Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- A scintillating Kavem Hodge century, complemented by debutant Kevin Wickham's half-century, has catapulted the West Indies to a strong position in the second Test against Bangladesh in Sylhet.

The Caribbean batsmen batted throughout the day, losing only 3 wickets to take their score tally to 345-3 at stumps on Sunday.

The visitors extended their overall lead to 315 runs. Hodge remained unbeaten on 140 off 189 balls, with first-innings centurion Amir Jangoo batting alongside him on 20.

Having staged a superb fightback riding on Towhid Hridoy's double ton on the third day, Bangladesh bowler toiled hard on a flat wicket in the penultimate day of the game.

If the West Indies choose to declare on the final day, the hosts w...