The visitor team West Indies puts themselves in huge trouble after scoring 259 runs in their first innings, because the visitor team Bangladesh scored 430 runs in their first innings and 223/8d in their second innings. So West Indians need 395 runs to win which was looking almost impossible according to their first innings total and their performance in the ODI series.
The opener and the captain of the team Kraigg Brathwaite scored just 20 runs and out by Mehidy Hasan Miraz. John Campbell’s wicket dismissed by the same bowler Mehidy Hasan Miraz when he was at 23. Shayne Moseley has gone by scoring just 12 runs. After three wickets down at 59 runs on the board, it looks even harder to win this match.
But you know what? the fifth number batsmen of West Indian team Nkrumah Bonner and the sixth wicket batsmen Kyle Mayers, these two took charge and smashed all Bangladeshi bowlers all around the park and mark the historic win today, which will not be forgotten ever. Jermaine Blackwood added 9 runs to his team’s scorecard, Joshua Da Silva † contributed 20 runs.
Nkrumah Bonner faced 245 deliveries and scored 86 runs. Kyle Rico Mayers; what performance by 28 years old west Indian batting allrounder on his debut, he scored 40 runs in his first innings and 210 not out in his second innings. He faced 310 balls and smashed seven 6s and 20 boundaries in his magnificent innings and gave his team a rememberable victory.
Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bat first.
Bangladesh team: Tamim Iqbal, Shadman Islam, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mominul Haque (capt), Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Liton Das (wk), Mehidy Hasan, Nayeem Hasan, Taijul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman.
West Indies team: Kraigg Brathwaite (capt), John Campbell, Jermaine Blackwood, Shayne Moseley, Nkrumah Bonner, Joshua Da Silva (wk), Kyle Mayers, Rahkeem Cornwall, Jomel Warrican, Kemar Roach, Shannon Gabriel.
BAN vs WI Highlights today Sunday, 2-07-2021 – 1st Test, West Indies tour of Bangladesh from Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram.
Match Timings: 03:30 GMT | 09:30 Local
Umpires – Richard Illingworth, Sharfuddoula
TV Umpires – Gazi Sohel
Match Referee – Neeyamur Rashid
Reserve Umpire – Masudur Rahman
Match number – TEST No. 2407
