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Bangladesh [324 & 125] beat West Indies [246 & 139] by 64 runs in the first Test, lead series 1-0

Do WI have no better spinner than Bishoo in FC cricket? Such a talented bowler with so poor returns. Any other decent spinner in his place would have taken 3-4 wickets on this track.
 
What kind of batting is this? This is a test match with 3 days of cricket left.
 
WI spin attack is blunt and they are poor against spin. I am sure B teams of Pak Lanka and India would win against them in SC.

We however have captain slogging 2nd ball when team in trouble
 
Do WI have no better spinner than Bishoo in FC cricket? Such a talented bowler with so poor returns. Any other decent spinner in his place would have taken 3-4 wickets on this track.

This Bishoo ran havoc in Pak batting line up.
 
I tend to believe that we are still ahead :( But, WIN has got us in a position that, they can chase the target basically slogging. Another 75 is required. Also, time in middle is key here, as the wicket tends to deteriorate lot in 2nd & particularly 3rd session - need to bat out tomorrow morning. If we could finish the day 4 down, should have been in commanding position, now probably just a head - Mushi has to get a 50 here. .
 
Shannon Gabriel suspended for second Bangladesh Test

Shannon Gabriel has been suspended for the Mirpur Test after being slapped with two demerit points, the International Cricket Council confirmed on Friday (November 23). The pacer was also fined 30 per cent of his match fees after making "inappropriate physical contact with a player, player support personnel, umpire, match referee or any other person (including a spectator) during an international match".

The incident happened in the eighth over of the first Test on the opening day when Gabriel made intentional contact with Imrul Kayes. "In the opinion of the on-field umpires, this physical contact was avoidable," the ICC said in a release. "Gabriel admitted the offence on Friday morning and accepted the sanction proposed by David Boon of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees and, as such, there was no need for a formal hearing."

The suspension, however, isn't for the one-off incident. He was fined 50 per cent of his match fees and handed three demerit points against Pakistan last year in the Jamaica Test. Gabriel has accumulated five demerit points that convert to two suspension points. The two suspension points result in a ban from one Test or two ODIs or two T20Is, whichever takes place first.

The suspension comes as a blow for Windies as they are already without Jason Holder who has been ruled out of the series because of shoulder injury. Gabriel's four-wicket haul kept Bangladesh to 324 on the opening day but Windies struggled after a top order failure.

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I tend to believe that we are still ahead :( But, WIN has got us in a position that, they can chase the target basically slogging. Another 75 is required. Also, time in middle is key here, as the wicket tends to deteriorate lot in 2nd & particularly 3rd session - need to bat out tomorrow morning. If we could finish the day 4 down, should have been in commanding position, now probably just a head - Mushi has to get a 50 here. .

WI can chase 160 to 170 here. BD should give a target of 200 but it seems far distance
 
This match is becoming interesting, can go either way.

Pakistani "test specialists batsmen" should learn from Shamron Hatmyer's inning. His counter attacking strategy has lifted windies from the dust.
 
WI can chase 160 to 170 here. BD should give a target of 200 but it seems far distance

I think, we'll cross 125 here, still Mushi is there, Mahmudullah is decent against spin, and tail can bat a bit - unless Mushi looses concentration, we should bat out morning session for sure.
 
I think, we'll cross 125 here, still Mushi is there, Mahmudullah is decent against spin, and tail can bat a bit - unless Mushi looses concentration, we should bat out morning session for sure.
Mahmudullah and Soumya are our weakest link in our batting. Mahmudullah performs once in a blue moon and against weaker opposition. He should be dropped. Barring that selfish hunddred in last test he averages 27 in last 4 years. BD should replace him ASAP. Enough investment on him. He should only play shorter version.
 
Zakir, sadman and saif or afif should be included in next test match in place of soumya, imrul and riyadh. They are most worthless for test. Shoukd be dropped.
 
Windies fight back after Bangladesh gain upper hand

A five-wicket haul from debutant Nayeem Hasan helped Bangladesh secure a 78-run lead on Day 2 of the first Test against the Windies, but the visitors fought back to claim five scalps in the third innings.

