earlier lost their last five wickets for 36 runs, with
Shakib finishing with 5-63 for his eighth haul of five or more wickets
in a Test innings.Kirk Edwards, who scored a hundred on Test
debut against India at home in July, hit two sixes and 14 fours in his
273-ball knock before being trapped leg-before by Shakib.He
was dropped on 90 by wicket-keeper Rahim off off-spinner Nasir Hossain
and then smashed two fours in the same over before completing his
century with a boundary off left-arm spinner Shuvo.
