Bangladesh declared their first innings by 269 runs in the Antigua Test. West Indies went into bat with a lead of 181 runs after declaring Bangladesh’s innings. However, the hosts did not do well in their second innings. West Indies were bowled out for 152 runs by Tiger pacer Taskin. Taskin alone took 6 wickets. Being all out for 152 runs, their lead stands at 333. Bangladesh need to score 334 runs to win this test.
West Indies went into bat in their second innings on Monday. Craig Braffett and Mikail Lewis came into bat for the hosts. They picked up 21 runs in the first four overs. However, Taskin Ahmed stopped this pair in the next over. Mikail Lewis returned to the dugout after being caught by Liton Das off Taskin’s ball. On his departure, the hosts lost their first wicket for 25 runs.
Craig Braffett has formed a partnership with Kisey Curty after the departure of Mikail Lewis. But Taskin didn’t let this fight go too far. After Mikail Lewis, he also brought back Casey Curthy. Lewis went back to the dressing room with just 3 runs off 13 balls after being the victim of Taskin.
In the next over of Taskin, another pacer, Shariful Islam, attacked the West Indies camp. Craig Braffett returned to Sajghar with a catch in the hands of Mahmudul Hasan Joy from Shariful. He scored 23 runs from 35 balls before getting out. On his departure, the hosts lost 3 wickets for 39 runs.
After losing 3 wickets for 39 runs, Kavem Hodge and Alik Athanez formed a partnership. The hosts went into the lunch break scoring 61 runs in 25 overs based on this pair.
Taskin Ahmed hit the West Indies camp back from the break. This time, Kavem Hodge became a victim of Taskin. After scoring 15 runs off 58 balls, Hodge took the way to the pavilion after being caught by Lytton off Taskin. The pair of 68 runs broke on his departure.
Olik Athanez and Justin Graves returned to the dressing room one by one after the departure of Kavem Haj. Alik Athanez went back after being LBW by Mehdi Hasan. And Justin Graves is brought back by Taskin. The hosts lost 6 wickets for 95 runs due to the quick departure of these two batsmen.
After losing 6 wickets in 95 runs, Joshua de Silva and Alzari Joseph formed a pair. The hosts tried to turn around by relying on this pair. But Taijul Islam stopped this pair before it became terrible.
Joshua De Silva left the catch in the hands of the fielder Hasan Murad, who was transferred backwards by Taijul’s ball, and returned to the dressing room. The pair of 29 runs broke on his departure.
Algeri Joseph continues to battle with Kemar Roach after the departure of Joshua De Silva. 20 came from this pair for the eighth wicket. The team was broken by the departure of Alzari Joseph for 144 runs.
West Indies’ innings could not progress further after breaking this pair. The hosts’ innings stopped at 152 runs in 46 overs 1 ball. As a result, their lead stood at 333. Bangladesh need to score 334 runs to win this test. Apart from Taskin’s 6 wickets, Mirage took 2 wickets. Apart from this, Taijul Islam and Shariful Islam took one wicket each.
Earlier, West Indies declared an innings of 450 runs in the Antigua Test. In reply, Bangladesh finished the second day with 40 runs after losing 2 wickets. Then Bangladesh took the first session of the third day. At the beginning of the day, Shahadat Hossain Dipu went back, but Muminul Haque and Liton Das continued to lead Bangladesh to a good collection. However, these two batsmen lost their rhythm in the second session. Muminul Haque returned to the pavilion after picking up a personal half-century. After Muminul, Liton Das returned with 40 runs.
Bangladesh is afraid of follow-on in their departure. However, the Tigers avoided the follow-on with the bat of Zaker Ali and Taijul Islam. The Red-Green representatives ended the third day’s play with 269 runs for the loss of 9 wickets. And on the fourth day they announced the innings without batting.
(Dhaka Times/November 26/NBW)
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