Bangladesh vs West Indies 2nd Test Match Result: Sylhet Test Drawn, West Indies Win Series 1-0

Bangladesh vs West Indies 2nd Test ended in a draw at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Monday, November 9, 2026, as bad light stopped play with Bangladesh on 184 for 4 in their second innings, chasing 369. West Indies take the two-Test series 1-0 after winning the first Test.

Bangladesh batted out the final day in Sylhet to save the second Test, but they never seriously threatened the 369-run target West Indies set them on the fifth morning. Towhid Hridoy, whose record-breaking 242 not out had rescued Bangladesh in the first innings, top-scored again with 82 in the second innings before falling to Jomel Warrican, and Mushfiqur Rahim made 49 as the hosts closed on 184 for 4 when the umpires called the players off in fading light.

The draw means both sides bank four World Test Championship points from the Sylhet Test, while West Indies leave Bangladesh with the series. Our prediction pick (Bangladesh to win and level the series 1-1) was wrong — the match ended in a draw.

Bangladesh vs West Indies 2nd Test match summary

Innings	Score
West Indies 1st innings	356 all out (106.4 ov)
Bangladesh 1st innings	386 all out (111.5 ov)
West Indies 2nd innings	398/6 declared (93 ov)
Bangladesh 2nd innings	184/4 (59 ov)
Result	Match drawn; West Indies win the series 1-0

Towhid Hridoy 242 not out rescues Bangladesh in first innings

The defining innings of the Sylhet Test belonged to Towhid Hridoy. West Indies won the toss and batted first, posting 356 all out in 106.4 overs, built around Amir Jangoo’s 133 off 212 balls and Kevin Wickham’s 61 off 145. Hasan Mahmud led Bangladesh’s bowling with 6 for 90 in 24 overs, while Taskin Ahmed and Mehidy Hasan Miraz took two wickets each.

Bangladesh’s reply started badly. They lost Nayeem Hasan, drafted in as a makeshift opener after Shadman Islam was stretchered off with an ankle injury on day two, for 5, and slipped to 51 for 3 as Shamar Joseph and Justin Greaves struck. Hridoy then produced the innings of his life: 242 not out off 359 balls, with 22 fours and 11 sixes, carrying his bat as Bangladesh finished on 386.

Hridoy’s 242 is the highest individual Test score by a Bangladeshi, passing Mushfiqur Rahim’s 219 not out, and the highest individual score in Tests at Sylhet. His 117-run eighth-wicket stand with Taijul Islam (22) dragged Bangladesh from 184 for 7 to 301 for 8 and turned a likely first-innings deficit into a 30-run lead. Mushfiqur Rahim made 34, Mehidy Hasan Miraz 16 and Taskin Ahmed 12 in support, while Jomel Warrican took 4 for 104 in 41 overs for West Indies.

Kavem Hodge 142 sets up West Indies declaration

West Indies began their second innings 30 runs behind and batted Bangladesh out of the match on days four and five. Brandon King made 61, Joshua Da Silva 36 and debutant Kevin Wickham 78, but the innings was built around Kavem Hodge’s 142. Hodge, unbeaten on 140 overnight, added two more runs on the fifth morning before Nayeem Hasan bowled him, and his 158-run third-wicket stand with Wickham had already pushed the lead past 300.

Amir Jangoo finished 39 not out and Joshua Bishop 20 not out as West Indies declared at 398 for 6 in 93 overs, setting Bangladesh 369 to win in the remainder of the final day. Nayeem Hasan took 2 for 72, Mehidy Hasan Miraz 2 for 85 and Taijul Islam 2 for 118.

Bangladesh bat out the draw on day five

Bangladesh’s chase never got going. Jomel Warrican struck twice before lunch, removing Tanzid Hasan for 21 and captain Najmul Hossain Shanto for 14, and the hosts reached the interval on 49 for 2, needing 320 more. Hridoy and Mushfiqur then batted through the second session without losing a wicket, adding 113 runs to take Bangladesh to 162 for 2 at tea.

Warrican broke the stand after tea, bowling Hridoy for 82 off 140 balls, and Shamar Joseph bowled Mushfiqur for 49 off 123 balls. Litton Das (7 not out) and Mehidy Hasan Miraz (1 not out) saw out the remaining overs as bad light closed in, and play was called off with Bangladesh on 184 for 4 in 59 overs, still 185 runs short of the target.

Top scorers and best bowling in the Sylhet Test

The standout batting performances were Hridoy’s 242 not out and 82, Jangoo’s 133, Hodge’s 142 and Wickham’s 78. With the ball, Hasan Mahmud’s 6 for 90 in the first innings was the best return of the match, while Warrican took three of the four Bangladesh second-innings wickets to fall and finished with seven wickets in the match.

Key turning points in the Bangladesh vs West Indies 2nd Test

• Hridoy’s double century: Bangladesh were 51 for 3 and then 184 for 7 in the first innings; Hridoy’s 242 not out turned a collapse into a 30-run lead.
• Hodge and Wickham’s 158-run stand: the third-wicket partnership on day four took West Indies from 119 for 2 to a lead beyond 300 and set up the declaration.
• Warrican’s double strike before lunch on day five: removing both openers cheaply killed any realistic Bangladesh chase before it started.
• The Hridoy-Mushfiqur stand: 113 unbroken runs through the second session shut the door on a West Indies win and secured the draw.
• Bad light: with 19 overs still scheduled, fading light ended play at 184 for 4 and confirmed the draw.

What the Sylhet draw means for the World Test Championship

The draw earns both sides four World Test Championship points apiece, but the series belongs to West Indies. They won the first Test and then controlled most of the second, with Hodge’s century, Jangoo’s hundred and Warrican’s spin giving them the better of the Sylhet contest. Bangladesh will take pride from Hridoy’s record-breaking 242 and from batting out the final day, but they could not force the win they needed to square the series.

Player of the Match was not officially confirmed in sources at publication time, though Hridoy’s 242 not out — the highest Test score by a Bangladeshi — was the standout performance of the match.

What’s next after the Bangladesh vs West Indies Test series

The two-Test series is over, with West Indies winning 1-0 and Bangladesh left to regroup after a home series defeat. For the full list of West Indies’ upcoming fixtures, see our West Indies upcoming matches schedule. We had predicted a Bangladesh win in our Bangladesh vs West Indies 2nd Test prediction; the draw means that pick did not come off, with Hridoy’s marathon innings and the Sylhet light having the final say.