The hosts ended the day at 55/5, with Imrul Kayes, Soumya Sarkar, Mominul Haque, Mohammad Mithun and Shakib Al Hasan back in the hut. It was a combined bowling effort from Kraig Braithwaite and his team, as they clinched five wickets in 17 overs to bring themselves back into the game.

Jomel Warrican and Roston Chase claimed two scalps each, as their skipper also chipped in with the wicket of Sarkar. The hosts now lead the Windies by 133 runs.

Bangladesh started the day on 315/8, as Taijul Islam and Nayeem Hasan looked to extend their unbeaten stand of 56 for the ninth wicket. However, the last two wickets fell within the first five overs of the morning session, capping the hosts' innings on 324.

Left-arm orthodox spinner Jomel Warrican claimed both the scalps, completing a four-wicket haul in his spell of 21.4 overs.

Windies struggled against spin from the get-go, failing to read the off-spin from Mehidy Hasan in the fourth over of their batting innings. Taijul Islam, Player of the Series in the recently concluded two-Test series against Zimbabwe, drew the first blood, as he trapped Kieran Powell LBW for a 20-ball 14.

With this scalp to his name, Taijul (34 wickets) overtook Mohammad Rafique (33 wickets) as the highest wicket-taker for Bangladesh in a calendar year.

Shai Hope followed one over later, as his woodwork was disturbed by Shakib Al Hasan off the first delivery he bowled after a three-month-long injury layoff.

The right-hander was dismissed off the first delivery of the 12th over, his skipper fell on the last – Brathwaite failed to get to the pitch of the ball as the delivery climbed on him and plucked an edge off his willow. It deflected off Mushfiqur Rahim's shoulder, but was caught safely by Sarkar at first slip.

Sunil Ambris and Roston Chase, who replaced Hope and Braithwaite in the middle, tried to steady the ship with a 46-run stand for the fourth wicket. However, just when it looked like the Windies were getting their foot into the door, Bangladesh struck back. Chase, who was dismissed by Nayeem's for a 43-ball 31, will go down as the teenager's first international wicket.

Ambris followed just 10 runs later, as the on-field umpire raised his finger to Nayeem's LBW appeal. The batsman decided to review the decision, only for the big-screen to flash two umpire-calls decisions back at him. The 25-year-old had to walk back after a tussle of 69 deliveries for 19 runs.

The Windies' struggle for a steady partnership finally ended after Shimron Hetmyer and Shane Dowrich tallied 92 runs for the sixth wicket. The duo took to a counterattacking approach to mitigate the situation, forcing Shakib to rejig his bowling options with their aggressive display.

It was Hasan who came to the home side's rescue, dismissing Hetmyer for 63 with a peach of a delivery in the 46th over. The ball was delivered at a perfect length, as it zipped away from the batsman, only to catch his glove along the way, forcing Rahim to take a fine catch behind the wickets.

Dowrich, who remained unbeaten for a 101-ball 63, continued to battle through, but got limited support from the other end. The Windies lost their remaining wickets for 66 runs, as Devendra Bishoo, Kemar Roach, Warrican and Shannon Gabriel were dismissed cheaply.

Three of the final four scalps fell to Nayeem, helping him become the youngest Test debutant to clinch a five-wicket haul. The visitors folded for 246 all-out, as the hosts clinched a valuable first-innings lead of 78.

https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/917538
 
Zakir, sadman and saif or afif should be included in next test match in place of soumya, imrul and riyadh. They are most worthless for test. Shoukd be dropped.

What about Mithun? That guy is pretty useless with his technique
 
Nayeem hasan now is the youngest test bowler to have five wickets haul on debut. CONGRATS NAYEEM HASAN.
 
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What a wonderful turn around by WI so far. But the way this pitch is turning square, another 30-35 runs and BD will be home. Only a freak knock from Hetmyer or Ambris will see WI through.

WI will be kicking themselves for letting the BD 10th wkt pair score 65 runs in first test.
 
