3.34pm After being asked to bat at the toss yesterday, West Indies have maximised their slay here at North Sound across 5+ sessions. A maiden Test ton from Justin Greaves ensured they did not lose the momentum of their day-one effort. And from 250/5 yesterday, they have added 200 more to end their innings on 450 for 9. Greaves was ably helped by the lower order. Roach got a 144-ball 47, Seales made 18 in 25 and Shamar also entertained with an eight-ball 11.
For Greaves, it is a milestone innings. This is his highest first-class score and the most number of balls he has faced in a first-class game. The WI bowlers now have just over an hour or so to inflict some damage on a tired Bangladesh top order who had to field for 144.1 overs.
KartikK: "If anyone does not know , Greaves is coming off back of 3 consecutive centuries in regional super 50 cup"
END OF OVER:144 | 7 Runs | WI: 446/9
- Justin Greaves115 (206b)
- Shamar Joseph7 (7b)
- Shoriful Islam18-4-53-0
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz35-5-95-2
Divyanshu Shah : "Bangladesh really need a bowler who can bowl at 90 mph and rattle the tailenders"
Greaves has been experiencing some cramps in his left hand
END OF OVER:143 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | WI: 439/9
- Shamar Joseph1 (4b)
- Justin Greaves114 (203b)
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz35-5-95-2
- Shoriful Islam17-4-46-0
JNT Seales c Hasan Mahmud b Mehidy Hasan Miraz 18 (55m 25b 1x4 1x6) SR: 72.00
END OF OVER:142 | 7 Runs | WI: 432/8
- Jayden Seales12 (23b)
- Justin Greaves114 (203b)
- Shoriful Islam17-4-46-0
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz34-5-88-1
George Macphers: "Has Greaves scored the smallest number of boundaries in his ton or has any other cricket got less than him?" -- We were looking for an answer to this question in our office chatter today. Graham Thorpe hit one four when he reached his hundred during England's tour of Pakistan in 00-01. Hashan Tilakaratne had three fours in his ton during WI's tour of SL in 01-02. Only case of three or fewer fours since the turn of the century in a Test ton
