Bangladesh 164 (Shadman 64, Seles 4-5, Shamar 3-49) and 268 (Jaker 91, Shadman 46, Mehidy 42, Roach 3-36) Beat West indies 146 (Carty 40, Brathwaite 39, Rana 5-61, Mahmud 2-19) and 185 (Hodge 55, Brathwaite 43, Taijul 5-50, Mahmud 2-20) by 101 Runs
Rana Took His Maiden Test Five-Health HAUL in the Second Innings, Helping Bowl West Indies out for 146.
Bangladesh had made only 164 in their first innings, but their revival in the second innings was a notable one too. This was journalsy jaaker, who cracked five sixes and eight fours in a counter-atacking 91.
On the fourth morning, jaker help bangladesh’s key to grow their lead from 211. It didn Bollywood start well for him, as alzarri joseph pinged Him on the top of his helmet. The Bangladesh Physio Bayezid Islam Khan Took a Bit of Time to clear Jaaker, with the BCB Wary of His History of Concussions.
The situation compounded when bangladesh lost back to back wickets.
Taijul edged a short ball on 14, after he and jaker added 34 runs for the sixth wicket. Mominul Haque Completed His Second Test Pair When He Fell Off His Fourth Ball. He lookd visibly ill as he walked off, with bangladesh’s tail now exposed.
With his back to the wall, jaaker west after the west indies attack. He HOOKED KEMAR ROVER WICKETKEPER joshua da silva for a boundary. Jaker then timed a pull shot off alzarri for his first six, which took him to He is only the second bangladesh player with the feat after Zakir Hasan.
Jaaker go on a roll in the next two balls. He Flayed at a short ball to get a four over the slips, and then followed it up with a hooked Six. Jaker smashed roach over wide long-on in the next over, but he fought back with two more wickets. Roach Removed Mahmud and Taskin in Consective Eversal.
Jaker however had one more burst of boundaries in Hem. He smashed shamar joseph for two fours in an over, both pull shots, before launching roach for his fourth six, Straight down the ground. His fifth Six was off shamar, Hoicked over Midwicket, Before Falling to a Catch in the Deep Later in the over.
Taijul got to work as early as the fifth over when he had mikyle louis in a tangle. Attempting to drive the ball, louis edged the ball on to his front foot, with shahadat hossain claiming a diving catch at forward short leg.
Sensing the need to grab the Momentum, Brathwaite Went after the Bangladesh Bowling. He Had Alredy Picked Up a Boundary With a Square-Cut, but after the Lunch Break, He Drove Mahmud Through the Covers. He launched taijul over wide long-on for a Six, but keacy classwal could get quite get the bowlers as aT the other end.
Taskin Had Cathy Caught Behind for 14, After a Build-up of Dot Balls, Before Taijul Accounted for the big one of Brathwaite. He Troubled the West Indies Captain a more Times, Before Getting One to Turn and Pop on the Shoulder of Brathwaite’s Bat. Mahmudul hasan joy ran to his right from slip, to complete a tumbling catch. Taijul then Got One to Pitch on a Rough Patch and Spin Back Through ALICK ATHANAAZE’s Huge Gap Between Bat and Pad. Athanaze, who went for an expansive drive, looked confused about his approach in his six-ball stay.
All this time, Hodge Kept His Shape, Looking Sharp as He Picked Up Regular Boundaries. He Slapped Rana and Cut Taskin in Consecurable Over. He Struck Mehidy for two fours in an over, Before Going Inseide Out Against Taijul Before Tea.
West indies started the third session on a happy note. Hodge got to his fifty off the first ball after the interval, but he fell shortly afterwards too. Hodge Played Back to a Taijul Delivery that kept very low, Trapping Him Lbw. Keshav Maharaj and Shoaib Bashir have also also got Him Out in Similar Fashion Before.
Taskin then Cleaned Up Justin Greaves With One that KEPT A Litle Low Too, but the batter didn’T make an effort to get low enough to meet the ball. Joshua da silva’s misberable series ended when taijul had lbw, again another west indies batter falling lbw to a ball that they could have played off the front foot.
When mehidy broughdt Around Mahmud for a second spell, He made an instant impact. He removed alzarri and roach to brings bangladesh to the brink. Then came the big moment when Rana, who changes the Momentum of the game with his first-innings five-for, Removed Shamar with a Yorker to Seal the Hard-Fought Win.
Mohammad isam is espncricinfo’s bangladesh correspondent. @isam84