Media Release:

CHATTOGRAM, Bangladesh– The WINDIES bowlers grabbed 5 wickets just before the close of play on day 2 of the first Test vs Bangladesh to set the stage for even competition heading into day 3, after coming up short with the bat.

Bangladesh started day 2 on 315/8, with Nayeem Hasan and Taijul Islam in the wicket. The pair added 9 runs to the overnight total before Jomel Warrican wrapped up the Bangladesh innings. First he had Nayeem caught by hope for 26, then Mustafizur LBW for 0. Taijul remained not out on 39. Bangladesh all out for 324.

WINDIES opening pair of Kraigg Brathwaite and Kieran Powell went with the intention of navigating the spin onslaught that was to come from Bangladesh, while building a solid foundation for the team’s run-chase. However, they posted 29 together, when Kieran Powell who had 2 successful reviews against him, was trapped LBW to Taijul Islam for 14. This brought about a capitulation of WINDIES wickets. New batsman Shai Hope faced 4 balls then tried to slog it, only for his stumps to be rattled by Shakib al Hasan, then Shakib had his opposite number Brathwaite caught for 13. The WINDIES now 31/3.

Sunil Ambris and Roston Chase steadied the WINDIES innings when they stitched together a 46-run partnership before Chase was caught for 31. 11 runs later and Ambris was the next man to go, LBW for 19 to debutant Nayeem Hasan. Shimron Hetmyer and Shane Dowrich then posted the hightest partnership for the WINDIES innings, 92 between them. Both batsmen went after the Bangladesh bowling, batting fearlessly and over the heads of the fielders.

Eventually Hetmyer going for one too many edged behind and was caught for 63. Dowrich powered on, he had changing partners as wickets continued falling at vital times. The WINDIES were eventually bowled out for 246, with Dowrich remaining not out on 63. Bowling for Bangladesh, 17-year old Nayeem Hasan finished with figures of 5/61.

Bangladesh were happy as they started their second innings with a lead of 78 runs, but the best was yet to come and it wasn’t in their favour. Warrican bowled Imrul Kayes for 2. Roston Chase had Soumya Sarkar caught for 11, then first innings centurion Mominul Haque was LBW for 12, also to Chase. Warrican then scalped the wickets of Shakib for 1 and Mohammad Mithun for 17. They closed day 2 on 55/5 a lead of 133 runs with 5 wickets remaining. The not out batsmen are Mushfiqur Rahim on 11 and Mehidy Hasan on 0. Chase ended with figures of 2/16, while Warrican returned 2/22.

The WINDIES will look to scalp the remaining 5 wickets within the first session of the third day and constrain Bangladesh’s lead to less than 200.
 
I don't think that our players are willing to win here. Poor poor cricket
 
WI bowling is extremely limited and most likely the tail will score once again they have to chase 230+.
 
So BD has given the advantage to WI. WI is favorite to win with their experience
 
5o runs will be a moral victory for WI. Their batsmen as as bad as us.
 
We should win this Test comfortably, but I don't think playing on such surface is helping our cause. I don't mind spinning tracks, but it shouldn't be such where on 2nd afternoon a 18 years old kid turns more than Murali. This is definitely hiding the core weakness of our cricket - bowling. I for one always will opt for wicket where good bowling & catching will be required for a direct result in 15 sessions.

Relayed Chittagong track actually is a fantastic cricket wicket with high clay %, built on a solid base, therefore these are like 350 sort of ODI wicket, with proper rolling & watering, on a lighting fast out field. But, if they don't water it properly and allow to dry the compact clay surface on a hard base, it's impossible to face spinners, particularly accurate finger spinners, once the surface starts to crack. This wicket has at least twice the bounce than usual UAE tracks, it's turning sharp on dry cracks & it's among the fastest Asian wickets because of the grass covering & hard base. The dryness is clearly evident, as the wicket is best for batting in morning session, with a little over night moisture bonding top surface.

This could have been a fantastic Test wicket with a bit a moisture left in it, and yet it would have turned definitely, but that won't have made the finger spinners like Murali, Bedi & Laker. Need better conditioned wickets - I won't mind if match referee sanctions some demerit points here; it's equally, if not worse wicket than the last Test here (SRL).
 
