Joshua Da Silva and Alzarri Joseph both scored half-centuries before Shannon Gabriel picked two wickets to put West Indies on top on day two of the second Test against Bangladesh on Friday.

West Indies scored 409 runs in their first innings then dismantled Bangladesh`s top order to reduce hosts at 105/4 before the close of the second day`s play. Mushfiqur Rahim and Mohammad Mithun are unbeaten at 27 and six runs respectively with Bangladesh trailing by 304 runs.

The Windies took charge on the second day of the second Test as the Tigers had a torrid outing with both bat and ball. Two unbeaten overnight batsmen Nkrumah Bonner and Joshua resumed the West Indies innings with 223 for 5.

They batted sensibly in the first hour as bowlers were searching for the wickets. Finally, it was Mehidy Hasan who gave the first breakthrough of the day by dismissing Bonner for 90. Then Joseph joined with Joshua and they added 118 runs in the sixth wicket to frustrate the Bangladesh bowlers.

Just before the tea break Abu Jayed led the fightback with a couple of wickets but the damage was done as Joshua and Joseph`s two fifty-plus knocks helped them score past the 400 runs mark. Abu Jayed and Taijul grabbed four wickets each.

In response, Bangladesh lost two wickets for just 11 as Soumya Sarkar and Najmul Hossain Shanto got out cheaply. Skipper Mominul looked good but could not convert his innings to a big one as he went after scoring. Tamim played a counter-attacking knock before Gabriel dismissed him for 44 as Bangladesh were in all sorts of trouble on 71 for 4.

From there, Mushfiqur and Mohammad Mithun batted with patience as the duo ensured no more further trouble before the end of the day`s play. Brief Scores: Bangladesh 105/4 (Tamim Iqbal 44, Mushfiqur Rahim 27*; Shannon Gabriel 2-31); West Indies 409/10.&nbsp;

Joshua Da Silva and Alzarri Joseph both scored half-centuries before Shannon Gabriel picked two wickets to put West Indies on top on day two of the second Test against Bangladesh on Friday.

Joshua Da Silva and Alzarri Joseph both scored half-centuries before Shannon Gabriel picked two wickets to put West Indies on top on day two of the second Test against Bangladesh on Friday. West Indies scored 409 runs in their first innings then dismantled Bangladesh`s top order to reduce hosts at 105/4 before the close of the second day`s play. Mushfiqur Rahim and Mohammad Mithun are unbeaten at 27 and six runs respectively with Bangladesh trailing by 304 runs. The Windies took charge on the second day of the second Test as the Tigers had a torrid outing with both bat and ball. Two unbeaten overnight batsmen Nkrumah Bonner and Joshua resumed the West Indies innings with 223 for 5. They batted sensibly in the first hour as bowlers were searching for the wickets. Finally, it was Mehidy Hasan who gave the first breakthrough of the day by dismissing Bonner for 90. Then Joseph joined with Joshua and they added 118 runs in the sixth wicket to frustrate the Bangladesh bowlers. Just before the tea break Abu Jayed led the fightback with a couple of wickets but the damage was done as Joshua and Joseph`s two fifty-plus knocks helped them score past the 400 runs mark. Abu Jayed and Taijul grabbed four wickets each. In response, Bangladesh lost two wickets for just 11 as Soumya Sarkar and Najmul Hossain Shanto got out cheaply. Skipper Mominul looked good but could not convert his innings to a big one as he went after scoring. Tamim played a counter-attacking knock before Gabriel dismissed him for 44 as Bangladesh were in all sorts of trouble on 71 for 4. From there, Mushfiqur and Mohammad Mithun batted with patience as the duo ensured no more further trouble before the end of the day`s play. Brief Scores: Bangladesh 105/4 (Tamim Iqbal 44, Mushfiqur Rahim 27*; Shannon Gabriel 2-31); West Indies 409/10.

Ban vs WI, 2nd Test: Da Silva, Gabriel put visitors in driver's seat

Brazilian Thiago da Silva edged out world record holder Renaud Lavillenie of France to win the Olympic pole vault in dramatic fashion on Monday and give the host country its first athletics gold medal of the Games. 
 
Against a back drop of raucous fan cheering, Da Silva skipped an attempt at 5.98 metres and pushed hot favourite Lavillenie to 6.03, which the Frenchman failed twice and the Brazilian passed at the second attempt to set an Olympic record. 
 
