West Indies are on the verge of winning the first Test from Bangladesh after 17 wickets fell on Day 4

NORTH SOUND, Antigua – Bangladesh trailed the West Indies by 224 runs on the fourth day of the first cricket Test on Monday and had only three second-innings wickets in hand at stumps.

With 333 sets to win, Bangladesh faltered and were 109-7 at stumps on a day that saw 17 wickets fall, 14 of which were to fast bowlers.

At 15, Jaker Ali wasn’t out yet when bad light halted play for the third day in a row. He shared a 43-run partnership with Mehidy Hasan Miraz en route to stumps, which briefly gave Bangladesh hope of winning the game well into the final day.

But Mehidy was out four overs from the end and his dismissal finally ended the tourists’ valiant defense on the fourth day.

Kemar Roach led the West Indies with 3-20 and Jayden Seales won with 3-31.

Roach dismissed Zakir Hasan, Shahadat Hossain and Mominul Haque, leaving Bangladesh’s innings in tatters at 23-4.

Mehidy revived the innings with partnerships of 36 with Litton Das and 43 with Jaker. Seales struck to drive out Mehidy and Taijul Islam near stumps to set the West Indies up for victory.

Earlier, the West Indies had to suppress a determined comeback from Bangladesh, who surprisingly posted an overnight total of 269-9 and conceded a first-innings lead of 181 runs.

Taskin Ahmed then picked up his first five-wicket bag in Tests as West Indies were bowled out for 152 in just over 46 overs.

The right-back, playing in his 16th Test, scored a career-best 6-64 to ensure Bangladesh kept the West Indies’ lead below 350.

Taskin showed the value of bowling line and length on a pitch on day four at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium as he progressed through the West Indies line-up in the second session.

The West Indies went into the lunch break on 61-3 and were in a strong position to significantly increase their overall lead.

Taskin dismissed Mikyle Louis and Keacy Carty in the first session and then came into his own by taking four more wickets just as the West Indies were out at tea.

“It’s very special for me, my first five-wicket haul in Test cricket,” Taskin said. “I had a few chances, but I didn’t get to those five before.”

“In the first innings I thought I was bowling well, but I learned from the first innings what lengths and lines are good here and I tried to bowl consistently.”

Taskin’s huge effort was wasted when Bangladesh lost Zakir Hasan on the fifth ball of his second innings and Mahmadul Hasan Joy three overs later.

Roach also bowled a demanding line and length to eliminate Shahadat and Mominul, leaving Bangladesh four points behind only in the 13th over.

The 17 wickets that fell on Monday set a single-day record for a Test match in Antigua.

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