[MENTION=79064]MMHS[/MENTION] I agree to what you say but why should get demerit points? India England makes pitches where their batsman can even chase like 400 runs in ODI.

Although this pitch is almost unplayable at 2nd innings it is no where dangerous as the one SA prepared for India.
 
[MENTION=79064]MMHS[/MENTION] I agree to what you say but why should get demerit points? India England makes pitches where their batsman can even chase like 400 runs in ODI.

Although this pitch is almost unplayable at 2nd innings it is no where dangerous as the one SA prepared for India.

My point was considering that last CTG wicket was sanctioned demerit points for being too batting friendly.
 
Now should bring SLAO spinners against 2 right handers
 
Was excited to watch Hetmeyer bat and as soon as I switched the channel, he got out. Well safe to say Bangladesh have won this one.
 
Astonishing show from BD spinners. While WI have been reckless, BD have been relentless. No freebies on offer forcing Windies to commit harakiri. Sunil Joshi will be a very pleased man to see how well his spinners have bowled.

How crucial was that 10th wkt partnership of 65 in BD 1st innings.
 
We should win this Test comfortably, but I don't think playing on such surface is helping our cause. I don't mind spinning tracks, but it shouldn't be such where on 2nd afternoon a 18 years old kid turns more than Murali. This is definitely hiding the core weakness of our cricket - bowling. I for one always will opt for wicket where good bowling & catching will be required for a direct result in 15 sessions.

Relayed Chittagong track actually is a fantastic cricket wicket with high clay %, built on a solid base, therefore these are like 350 sort of ODI wicket, with proper rolling & watering, on a lighting fast out field. But, if they don't water it properly and allow to dry the compact clay surface on a hard base, it's impossible to face spinners, particularly accurate finger spinners, once the surface starts to crack. This wicket has at least twice the bounce than usual UAE tracks, it's turning sharp on dry cracks & it's among the fastest Asian wickets because of the grass covering & hard base. The dryness is clearly evident, as the wicket is best for batting in morning session, with a little over night moisture bonding top surface.

This could have been a fantastic Test wicket with a bit a moisture left in it, and yet it would have turned definitely, but that won't have made the finger spinners like Murali, Bedi & Laker. Need better conditioned wickets - I won't mind if match referee sanctions some demerit points here; it's equally, if not worse wicket than the last Test here (SRL).

Has been way more exciting to watch. ICC should stop acting like grannies and let the home boards take a call on wickets.

Unless there is a chance of someone going to get hurt seriously due to excess pace/uneven bounce/exaggerated bounce from good length, no pitch should be penalised.
 
West Indies making it interesting.. 50 runs 9th wicket partnership between Ambris and Warrican. Still a long way to go though, need 74 runs more with 2 wickets in hand.
 
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Has been way more exciting to watch. ICC should stop acting like grannies and let the home boards take a call on wickets.

Unless there is a chance of someone going to get hurt seriously due to excess pace/uneven bounce/exaggerated bounce from good length, no pitch should be penalised.

I agree fully. Bowling favoring pitches unless it is too dangerous or unplayable should not get demerit points, it is making test cricket interesting
 
Started to feel a little nervous, but at the end 200+ was always going to be tough, near impossible from 11-4; in fact WIN played really well to score 150+ & 95 for last 5 wickets on this wicket.

I am sure, they'll make a come back at Dhaka, but at least we won't loose the Series. Next time, I hope they arrange a 3 Test series so that one side isn't out of the series after 1st Test.

Statistically good Test for us as well - 2 5fors & a brilliant, attacking century. Momin MoM for me.
 
What an aweful surface to play test cricket. Its one thing to take home advantage but this is day light robbery. Before folks turn on me and say India produces rank turners bla bla, all the test matches played in last 2-3 years in India were on sporting pitches. Not like here where seamers get to bowl only 2 overs and ball is turning square. This kind of surface ruining test cricket and ICC must declare this pitch as 'poor'. Its a farce where an inferior team like BD is robbing test victories by creating under prepared surfaces.
 
