, Nov. 7 -- Towhid Hridoy hit an unbeaten 242, the highest Test score by a Bangladesh batter, to give his side a 30-run first-innings lead on the third day of the second Test against West Indies in Sylhet on Saturday.

Bad light ended play early, with West Indies on seven for no loss in their second innings, still 23 runs behind.

Hridoy's maiden Test double century took Bangladesh to 386 in reply to West Indies' 356. He passed Mushfiqur Rahim's 219 to set the national record.

He hit 11 sixes, the most by a Bangladesh batter in a Test innings and the joint third-highest in the world, along with 22 fours.

That gave him 154 runs in boundaries, also a Bangladesh record.

Hridoy resumed the day on 29 and added 213 runs, beating Shakib Al Ha...