Fiery Rana keeps things simple

Bangladesh speedster Nahid Rana breathed fire on Day 3 of the second Test in Jamaica against the West Indies, claiming his maiden five-wicket in the format and earning Tigers a precious first innings lead.

The West Indian batters were hopping, ducking and helplessly flailing their bats against the relentless pace of Rana, who finished with impressive figures of 5 for 61 to bundle out the hosts for 146, 18 runs short of Bangladesh's first innings total.

Counter-attacking batting from the Tigers in the second innings has allowed the visitors to end the day on 193-5, with a substantial lead of 211 runs.

The 22-year-old, whose fiery spell has shifted the tide of the match, said he kept things simple with the ball and just tried to outwit the batters.

"Alhamdulillah, I got five wickets. I didn't try too many things. I tried not to give the batters too much room and to bowl according to the situation," Rana said after the day's play.

Bangladesh now have an opportunity to win their first Test in Caribbean soil since 2009 and also square up the two-Test series.

Rana feels batting would get even more difficult in the fourth innings, and feels setting a target of 250 should be enough.

"We are definitely in a good position. If we can set a target of 250, it would be very difficult for their batters on Day 4. The wicket will have uneven bounce, there will be some turn on offer. On this wicket, not giving batters any space and curbing run scoring is good enough, the batters will then try many things."