Astonishing show from BD spinners. While WI have been reckless, BD have been relentless. No freebies on offer forcing Windies to commit harakiri. Sunil Joshi will be a very pleased man to see how well his spinners have bowled.

How crucial was that 10th wkt partnership of 65 in BD 1st innings.

Exactly. That was the match changer I think and made the ultimate difference between the two sides. 9th wicket partnership between Taijul and Naeem.
 
What an aweful surface to play test cricket. Its one thing to take home advantage but this is day light robbery. Before folks turn on me and say India produces rank turners bla bla, all the test matches played in last 2-3 years in India were on sporting pitches. Not like here where seamers get to bowl only 2 overs and ball is turning square. This kind of surface ruining test cricket and ICC must declare this pitch as 'poor'. Its a farce where an inferior team like BD is robbing test victories by creating under prepared surfaces.

Welcome back Mr cry baby . Need tissue papers? Our win always makes you cry. Can't you remember SA tour of India in 2015? Probably not. Those pitches were much more spinning friendly ( real rank Turner) than than this CTG pitch. Both the sides struggled to get past even 200 in that series. SA is the best spin playing nation out of SENA countries, yet they struggled big big time ,even their best player of spin Hashim Amla. Even Indian batsmen were jumping ups and downs to play 2nd class spin attack of SA in that series.201,184,200,109,214,215,79,173,285,122,143. These were the individual innings of both the sides. BD made 324 in the first innings. India,SRL,Pak would have posted 350 plus on this pitch. It was not unplayable like that SA tour. If an established top cricket nation can produce those kind of pitches then why can't we?
 
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Welcome back Mr cry baby . Need tissue papers? Our win always makes you cry. Can't you remember SA tour of India in 2015? Probably not. Those pitches were much more spinning friendly ( real rank Turner) than than this CTG pitch. Both the sides struggled to get past even 200 in that series. SA is the best spin playing nation out of SENA countries, yet they struggled big big time ,even their best player of spin Hashim Amla. Even Indian batsmen were jumping ups and downs to play 2nd class spin attack of SA in that series.201,184,200,109,214,215,79,173,285,122,143. These were the individual innings of both the sides. BD made 324 in the first innings. India,SRL,Pak would have posted 350 plus on this pitch. It was not unplayable like that SA tour. If an established top cricket nation can produce those kind of pitches then why can't we?

Don't think you read my post properly. Yes, those 2015 wickets, especially Nagpur one was atrocious and ICC rightfully termed it as 'poor'. But since that tour, in the last 3 years, all the pitches in India are sporting. When Eng toured in 2016, they got the best of surfaces to play where there is something for everyone (seamers, spinners, batsmen). Same kind of surfaces were dished out to Aussies last year and also on the recently concluded WI tour.

BD on the other hand knows if they dish out sporting pitch, they wont win test cricket simply because they are not a good cricket team. For eg., the first test against Zimbabwe. Hence they take pitch tampering to a new level. They dished similar kind of surfaces when Eng and Aust toured as well. And this CTG pitch was almost unplayable. Hope ICC term this pitch as 'poor' too like they did for Nagpur and slap some fine on the board. This kind of day light robbery needs to be stopped, especially in test cricket.
 
Before any other cry baby cries about CTG pitch to discredit our win against WI, here is the last few sentences in cricbuzz commentary thread -
"A result within seven and half sessions tells you this was a spiteful turner. It was.. in the batsmen's mind. Of course, it was a difficult pitch to bat on but not unplayable by any means. "
 
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What an aweful surface to play test cricket. Its one thing to take home advantage but this is day light robbery. Before folks turn on me and say India produces rank turners bla bla, all the test matches played in last 2-3 years in India were on sporting pitches. Not like here where seamers get to bowl only 2 overs and ball is turning square. This kind of surface ruining test cricket and ICC must declare this pitch as 'poor'. Its a farce where an inferior team like BD is robbing test victories by creating under prepared surfaces.

Oh pardon me explain how BD scored 322 in the first innings although 5 of the wickets were to the seamers?
 
