Bangladesh's Shadman Islam Stretchered Off With Ankle Injury In Second Test Against West Indies

Bangladesh opener Shadman Islam was stretchered off the field after suffering an ankle injury on the second morning of the second Test against West Indies in Sylhet on Friday. Shadman twisted his left ankle while chasing a ball towards the fine-leg boundary in the 78th over of the West Indies innings. The incident occurred when Amir Jangoo glanced a delivery from Mehidy Hasan Miraz towards fine leg. Shadman, fielding at slip, sprinted after the ball but slipped while attempting to collect it, twisting his ankle in the process. The 31-year-old remained on the ground for several minutes in visible pain before being carried off on a stretcher. Bangladesh players immediately rushed to his aid as the medical team attended to him.

"Shadman suffered a left ankle twist. He is under observation. We will send him for an MRI scan," Bangladesh physio Bayjedul Islam Khan said.

It remains unclear whether Shadman will take any further part in the ongoing Test. The left-handed opener had scored a century in the opening match of the series.

Meanwhile, Hasan Mahmud produced an impressive spell to haul Bangladesh back into the contest, claiming his fifth five-wicket haul in Test cricket and his first on home soil.

The right-arm pacer became the first Bangladesh seamer to register a five-wicket haul in five different countries. He also became the first Bangladesh fast bowler to claim a stumping off his own bowling.

Mahmud provided Bangladesh with a crucial breakthrough by dismissing Jangoo, who scored a superb 133 off 212 deliveries, including 13 fours and two sixes.

The pacer then removed Roston Chase for a golden duck with the very next delivery after an inside edge was safely collected by wicketkeeper Litton Das.

Mahmud came close to completing a hat-trick when on-field umpire Asif Yaqoob adjudged Joshua Bishop lbw. However, West Indies successfully reviewed the decision, with replays confirming an inside edge onto the batter's pad.

Bishop and Justin Greaves briefly resisted before Mahmud returned to dismiss Bishop via a sharp stumping from Litton Das, completing his five-wicket haul.

Mehidy then removed Greaves for 51 off 112 balls as West Indies slipped from 264/5 to 301/8.

Shamar Joseph and Jomel Warrican provided some late resistance to take the visitors past the 320-run mark, with West Indies reaching 322/8 at lunch on Day 2. Joseph was unbeaten on 16, while Warrican was batting on nine.

West Indies had ended the opening day on 235/4 after 70 overs, with bad light forcing an early close.

With Shadman's availability uncertain, Bangladesh will be hoping for positive news on the opener's injury as they look to build on Mahmud's impressive bowling performance and seize control of the Test.

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