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Cricket: West Indies restricts Bangladesh
The 38-year-old Chanderpaul bent his knees and kissed the ground after he reached his double century off 367 balls that included 22 boundaries amid congratulations by his teammates from beyond the boundary ropes.
After taking three wickets on the first day, rookie off-spinner Sohag Gazi was unable to make another breakthrough as bowling figures blew out to 3-145 at the declaration.
On Tuesday, Kieran Powell scored 117 to help set the foundation for a big West Indies total. His century was the second in his 12th test.
Also on Tuesday, Gazi removed opener Gayle for 24 and Bravo for 14 in his first 11 test overs after West Indies skipper Darren Sammy won the toss.
Chanderpaul, playing his 145th test match, equaled Garfield Sobers for second on West Indies’ list of century-makers with his 26th hundred.
Bangladesh has won just three tests from 73 matches since gaining full ICC status. Its last test series was nearly 11 months ago when it was comfortably beaten 2-0 at home by Pakistan.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press
