Match Report – Day 1: 2nd Test, at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, 29 Oct - 2 Nov 2011
Openers gave West Indies an early edge by posting an exact 100 after Sammy had opted to bat first. Bangladesh squared the honours somewhat by claiming three wickets in the last session through their spinners. Left-arm slow bowler Elias Sunny, who debuted in the last match, was out injured making way for another southpaw to make debut, Suhrawadi Shuvo.
Lendl
Simmons’s back injury meant another chance for Kieran Powell, while
Kemar Roach came in for Ravi Rampaul who was hamstrung. The wicket was
bare and batting friendly, but promised a balance of power between spin
and seam.
After a cautious start against Shahadat Hossain and Rubel Hossain and then Shakib Al Hasan, who was brought as early as 6th over, Powell opened his arms by hammering two back-to-back fours off Shahadat to relieve some pressure. On a flat deck, Bangladesh relentlessly continued to bowl on a tight line and length keeping Windies in check.
Braithwaite, in particular, and Powell then hit a few crispy shots for four as Lunch approached with the pair unbeaten on 88. There were no real scares for them in the morning session. Although Bangladesh bowled well, their use of short balls was met with ease by the batsmen as the pitch had no pace in it.
Braithwaite, after reaching his 50, played a loose shot an
d
lost his wicket, caught at Gully off Rubel. Powell went into a shell
but new man Kirk Edwards started positively, hitting Rubel for two
pulled fours. Edwards had a scare against Shakib but survived a close
stumping call.
Powell, who had reached his 50, was looking set for a big one as Bangladesh was running out of ideas. After getting a life at 71, when Rahim dropped a sitter off Naeem Islam, Powell was cleaned up by Shuvo a run later for his first Test scalp. His 72 came off 150 balls with 10 fours.
At 160 for 2 at Tea, West Indies were ideally placed as real batting strength was yet to come. Darren Bravo did not last long as he fell LBW to Nasir Hossain for 12. Chanderpaul came at number 6 and nudged along as usual. Kirk survived an open run out chance as Nasir’s throw went too wide.
Edwards celebrated his 50 by launching Nasir for a straight six. The new ball was taken an over late and was thrown to Nasir after Shahadat had bowled an over with it. The move reaped fruit as Chanderpaul edged his first ball behind to a delighted Rahim. Shakib then disturbed the stumps of nightwatchman Kemar Rach but Edwards and Marlon Samuels ended the day safely with West Indies on 253 for 5.
West Indies would look to extend their lead towards 350 at least before they have a go at Bangladesh. Bangladesh, on the other hand, will try to bundle them out as early as possible so that their spinners could come into play in the second innings if their batsmen are able to give them a sizeable lead.
Summarised Scores:
West Indies 253/5 (Powell 72, Edwards 71*; Nasir Hossain 2/31) at Stumps on day 1 against Bangladesh
Hero of the Day: Kirk Edwards
Flop of the day: Shiv Chanderpaul
Disappointment of the Day: Shahadat Hossain
Credits:AP (photo), CricketArchive (scorecard)
Openers gave West Indies an early edge by posting an exact 100 after Sammy had opted to bat first. Bangladesh squared the honours somewhat by claiming three wickets in the last session through their spinners. Left-arm slow bowler Elias Sunny, who debuted in the last match, was out injured making way for another southpaw to make debut, Suhrawadi Shuvo.
After a cautious start against Shahadat Hossain and Rubel Hossain and then Shakib Al Hasan, who was brought as early as 6th over, Powell opened his arms by hammering two back-to-back fours off Shahadat to relieve some pressure. On a flat deck, Bangladesh relentlessly continued to bowl on a tight line and length keeping Windies in check.
Braithwaite, in particular, and Powell then hit a few crispy shots for four as Lunch approached with the pair unbeaten on 88. There were no real scares for them in the morning session. Although Bangladesh bowled well, their use of short balls was met with ease by the batsmen as the pitch had no pace in it.
Braithwaite, after reaching his 50, played a loose shot an
d
lost his wicket, caught at Gully off Rubel. Powell went into a shell
but new man Kirk Edwards started positively, hitting Rubel for two
pulled fours. Edwards had a scare against Shakib but survived a close
stumping call.Powell, who had reached his 50, was looking set for a big one as Bangladesh was running out of ideas. After getting a life at 71, when Rahim dropped a sitter off Naeem Islam, Powell was cleaned up by Shuvo a run later for his first Test scalp. His 72 came off 150 balls with 10 fours.
At 160 for 2 at Tea, West Indies were ideally placed as real batting strength was yet to come. Darren Bravo did not last long as he fell LBW to Nasir Hossain for 12. Chanderpaul came at number 6 and nudged along as usual. Kirk survived an open run out chance as Nasir’s throw went too wide.
Edwards celebrated his 50 by launching Nasir for a straight six. The new ball was taken an over late and was thrown to Nasir after Shahadat had bowled an over with it. The move reaped fruit as Chanderpaul edged his first ball behind to a delighted Rahim. Shakib then disturbed the stumps of nightwatchman Kemar Rach but Edwards and Marlon Samuels ended the day safely with West Indies on 253 for 5.
West Indies would look to extend their lead towards 350 at least before they have a go at Bangladesh. Bangladesh, on the other hand, will try to bundle them out as early as possible so that their spinners could come into play in the second innings if their batsmen are able to give them a sizeable lead.
Summarised Scores:
West Indies 253/5 (Powell 72, Edwards 71*; Nasir Hossain 2/31) at Stumps on day 1 against Bangladesh
Hero of the Day: Kirk Edwards
Flop of the day: Shiv Chanderpaul
Disappointment of the Day: Shahadat Hossain
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Credits:AP (photo), CricketArchive (scorecard)
Published in SportPulse.net on 29/10/11
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