Jangoo Century Steadies West Indies to 235-4 in Bangladesh Second Test

Amir Jangoo scored his second Test century, finishing unbeaten on 111 off 171 balls with 11 fours and two sixes, as West Indies recovered from early collapse to post 235 for 4 on day one of the second Test against Bangladesh in Sylhet. The visitors, leading the two-match series 1–0, won the toss and elected to bat but immediately faced adversity when Bangladesh's pace attack struck early. Taskin Ahmed and Hasan Mahmud removed Brandon King (9), Kavem Hodge (1), and Joshua Da Silva (12) to leave West Indies at 27 for 3 within nine overs.

Debutant Kevin Wickham played a crucial supporting role, scoring 61 off 145 balls in a composed fourth-wicket partnership of 131 runs with Jangoo that stabilized the innings. Wickham, called up due to illness affecting John Campbell and Tagenarine Chanderpaul, demonstrated notable maturity for his first Test appearance. He credited Jangoo's guidance throughout their stand, with Jangoo batting freely from the start and offering consistent advice on patience and defensive technique. After the partnership was broken when Hasan Mahmud bowled Wickham, Jangoo continued attacking, eventually bringing up his century by hitting left-arm spinner Taijul Islam over long-off for six in the second hour after tea. Justin Greaves remained unbeaten on 35 when bad light ended play after 70 overs.

For Bangladesh, Taskin Ahmed and Hasan Mahmud each took two wickets, with Taskin's early breakthroughs proving particularly effective in exploiting seam and movement. Taskin bowled King with a yorker in the fifth over and trapped Da Silva lbw with a sharp delivery at 132 kph that ball-tracking confirmed would have hit middle stump. Hasan dismissed Hodge with an inswinger that held its line, striking the top of middle stump. Taskin noted after play that the moisture during the first hour had aided his bowling, and suggested another seamer could have extended the period of advantage for Bangladesh's new-ball attack.

West Indies captain Roston Chase and the tail batting order remain to come. Wickham expressed confidence that a first-innings total of 350 or above would give West Indies a fighting chance, noting that the pitch appeared to deteriorate as it was used and that batting first would allow the visitors to exploit any advantage in the second innings. West Indies are seeking a rare away series victory to cap an unbeaten year in Test cricket following a drawn series against Pakistan and a home series win over Sri Lanka. Bangladesh, defeated by eight wickets in the first Test in Mirpur, faces an uphill task to level the series and will need a much-improved batting performance.