Justin Greaves slams 51 vs Bangladesh in 2nd Test
What's the story
Amir Jangoo's brilliant century headlined West Indies's recovery in the first innings of the second Test against Bangladesh at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. While Jangoo made 133, the visitors were also powered by a fine fifty from Justin Greaves. The all-rounder made 51 to push his side past 300 on the second day's morning. Here we look at his knock and stats.
Knock
A fine hand from Greaves
The visitors were decently placed at 158/4 when Greaves arrived late on the opening day.
He added 106 runs with Jangoo to push the Caribbean team past 250.
Greaves got his fifty on Day 2 morning but fell to Mehidy Hasan Miraz soon after.
He departed for 51 off 112 balls with the help of four fours. His efforts helped WI finish at 356/10.
Stats
Greaves's sixth 50-plus score in Tests
As per Cricinfo, Greaves has raced to his third fifty across 20 Test matches. He also owns three tons.
The all-rounder made headlines with a historic 202* in the fourth innings of the Christchurch Test against New Zealand last year.
Greaves has now raced to 1,103 runs at an average of 34.46.
236 of his runs have come across six innings versus the Tigers at 47.20 (50: 1, 100: 1).