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Jayden Seales bowled a record-breaking spell of four wickets for five runs in 15.5 overs to cripple Bangladesh as the visitors were folded for 164 runs by the West Indies in the first innings on the second day of the second Test at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica, on Sunday. 

This was for the seventh time in the last 10 innings that Bangladesh have failed to reach 200 runs in an innings of a Test. 

Bangladesh bowlers, however, asked some difficult questions but couldn’t reap many rewards as the Caribbean side ended the day on 70-1. 

Express pacer Nahid Rana bowled a fiery spell where he clocked 150kph but managed to take the sole wicket of opener Mykile Louis. 

Shadman Islam and Shahadat Hossain began the second day positively for Bangladesh after the rain-curtailed opening day.

Shamar Joseph broke the partnership on the ninth over of the morning when Shahadat was squared up to get clean bowled. 

Then the inevitable collapse happened as the Tigers slipped to 98-6 from 83-2. Shamar Joseph scalped Jaker Ali and Shadman before Seales dismissed Liton Das. 

Shadman, who got to his fifty on the first day, fell for 64 when he nicked one outside off. So the wait for almost two years to see a Bangladesh opener getting a century continues. 

The left-hander, though, realised that his wicket cost the team the match. ‘Unfortunately, I couldn’t make it big,’ Shadman said after the second day’s play. 

‘If I could go on, it would have been better for the team. I hope that I will do better in the next innings.’ 

A seventh-wicket partnership of 41 runs off 116 deliveries between Mehidy and Taijul Islam kept the West Indies at bay for a while. After Alzaarri Joseph broke the stand by dismissing Taijul, Seales achieved the record feat. 

His bowling figure of 15.5-10-5-4 is the most economical among the pacers in history with at least 90 deliveries being bowled.

His figure stands second overall according to the same parameter. 

With the new ball getting movement and the pitch offering some turn and bounce, Bangladesh bowlers didn’t let the West Indies batters score freely. Left-handed spinner Taijul bowled seven maidens out of his 10 but remained wicketless. 

Captain Kraigg Brathwaite (33*), who earlier survived an lbw call via DRS, saw the day out with Keacy Carty (19*). 

Shadman believed that Bangladesh could make a comeback if they continued to bowl well.

‘Though the wickets fell quickly, if we bowl well, then we can make a comeback. And if we score some runs, then it will be helpful,’ he said.