Towhid Hridoy sets Bangladesh Test record with unbeaten 242 against West Indies

Towhid Hridoy has set a new record for the highest individual Test score by a Bangladeshi batter. He made an unbeaten innings in the Sylhet Test against West Indies on Saturday, 7 November.

Early reports put his score at 220 not out. A later report gave it as 242.

Hridoy's innings is the centrepiece of Bangladesh's position in the match. The full scorecard and the wider state of the game have not been given, so the result is not yet known.

The record belongs to Bangladesh's own Test history. Before Hridoy's innings, no Bangladeshi batter had scored a higher individual total in a Test match. Whatever the final score, the knock now stands as the best by a Bangladeshi in Test cricket.

It is not yet known how many runs Bangladesh had scored in total, or whether West Indies have replied. It is also not yet known whether Hridoy's score has been confirmed at 220 or 242 in the official scorecard.