Don't think you read my post properly. Yes, those 2015 wickets, especially Nagpur one was atrocious and ICC rightfully termed it as 'poor'. But since that tour, in the last 3 years, all the pitches in India are sporting. When Eng toured in 2016, they got the best of surfaces to play where there is something for everyone (seamers, spinners, batsmen). Same kind of surfaces were dished out to Aussies last year and also on the recently concluded WI tour.

BD on the other hand knows if they dish out sporting pitch, they wont win test cricket simply because they are not a good cricket team. For eg., the first test against Zimbabwe. Hence they take pitch tampering to a new level. They dished similar kind of surfaces when Eng and Aust toured as well. And this CTG pitch was almost unplayable. Hope ICC term this pitch as 'poor' too like they did for Nagpur and slap some fine on the board. This kind of day light robbery needs to be stopped, especially in test cricket.

Do you have any purpose of coming here instead of trolling and make a fool out of your self? I know, you are shameless, still lurking around BD game threads, but at least try to pick examples that fit your agenda. Only an idiot will write - "BD on the other hand knows if they dish out sporting pitch, they wont win test cricket simply because they are not a good cricket team.", then end with "For eg., the first test against Zimbabwe".

Do you really understand what you are writing and what examples should fit in? Obviously, you didn't come to post on 2nd Test of ZIM series.
 
Don't think you read my post properly. Yes, those 2015 wickets, especially Nagpur one was atrocious and ICC rightfully termed it as 'poor'. But since that tour, in the last 3 years, all the pitches in India are sporting. When Eng toured in 2016, they got the best of surfaces to play where there is something for everyone (seamers, spinners, batsmen). Same kind of surfaces were dished out to Aussies last year and also on the recently concluded WI tour.

BD on the other hand knows if they dish out sporting pitch, they wont win test cricket simply because they are not a good cricket team. For eg., the first test against Zimbabwe. Hence they take pitch tampering to a new level. They dished similar kind of surfaces when Eng and Aust toured as well. And this CTG pitch was almost unplayable. Hope ICC term this pitch as 'poor' too like they did for Nagpur and slap some fine on the board. This kind of day light robbery needs to be stopped, especially in test cricket.

Robbery???!! What kind of explanation is this? If this is robbery than all the test wins of India in 80's, 90's and all the wins of SRL in Murali era should be termed as robbery. For how many yrs India has been making sporting pitches? For how many years India and BD have been playing test cricket? You shall get the answer in those two questions. All the test teams in their early winning phase bank on their strength ,not on opposition's strength. It's not a crime, there is no such law on not to produce turning pitch. Read my previous post on this CTG pitch by cricbuzz which knows and follows cricket much more than us.
 
Wow, such a dominating performance with our second string side.

Having said that, we shouldn't have lost so many wickets so quickly in the first innings. If our batters used their brains in the first innings, we wouldn't even have to bat in the second innings.
 
Wow, such a dominating performance with our second string side.

Having said that, we shouldn't have lost so many wickets so quickly in the first innings. If our batters used their brains in the first innings, we wouldn't even have to bat in the second innings.

Not again man - WIN were without their Captain, which cost their balance in XI; net, net I think it's at per (loss of player), we are struggling big time at the start for Tamim's absence.

And domination......:98::98: Should have won this Test by at least 200 runs with 4-5 wickets at hand, from 222-3 on this wicket and then getting WIN 90-5.... instead, boy managed to keep you out of the match thread until the win was completed :)

This is a pathetic example of why we are a poor Test team - apart from the 4 spinners & Momin's innings - everything was wrong here. On same context, put SRL here, they would have scored at least 350 from 222-3, then almost certainly would have got WIN follow on (won't have enforced) and with a ~170 lead, bat 2nd time to declare at 220-6 or so and win by at least 200 runs, if not 250 inside 4 days.

Just enjoy the win and hope that 2nd Test, boys make better use of opportunities.
 
Not again man - WIN were without their Captain, which cost their balance in XI; net, net I think it's at per (loss of player), we are struggling big time at the start for Tamim's absence.

