Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- Towhid Hridoy turned a pressure-filled Test into a personal landmark, rewriting Bangladesh's record books with an unbeaten 242 against West Indies in Sylhet.

The 26-year-old's extraordinary innings lifted Bangladesh to 386 in their first innings on the third day of the second Test at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Saturday.

It is the highest individual score by a Bangladeshi in the format.

Hridoy arrived at the crease after a disappointing outing in the opening Test, with plenty to prove. He answered in emphatic fashion, batting for 359 deliveries and striking 22 fours and 11 sixes.

His knock accounted for 62.69 percent of Bangladesh's total, but the innings was no mere display of brute force. He married ...