Bad light spared Bangladesh from a nervy finish, as the hosts reached 184-4 before the fifth and final day of the second Test against the West Indies ended prematurely, and the tie at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium ended in a draw on Monday.

Towhid Hridoy and Mushfiqur Rahim departed in the third session for 82 and 49, respectively which put Bangladesh under some pressure.

However, Litton Das fended off 29 deliveries for 7 runs and Mehidy Hasan Miraz made 1 off 3 balls before poor light ended the play.

In total, just 69 overs took place on the fifth day off the stipulated 90. Adding the lost overs from the previous days, Bangladesh could’ve had to face well over 30 more overs had light permitted, but thankfully for them, it didn’t.

Hridoy, named Player of the Match, was Bangladesh’s standout performer in the match, hitting a record 242 – the highest score for a Bangladeshi in Tests – in the first innings before his 82 in the second.

Across two innings, he has scored 324 runs in the match, becoming the first Bangladeshi to score over 300 runs in a Test match.

Banking on his 242, Bangladesh had earned a slim 30-run lead in the first innings, posting 386 in reply to West Indies’ 356.

Kavem Hodge then hit a century as the visitors declared their second innings on 398-6, setting a 369 target with less than three sessions to go.

Bangladesh lost two wickets in the morning session, but Hridoy and Mushfiqur batted through the second session, setting up the draw.

West Indies take the series, which is part of the ICC Test Championship, 1-0, having won the Dhaka Test by eight wickets.