1.30pm Bangladesh couldn't get to the 300 mark, but half-centuries from Tanzid, Mehidy and Mahmadullah and a quickfire 48 from Jaker Ali have taken them to a total above the 280 that their skipper considered par. Alzarri Joseph got an early wicket, and so did Romario Shepherd but a 79-run stand between Tanzid and Mehidy built a solid base, upon which Jaker and Mahmadullah capitalised. Before that, though there was also a 54-run stand between Mehidy and Afif, after which Jaker became the early aggressor in the 96-run stand he shared with Mahmadullah. Mahmadullah, though, picked up the pace late on, doing especially well to read the slower cutters used by Alzarri and Shepherd at the death. Do West Indies have the firepower to chase this down against a Bangladesh pace attack that must be brimming with confidence? 294, incidentally, is the highest second-innings total at this ground, but that was in a huge defeat for South Africa against Australia in the 2007 World Cup. The highest target chased successfully here is 266, by West indies against Australia in 206. Join KK in around half an hour for the start of the chase.

Tanzid Hasan: "I think the wicket was good. After two wickets fell, me and Miraz bhai said we need a partnership from there. If we get a partnership from there, we'll get a good score. We just waited on the ball and built a good partnership. We were thinking that if we manage the first 10 overs, the wicket will get good and we'll get runs here. Personally I enjoyed the conditions. I think it's a very good total from our team and from Riyad bhai and Jaker Ali, it was a very good partnership."

Rishad Hossain

Fuad: "After watching this partnership, I hope my fellow BD fans would understand why Mehidy hold the wickets till the end."

Bangladesh need 15 to get to 300. Can they get there? They are already above the score their skipper wanted at the toss

Mahmadullah wants a change of bat. He gets a new one, bumps fists with Jaker and away we go again for the last seven balls of this innings