The upset gold was assured after Lavillenie, who was continually booed by the passionate Rio crowd, failed to clear 6.08. 
 
&quot;The gold? Incredible. My first time over six metres,&quot; Da Silva told reporters. &quot;My home town wanted me to win.&quot; 
 
Shown the vault again by a TV interviewer, Da Silva said: &quot;Wow, that was beautiful. Thank God.&quot; 
 
The Olympic Stadium crowd had been quiet early in the night, which began with a rain delay, but quickly got behind their 22-year-old countryman, cheering him wildly and booing Lavillenie as he prepared for his final jump. 
 
Lavillenie gave a thumbs down signal but the crowd continued, changing to cheers when the Frenchman failed at 6.08. 
 
&quot;For the Olympics it is not a good image,&quot; Lavillenie said of the booing. &quot;I did nothing to the Brazilians. 
 
&quot;In 1936 the crowd was against Jesse Owens,&quot; he said in reference to the Berlin Olympics when the black American sprinter won four golds. 
 
&quot;We&#39;ve not see this since. We have to deal with it.&quot; 
 
Brazil&#39;s raucous fans, who have brought soccer culture to a number of Olympic events, have confounded some athletes used to more sedate crowds. 
 
Even Da Silva, who only took up the sport at 14, was surprised by the exuberance. 
 
&quot;The crowd were cheering me too much,&quot; he said. &quot;I had to fix my mind on my technique, forget the people.&quot; 
 
Outside the quarter-full stadium, shouts echoed through the darkened streets of Rio&#39;s Jardim Botanico neighbourhood upon Da Silva&#39;s win. 
 
It was Da Silva&#39;s highest jump ever by 10cm, earning the host country&#39;s second gold of South America&#39;s first Olympics. 
 
It was also the first athletics gold achieved by a Brazilian man since Joaquim Cruz won the men&#39;s 800m at the 1984 Los Angeles Games. 
 
Sam Kendricks took bronze for the United States after clearing 5.85, with Czech Jan Kudlicka and Piotr Lisek of Poland in fourth.&nbsp; 
 
(Reuters)

He trumped France's defending Olympic champion Renaud Lavillenie to win the men's pole vault title

Brazilian Thiago da Silva edged out world record holder Renaud Lavillenie of France to win the Olympic pole vault in dramatic fashion on Monday and give the host country its first athletics gold medal of the Games. Against a back drop of raucous fan cheering, Da Silva skipped an attempt at 5.98 metres and pushed hot favourite Lavillenie to 6.03, which the Frenchman failed twice and the Brazilian passed at the second attempt to set an Olympic record. The upset gold was assured after Lavillenie, who was continually booed by the passionate Rio crowd, failed to clear 6.08. "The gold? Incredible. My first time over six metres," Da Silva told reporters. "My home town wanted me to win." Shown the vault again by a TV interviewer, Da Silva said: "Wow, that was beautiful. Thank God." The Olympic Stadium crowd had been quiet early in the night, which began with a rain delay, but quickly got behind their 22-year-old countryman, cheering him wildly and booing Lavillenie as he prepared for his final jump. Lavillenie gave a thumbs down signal but the crowd continued, changing to cheers when the Frenchman failed at 6.08. "For the Olympics it is not a good image," Lavillenie said of the booing. "I did nothing to the Brazilians. "In 1936 the crowd was against Jesse Owens," he said in reference to the Berlin Olympics when the black American sprinter won four golds. "We've not see this since. We have to deal with it." Brazil's raucous fans, who have brought soccer culture to a number of Olympic events, have confounded some athletes used to more sedate crowds. Even Da Silva, who only took up the sport at 14, was surprised by the exuberance. "The crowd were cheering me too much," he said. "I had to fix my mind on my technique, forget the people." Outside the quarter-full stadium, shouts echoed through the darkened streets of Rio's Jardim Botanico neighbourhood upon Da Silva's win. It was Da Silva's highest jump ever by 10cm, earning the host country's second gold of South America's first Olympics. It was also the first athletics gold achieved by a Brazilian man since Joaquim Cruz won the men's 800m at the 1984 Los Angeles Games. Sam Kendricks took bronze for the United States after clearing 5.85, with Czech Jan Kudlicka and Piotr Lisek of Poland in fourth. (Reuters)

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