Kavem Hodge produced a career-best unbeaten 140 to put West Indies firmly in control of the second Test against Bangladesh in Sylhet on Sunday, as the visitors closed the fourth day on 345 for 3 in their second innings, a lead of 315 runs with one day remaining.

West Indies began the day trailing by 30 runs, after Bangladesh had posted 386 in reply to the visitors' first-innings 356, built around Towhid Hridoy's unbeaten 242 on the third day. By stumps, that deficit had been turned into a commanding advantage, with seven wickets still in hand and bad light bringing an early end to play.

Hodge was the architect of the turnaround. The left-hander reached his third Test century from 142 balls and finished the day unbeaten on 140 from 189 deliveries, striking 17 fours and a six. It was his highest score in Test cricket, passing Darren Bravo's 127 in Khulna in 2012 as the highest individual score by a West Indies batter in a Test in Bangladesh.

He was given strong support by debutant Kevin Wickham, who made 78 for his second half-century of the match, and by opener Brandon King, who scored 61. Hodge and Wickham shared a century stand for the third wicket that took West Indies from a position of uncertainty to one of dominance, and Amir Jangoo was unbeaten on 20 alongside Hodge at the close.

The scale of West Indies' day was striking. They scored 338 runs in 79 overs for the loss of only three wickets, batting at more than four runs an over. They went to lunch on 128 for 2, with their lead already at 98, and reached tea on 259 for 2, the advantage stretched to 229. Taijul Islam was the most successful of the Bangladesh bowlers with two for 118, while Mehidy Hasan Miraz took one for 58.

Hodge also passed 1,000 Test runs during the innings, in his 19th appearance in the format. His hundred was his first since his maiden century against England at Trent Bridge in July 2024, and it came at a moment when West Indies needed it most, with Hridoy's double century threatening to swing the match Bangladesh's way.

West Indies will now push for victory on the final day to complete a 2-0 series sweep, having won the first Test in Dhaka by eight wickets. Bangladesh, meanwhile, face a long day in the field and a chase that already looks beyond reach, with Hridoy himself suggesting afterwards that a target in the region of 350 would still be chaseable. West Indies, with Hodge still at the crease and a lead already past 300, will be thinking in much bigger terms. Cricbuzz has the full scorecard.