Latest update December 23rd, 2024 3:40 AM
Host in firm control after Day 2
Bangladesh A Tour of West Indies…
West Indies A have taken the upper hand against Bangladesh A after the second day of their first unofficial test match at the Daren Sammy Stadium in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia.
Marquino Mindley (Wired868)
Tagenarine Chanderpaul (SportsMax)
At stumps, West Indies are 165 – 3 in reply to the visitor’s first innings score of 167 all out. They trail by just two runs going into the third day. Overnight in the middle are Tevin Imlach and the captain, Joshua DaSilva, who are on 23 and 14, respectively.
Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Jeremy Solozano started beautifully for West Indies and put up a 78-run opening stand before the latter fell for 32. Chanderpaul continued playing positively until he was removed on a painstaking 49.
Keacy Carty was the other West Indian to fall after crafting 36 off the opposition’s attack. Despite rain delays that halted play on several occasions, West Indies were sitting pretty during every session.
Earlier, Bangladesh resumed day two on 135 – 6 and were able to add only 32 runs before their final four wickets fell.
The captain, Mohammad Mithun, top scored for his side with an even half century while the next two top scorers were Nayeem Hasan and Saif Hassan, who contributed 27 and 20, respectively, before they met their demises.
Marquino Mindley led the way for the West Indies bowling attack with a five wicket-haul. He claimed three wickets on the first day and followed up with two more to end with figures of 5 – 59 from 17 overs.
He was supported by Justin Greaves, who bagged 3 – 26 in 16.1 overs and Shermon Lewis, who claimed 1 – 7 from 6.3 overs.
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