Towhid Hridoy scored an unbeaten 242 to set the highest individual Test score by a Bangladesh batter, lifting his side from 184 for 7 to 386 and a 30-run first-innings lead over West Indies in the second Test at Sylhet. The innings was completed on Saturday, 7 November 2026.

Hridoy, playing only his third Test, became the fourth Bangladesh batter to score a Test double century, joining Mushfiqur Rahim, Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan. He is the first Bangladesh batter to turn a maiden Test century into a double hundred. His 242 passed Mushfiqur Rahim's 219 not out from 2018 as the national record.

A recovery built on the lower order

Bangladesh looked set to fall well behind West Indies' first-innings total of 356 when they slipped to 184 for 7 shortly before lunch on the third day. Hridoy then added 202 runs with the last three wickets, sharing a 117-run stand with Taijul Islam and an 85-run stand with Taskin Ahmed.

He reached 200 from 304 balls with a single off Jomel Warrican, and finished unbeaten on 242 from 359 balls, with 22 fours and 11 sixes. The 11 sixes set a Bangladesh record for a Test innings, passing Tamim Iqbal's previous mark of seven, and left him one short of the world record shared by Wasim Akram and Yashasvi Jaiswal. His score also passed Mahmudul Hasan Joy's 171 against Ireland as the highest individual Test score at the Sylhet ground.

West Indies hit back on day four

Mushfiqur Rahim made 34 in the innings, and Warrican took 4 for 104 for West Indies. The match then swung back towards the visitors on day four, Sunday 8 November, when Kavem Hodge scored an unbeaten 140 and West Indies closed on 345 for 3 in their second innings, a lead of 315 runs with seven wickets in hand and one day remaining.

Hridoy said after play that he believed a target of around 350 would be chaseable if Bangladesh started well. He had entered the match with only 54 runs from his first two Tests, having made his debut against Zimbabwe in June, and he scored 213 runs during the third day alone, moving from an overnight 29 to 242. His stand with Taijul Islam was the first century partnership for the eighth wicket in a Test at Sylhet. Bangladesh were also without opener Shadman Islam, who was unavailable to bat because of an ankle injury.

The final day of the Test falls on Monday, 9 November 2026, and no result had been decided at the time of writing. Cricbuzz and The Business Standard both reported the innings on 7-8 November 2026.