DHAKA — Kieran Powell notched up his second century of the match before Bangladesh brought alive the first Test by grabbing five West Indian wickets in 13.1 overs Friday to raise the specter of a victory. The visitors will take a 215-run lead into the final day but will struggle to add to their tally as the only recognized batsman remaining, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, is unwell and may not be able to bat. West Indies reached 244-6 at the close on the fourth day and the host will fancy its chances of notching up its first Test win against a top side having scored its highest ever total of 556 in the first innings. Powell became the ninth Caribbean batsman to score two centuries in a single Test after scoring a patient 110 from 197 balls, adding to the 117 he amassed in the first innings. He shared a 189-run second-wicket stand with Darren Bravo, mainly thanks to the butter fingers of Zunaed Siddique who dropped the batsman on 17 at slip. Bangladesh got an early breakthrough when Rubel Hossain had Gayle caught behind for 19, but Powell and Bravo denied them any chance of gaining an upper hand with their prolific stand. Rubel dismissed Bravo for 76 before off-spinner Sohag Gazi forced Marlon Samuels (1) to loft a catch to Shahriar Nafees at forward short leg to trigger a late West Indian collapse. Left-arm spinner Shakib Al-Hasan induced an edge from Powell to end his knock, which included 12 fours and a six, and trapped first innings centurion Denesh Ramdin for five. West Indies sent Veerasammy Permaul in ahead of Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who fell ill after smashing a double century in the first innings, and the debutant struck two fours in the first two balls he faced to ease some pressure. But Gazi bowled him for 10 on the final ball of the day to cap in a remarkable session for Bangladesh. — Reuters Scoreboard West Indies (1st innings) 527-4 dec. Bangladesh (1stinnings) Tamim c Narine b Sammy 72 Junaid c Bravo b Rampaul 07 Shahriar c Ramdin b Rampaul 31 Naeem c Ramdin b Sammy 108 Shakib c sub (Fudadin) b Rampaul 89 Mushfiqur c and b Permaul 43 Nasir c Gayle b Best 96 Mahmudullah c Powell b Narine 62 Sohag b Narine 04 Shahadat b Narine 13 Rubel not out 00 Extras (b8, lb12, nb8, w3) 31 Total: (148.3 overs) 556 Falls: 1-25 (Siddique), 2-88 (Nafees), 3-119 (Iqbal), 4-286 (Shakib), 5-362 (Islam), 6-368 (Rahim), 7-489 (Mahmudullah), 8-493 (Gazi), 9-554 (Nasir). Bowling: Rampaul 32-3-118-3 (4nb), Best 23-3-77-1 (3w), Sammy 23-3-83-2, Narine 32.3-5-148-3 (4nb), Permaul 29-7-75-1, Gayle 3-0-14-0, Samuels 6-0-21-0. West Indies (2nd innings) Gayle c Rahim b Rubel 19 Powell c Rahim b Shakib 110 Bravo c Rahim b Rubel 76 Samuels c Nafees b Gazi 01 Ramdin lbw b Shakib 05 Sammy not out 15 Permaul b Gazi 10 Extras: (b1, lb3, nb4) 08 Total: (6wkt; 64.5 overs) 244 Falls: 1-20 (Gayle), 2-209 (Bravo), 3-212 (Samuels), 4-218 (Powell), 5-225 (Ramdin), 6-244 (Permaul). Bowling: Gazi 18.5-2-63-2, Rubel 14-4-35-2 (2nb), Mahmudullah 3-0-12-0, Hossain 7-1-34-0 (2nb), Shakib 11-2-56-2, Islam 8-0-22-0, Nasir 3-0-18-0.