And domination......:98::98: Should have won this Test by at least 200 runs with 4-5 wickets at hand, from 222-3 on this wicket and then getting WIN 90-5.... instead, boy managed to keep you out of the match thread until the win was completed :)

This is a pathetic example of why we are a poor Test team - apart from the 4 spinners & Momin's innings - everything was wrong here. On same context, put SRL here, they would have scored at least 350 from 222-3, then almost certainly would have got WIN follow on (won't have enforced) and with a ~170 lead, bat 2nd time to declare at 220-6 or so and win by at least 200 runs, if not 250 inside 4 days.

Just enjoy the win and hope that 2nd Test, boys make better use of opportunities.

Yes, big brother, I'm really enjoying the moment. Didn't get the time to watch the test on TV but always kept an eye on the scorecard.

And yes, totally agree with u. We have recently developed a habit of handing over the initiative to the opposition with our brainless batting.
 
aijul Islam, with ample support from the other spinners, tore through the Windies line-up, returning a brilliant 6/33 to power Bangladesh to a fantastic 64-run victory in the first Test in Chittagong on Saturday, 24 November.

The home side's spinners got plenty of purchase from a dry surface on Day 3, and the Windies batsmen were just not allowed to build partnerships. The visitors crumbled to 139 in chase of 204, and Bangladesh secured their maiden home win against Windies.

The day began with Bangladesh at 55/5 in their second innings, and the wickets continued to fall at an alarming rate. Only Mahmudullah was able to get some flow in his innings, scoring 31 to prop his side to 125 – Bangladesh's healthy 78-run first innings advantage meant the Windies had to chase 204 to win, a tricky ask given the nature of the pitch.

Mahmudullah scored a measured 31 to help Bangladesh take their lead past 200 Mahmudullah scored a measured 31 to help Bangladesh take their lead past 200
Devendra Bishoo, the leg-spinner, was the pick of the Windies bowlers , taking four of the five Bangladesh wickets to fall on the day. Accuracy was his biggest ally as he visibly troubled the Bangladesh batsmen, but the prodigious turn he extracted was an early sign of the mayhem the Bangladesh spinners would soon cause.

The Windies would have backed themselves to be competitive in the fourth innings, but the fight was knocked out of them far too soon – they went to lunch at 11/4.

Shakib Al Hasan, the Bangladesh captain, provided the first couple of breakthroughs. Kieran Powell paid the price for trying to slog him out of the park first ball – he was stumped – and Shai Hope then got a faint nick when trying to defend one, falling for just three.

Kraigg Brathwaite and Roston Chase were then removed in the same over by left-arm spinner Taijul Islam, both making the mistake of staying back to deliveries that they could have smothered with a big stride in. Taijul proved exceptionally difficult to negotiate as he bowled flat and gave batsmen little time to react – he also found natural variation from the pitch, with some balls keeping straight.

Shimron Hetmyer came out hammer and tongs after lunch, attempting to quickly transfer the pressure back onto the spinners. He made bit of a splash during his brief 19-ball knock, hammering three fours and a six before miscuing one to long-off for 27.

Thereafter, Sunil Ambris showed some application, defending solidly and knocking singles and twos around where he could. But he lacked support at the other end. Devendra Bishoo had his timber disturbed by Taijul for just two, and when he then had Kieron Powell trapped in front, he had his seventh five-wicket haul in Tests.

Sunil Ambris looked the most solid of the Windies batsmen Sunil Ambris looked the most solid of the Windies batsmen
Jomel Warrican decided to have some fun in the middle, striking a series of lusty blows, mostly in the deep mid-wicket region. He then played more calculated shots, and together with Ambris, stitched up a fine 50-run partnership that concerned Bangladesh a bit.

However, Warrican finally miscued a slog to mid-wicket off Mehidy Hasan, and fell for 41. Ambris was ruled out for caught behind moments later off Taijul, and that was that.

