1st Test, Chattogram, February 03, 2021, 09:00 AM
Bangladesh
430/10(150.2ov) & 223/8(67.5ov)
West Indies
259/10(96.1ov) & 395/7(127.3ov)
West Indies beat Bangladesh by 3 wickets
Best Batsmen
R
B
4S
6S
SR
Best Bowler
O
R
W
Econ
Man of the Match
Kyle Mayers
Commentry
That is it from this game! West Indies take a 1-0 lead in this two-match Test series. The second Test between West Indies and Bangladesh will be held in Dhaka on 11th February, 2021. Do join us for that at 0930 local (0330 GMT). Till then, take care and cheers!
Kraigg Brathwaite, West Indies skipper, says they believed in themselves to chase this down. Adds that they believed in their plans and it paid off. Credits Mayers for his solid display of batting in the fourth innings. Further says that he himself should have batted well and given them a start to chase this total. Brathwaite says that they had the belief in themselves to chase this total down.
Kyle Mayers is named the Man of the Match. He says that he is a positive person. Adds that he is happy with his knock. Mentions it gives him pride for playing with West Indies. Further says that this knock will motivate the youngsters.
Mominul Haque, Bangladesh skipper, says that he is disappointed with the team's performance. Credits Mayers for his excellent knock. Further says that the spinners normally gets help on Day 5 but they could not stop the Windies batters from scoring. Mentions Mehidy Hasan batted well and bowled well in the first innings. Ends by saying they will look to make a comeback in the next Test.
When West Indies started the chase, they did not get off to a great start as they lost their openers when the score was under 50. Moseley also did not survive for long. Then came the big partnership between Bonner and Mayers. They stitched a solid 216-run stand to bring West Indies some hope in this chase. Bonners departed for 86 but Mayers kept on piling the runs and wanted to stay till the end. He did it and in the process scored an unbeaten 210 to help West Indies register their highest fourth innings run-chase in Asia. Stay tuned for the presentation...
Bangladesh got a lead of 170 runs after bowling out West Indies for 259 in their first innings. Mominul Haque scored a hundred and his partnership with Liton Das was crucial for them in giving West Indies a target of 395. Cornwall and Jomel Warrican were the pick of the bowlers for West Indies as they took 6 wickets between them in that innings.
Coming to West Indies, Brathwatie was the highest scorer for them in their first innings where he made 76. Blackwood scored 68 but did not last longer. Mehidy Hasan was the pick of the bowlers for the hosts as he took 4 wickets. Taijul Islam supported him and took 2 wickets.
Earlier, Bangladesh had scored 430 runs in the first innings where Mehidy Hasan was the top-scorer for them in that innings. Shakib Al Hasan and Shadman Islam scored fifties but could not convert that into a ton. Jomel Warrican was the pick of the bowlers for the West Indies as he picked 4 wickets. Cornwall did not look that threatening as he took 2 wickets.
Kyle Mayers showed excellent grit and determination for West Indies to win this match for them. His shots were superb and his timing was excellent. He never got bogged down when wickets were falling in the final session today. He kept one end intact and kept on scoring the runs.
For Bangladesh, their bowlers toiled hard but could not get the crucial wickets. They could not dismiss Mayers who was looking solid out there. Nayeem Hasan and Mehidy Hasan tried their best. They broke the 216-run stand between Mayers and Bonner but after that they could not get wickets at regular intervals.
What a victory this has been for West Indies. Take a bow, Kyle Mayers! It was a fantastic innings from him on his debut Test. His partnership with Nkrumah Bonner set up the chase for them. Then when Bonner departed, Blackwood started well but perished early after playing a poor shot. Da Silva gave good support and almost sealed the chase for West Indies.
In over# 1
1
0
0
Nayeem Hasan 105/1(34.3)
127.3
1
Full delivery on middle, Mayers pushes it towards mid on for a quick single. WEST INDIES WIN BY 3 WICKETS!
127.2
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Floated ball on off, Mayers punches it towards the off side.
127.1
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Tossed up delivery on off, Mayers pushes it to covers.
In over# 1
0
0W
0
0
0
1
Mehidy Hasan 113/4(35)
126.6
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On middle, Cornwall defends it off the back foot.
126.5
W
OUT! CAUGHT! Flighted delivery on middle, Roach looks to defend but gets an inside edge. It lobs towards leg slip where substitue fielder Saif Hasan takes a simple catch.
126.4
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Floated ball on off, Roach defends it off the back foot.
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