West Indies 450 for 9 dec (Greaves 115*, Louis 97, Mahmud 3-87) and 152 (Athanaze 42, Taskin 6-64, Mehidy 2-31) beat Bangladesh 269 for 9 dec (Jaker 53, A Joseph 3-69, Greaves 2-34) and 132 (Mehidy 45, Roach 3-20, Seales 3-45) by 201 runs
The hosts took seven overs to wrap issues up on Tuesday. Alzarri eliminated Hasan Mahmud for a duck, as he was caught behind to an away-going supply, earlier than Jaker Ali fell lbw for 31. Jaker struck 4 boundaries in his 58-ball keep. Alzarri, nonetheless, continued to pepper Taskin Ahmed and Shoriful Islam with bouncers, whereas the West Indies fielders additionally took turns in sledging the Bangladesh tailenders.
It’s potential that like within the first innings, when Bangladesh had declared 181 runs behind West Indies, they determined to not proceed of their second dig, fearing about their lower-order batters getting injured as a result of short-ball barrage.
Whereas the Bangladesh tail predictably folded rapidly on the fifth morning, their specialist batters provided little or no combat once they had began their chase on the fourth afternoon. Zakir Hasan and Mahmudul Hasan Pleasure fell within the first 4 overs, as Kemar Roach obtained Zakir bowled off the within edge, just like how Zakir had obtained out within the first innings. Mahmudul, too, did the same factor, getting out like he did within the first innings, as he edged to the slips after chasing a barely extensive supply.
Roach had then eliminated Shahadat Hossain with a supply that reduce by the batter, kissing his gloves as he tried to get out of the way in which of the large inswinger. Mominul Haque, who had survived two dropped catches off Shamar Joseph, gave Roach his third wicket through a return catch. Shamar suffered two extra dropped catches off his bowling, earlier than he had Litton Das caught at tremendous leg.
Captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz stored preventing regardless of his troubles in opposition to the brief ball by making 45. Jayden Seales obtained him caught behind, with Joshua Da Silva taking a wonderful catch. Seales then cleaned Taijul Islam up, earlier than dangerous gentle stopped play on the fourth night.
But it surely was West Indies’ batters who set the Take a look at up, because the hosts declared at 450 for 9 within the first innings. Justin Greaves reached his maiden hundred throughout a affected person 140-run eighth-wicket stand with Roach, who made his highest Take a look at rating of 47. They rescued the West Indies from 261 for 7 on the second morning. Bangladesh had considerably recovered after Mikyle Louis and Alick Athanaze, who obtained out within the nineties on the primary day, had additionally added 140 runs for the fourth wicket.
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Mohammad Isam is ESPNcricinfo’s Bangladesh correspondent. @isam84
