KINGSTON: Kraigg Brathwaite hit another century while Shimron Hetmyer struck an unbeaten 84 as the West Indies recovered from a slow start to dominate the opening day of the second and final Test against Bangladesh here on Thursday.

Brathwaite, who scored a century in his team’s innings victory over Bangladesh in Antigua last week, made 110 — his eighth Test ton — as the hosts closed on 295 for four wickets off 92 overs at Sabina Park.

Hetmyer, meanwhile, played fluently and positively on his way to 84 not out, which came off 98 balls with nine fours and one six. One of two changes to the side that thrashed Bangladesh by an innings and 219 runs inside three days in the first Test, he is partnered at the crease by Roston Chase.

Brathwaite played his own game and after the early loss of opening partner Devon Smith after the West Indies were put in on a pitch offering considerable assistance to the spinners from the outset, he featured in a succession of useful partnerships which lifted the home side to a position of comfort.

Hetmyer was the dominant contributor in a stand of 109 for the fourth wicket before Brathwaite departed as the third wicket of the innings to Mehedi Hasan.

It was Mehedi who created the early uncertainty in the West Indies camp by removing Smith to a bat-pad catch and then accounting for Kieran Powell who stroked 29 in a 50-run second-wicket stand.

Brathwaite and Shai Hope added 79 before Hope fell for 29.

Scoreboard

WEST INDIES (1st Innings):

K.C. Brathwaite c Taijul b Mehedi 110
D.S. Smith c Mominul b Mehedi 2
K.O.A. Powell lbw b Mehedi 29
S.D. Hope c Nurul b Taijul 29
S.O. Hetmyer not out 84
R.L. Chase not out 16

EXTRAS (B-18, LB-7) 25

TOTAL (for four wkts, 92 overs) 295

FALL OF WKTS: 1-9, 2-59, 3-138, 4-247.

TO BAT: S.O. Dowrich, J.O. Holder, K.M.A. Paul, M.L. Cummins, S.T. Gabriel.

BOWLING (to-date): Abu Jayed 10-4-22-0; Shakib Al Hasan 18-3-51-0; Mehedi Hasan 27-9-90-3; Taijul Islam 21-3-65-1; Kamrul Islam 8-1-22-0; Mahmudullah 8-1-20-0

BANGLADESH: Tamim Iqbal, Liton Das, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Nurul Hasan, Mehedi Hasan, Taijul Islam, Kamrul Islam, Abu Jayed.

UMPIRES: R.K. Illingworth (England) and S. Ravi (India).

TV UMPIRE: R.A. Kettleborough (England).

MATCH REFEREE: B.C. Broad (England).

Published in Dawn, July 14th, 2018