Jayden Seales Records Most Economical Test Bowling Spell Since 1977

West Indies pacer Jayden Seales delivers a historic 4-wicket performance, conceding just 5 runs in nearly 16 overs against Bangladesh in the second Test.

• Jayden Seales bowled 15.5 overs with an economy rate of 0.31, the most economical Test spell in 46 years.
• His figures of 4 wickets for 5 runs included 10 maiden overs, placing him second in Test cricket's all-time economy rankings for bowlers with 90+ overs in an innings.
• Seales' wickets included key dismissals of Litton Das, Bangladesh captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, and Nahid Rana.
• Bangladesh was bowled out for 164 in their first innings, with Shadman Islam top-scoring with 64 runs.
• West Indies ended Day 2 at 70/1, trailing by 94 runs, as Kraigg Brathwaite (33*) and Keacy Carty (19*) held firm at the crease.

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