The second Test will begin in Dhaka on 30 November.

https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/918064
 
CHATTOGRAM, Bangladesh– Despite a ninth wicket 63-run partnership between Sunil Ambris and Jomel Warrican, the WINDIES succumbed to a 64-run defeat to Bangladesh in the first Test in Chattogram.

Bangladesh started day three on 55/5 and were able to add a further 70 before the WINDIES bowled them out for 125. Devendra Bishoo spun a web around Bangladesh when he got Mehidy for 18, Mahmudullah for 31 and Nayeem Hasan for 5. Roston Chase took care of Taijul Islam for 1.

Bishoo finished with 4/26, while Chase had 3/18 and Warrican 2/43.

Set a target of 204 with 3 days to get the target, the pitch became the biggest foe of the WINDIES batsmen. With dust flying up just from the swing of the bat, the Bangladesh spinners got to work immediately. First WINDIES wicket to fall was Kieran Powell, unnecessarily charging down the wicket to the first ball he faced, he was stumped by wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim for 0. Then came the innings indicator which saw the WINDIES lose 3 wickets for 0 runs. Shakib Al Hasan had Shai Hope caught behind for 3. Next over, with the score still on 11, Taijul Islam trapped both Kraigg Brathwaite and new batsman Roston Chase for 8 and 0 respectively.

Shimron Hetmyer came to the crease and it looked like him and Ambris just might be able to rebuild the WINDIES innings. Hetmyer continued his fearless stroke-play, carting the Bangladesh bowlers around for 3-fours and 1-six on his way to 27. But trying to go for one big shot too many was caught at long on for 27. Shane Dowrich couldn’t get going as he did in the first innings. Once again Taijul trapped him LBW for 5. The WINDIES now reeling at 51/6.

Devendra Bishoo defended 21 balls for his 2 runs while Ambris kept the score ticking over towards the target. But Taijul bowled him with the score on 69. Kemar Roach also fell to Taijul, LBW for 1. Then came the partnership that gave the WINDIES hope of a late and possible victory. Jomel Warrican joined Ambris and took over the run-scoring. Being a spinner aided Warrican in picking some of the Bangladesh deliveries on a pitch that was deteriorating fast.

Warrican’s quick scoring also energized Ambris to increase his own scoring rate. The pair took quick singles between the boundaries being struck. Warrican struck 3-fours and 1-six before he tried going for another big heave, but Shakib running backwards juggled a catch to dismiss him for 41.

The WINDIES innings folded soon after when Ambris edged behind to Mushfiqur for a top-score of 43. Shannon Gabriel remained not out on 0. Bowling for Bangladesh Taijul Islam took 6/33, while Mehidy Hasan had 2/27 and Shakib Al Hasan 2/30. Mominul Haque for his first innings century was Man of the Match.

Speaking after, WINDIES Captain Kraigg Brathwaite said, “We didn’t play ourselves and games as best as we could have, we didn’t get the partnerships going at the top… which was key and that costed us the target. The pitch got worse as the match went on as we saw… looking ahead to Dhaka, the batsmen have to start the innings better and we’ve got to get bigger totals.”
 
Not again man - WIN were without their Captain, which cost their balance in XI; net, net I think it's at per (loss of player), we are struggling big time at the start for Tamim's absence.

And domination......:98::98: Should have won this Test by at least 200 runs with 4-5 wickets at hand, from 222-3 on this wicket and then getting WIN 90-5.... instead, boy managed to keep you out of the match thread until the win was completed :)

This is a pathetic example of why we are a poor Test team - apart from the 4 spinners & Momin's innings - everything was wrong here. On same context, put SRL here, they would have scored at least 350 from 222-3, then almost certainly would have got WIN follow on (won't have enforced) and with a ~170 lead, bat 2nd time to declare at 220-6 or so and win by at least 200 runs, if not 250 inside 4 days.

Just enjoy the win and hope that 2nd Test, boys make better use of opportunities.

Our openers aren't contributing anything, Mushfiqur has been horrible behind stumps, lower middle order is too inconsistent, collapse is a regular feature, don't have wicket taking pacers- we have many weak links. If these remains same we will loose in 2nd tests if WI just do basics right.
 
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