2nd Dhaka Bank Test …Chanderpaul’s unbeaten 83, Roach’s 5-33 put Windies in command  

Sep 15, 2014 Sports

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By Sean Devers in St Lucia
In Association with Mike’s Pharmacy,
Raj Singh Insurance, Universal Sports Store, Carib Beer & Rex Resorts St Lucia 

A laborious innings from veteran Shiv Chanderpaul, who batted for four hours and 28 minutes, and a five-wicket haul from Kemar Roach put West Indies in a commanding position against Bangladesh when the second day of the second Dhaka Bank Test ended at the Beausejour Cricket ground yesterday with the hosts well positioned for only their 17th win in their last 100 Test matches.

Chanderpaul, who resumed the day on 34, faced 198 balls and batted for 268 minutes as he crawled to an undefeated 83 yesterday, while tail enders Jerome Taylor (40) and Suleiman Benn (25), who both shared in half-century stands with Chanderpaul, batted in positive fashion to help West Indies to 380 all out.
Pacers Al Amin took 3-80 while fellow fast bowlers Shafiul, Rubiul and left-arm spinner Taijul supported with two wickets each for Bangladesh who crashed to 104-7 in reply by the close with Mahmudullah (13) and Shafiul (6) at the crease.
The visitors are still 276 runs in arrears and 76 away from avoiding the follow-on. Tamin Iqbal led the fight with a cultured 48 from 118 minutes and 75 balls with six fours, before Barbadian Roach had him caught behind to trigger a dramatic collapse.
The 26-year-old Roach captured 5-33 to claim his 6th five-wicket haul, while Jermaine Taylor (2-33) and Shannon Gabriel all bowled with genuine pace and exploited a track with some grass with a barrage of nasty bouncers to excite the small but vocal crowd.
West Indies resumed on 246-3 and labored for 40 minutes in overcast conditions to add just five runs before losing their first wicket. The first run off the bat was scored by Chanderpaul after 35 minutes of play.
Darren Bravo, who began the second day on 44, was caught behind for 46 off Rubel at 251-4 after batting for 190 minutes, facing 123 balls and hitting four fours and two sixes.
Chanderpaul, edged Al Amin for four past third slip for the day’s first boundary after 48 minutes of play, while Jermaine Blackwood was off in a hurry with a glorious cover drive for four off Shafiul before thumping Al Amin back over his head for a two-bounce boundary.
But Al Amin, who bowled impressively and got the ball to move both ways, had the last laugh when he removed Blackwood (8) and skipper Denesh Ramdin (0) in two balls to finish the over on a hat-trick and leave West Indies 268-6.
One run later, Roach was removed for a first ball duck by Shafiul at 269-7 before Chanderpaul edged one from Al Amin that bounced and left him, just past gully for four to go to 49.
Taylor entertained with some audacious shots, hamming Rubiul and Shafiul for a couple of well executed boundaries each before he was put down off Rubiul on 19 with the score on 293-7.
Taylor, with a Test century to his name, rode his luck well and majestically crashed Rubiul down the ground next ball as he dominated the 50 partnership with Chanderpaul, who scampered a quick single to bring up the West Indies 300 in 107 overs. He eventually reached his 65th fifty from 125 balls and 181 minutes.
Taylor whipped Shafiul off his legs for six before clobbering the pacer over long-on for another six as Chanderpaul was the silent partner in the 54-run stand in which Taylor contributed 40.
The partnership ended when Taylor hit Taijul to Mahmudullah at long-on after facing 32 balls with five fours and two sixes and his demise left West Indies on 323-8. At that stage, Chanderpaul must have been thinking that the ‘race was not for the strongest but for those who bats the longest’.
Chanderpaul flicked Shafiul for four to go past fellow Guyanese Leon Johnson as the West Indies top-scorer and by Lunch, which was taken at 341-8, the experienced left-hander had managed 35 runs in the opening session which produced 95 runs from 23 overs with five wickets going down.
The first hour was even more depressing for the die-hards who turned up yesterday as only 22 runs were scored in 11 overs with two wickets going down and by Lunch Chanderpaul was on 69 and Suleiman Benn on five.
After Lunch, Benn deposited Taijul into the stands over mid-wicket even as Chanderpaul took few risks and played with a bat which must have looked like the sightscreen to Bangladesh bowlers as the sun returned in all its glory.
Benn continued to play his shots and a classic cover drive off Al Amin reached the boundary like a scud missile, while a pugnacious sweep off Taijul went even further than the first six.
Benn raced to 25 and brought up the 50 partnership in 55 minutes before he pulled Al Amin to deep square-leg at 375-9 leaving Chanderpaul again in danger of running out of partners.
Gabriel came off the mark with boundary but even with last pair at the crease Chanderpaul made no apparent effort to hit boundaries until Gabriel (4) lost his off-stump to Rubiul.
Chanderpaul is now 329 short of Brian Lara’s 11,912 runs and extended his record for most not outs to 48. He has now batted for 577 minutes in this series without being dismissed following his unbeaten 85 in St Vincent.
When Bangladesh began their reply, they lost Shamsur (1) to a brilliant catch down the leg side by Ramdin off Roach at 14-1 and by Tea the tourists were 25-1 with Tamin on 23 already looking dangerous.
Anamul Haque (9) was removed by the lively Roach at 43-2 but the left-handed Tamin continued to look sound and batted with fluency before he departed two short of his 16th Test fifty with his team on 62-3. Mominul Haque (3) was well taken at short-leg by Blackwood off Taylor three runs later.
Skipper Mushfiqur Rahim, who made 48 not out and 116 at Arnos Vale, was clean bowled by Taylor for four at 68-5. Roach had Nasir Hossain (1) caught behind and Taijul (12), who never tried to get into line, caught at third man, fending at a quick bouncer as Bangladesh catapulted to 89-7.
Scores: Bangladesh 104 for 7 (Tamim 48, Roach 5-33) trail West Indies 380 (Chanderpaul 84*, Johnson 66, Al-Amin 3-80) by 276 runs.

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