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10/29 07:48 CDT Bangladesh spinners strike back after a stunning batting
collapse vs West Indies
Bangladesh spinners strike back after a stunning batting collapse vs West Indies
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) --- Bangladesh's spinners compensated for a batting
collapse caused by West Indies tweakers Jomel Warrican and Joshua Bishop on day
two Thursday of the first cricket test.
Resuming the day at 231-3, Bangladesh was dismissed for 272 after losing seven
wickets for 59 runs in the morning session.
Left-armer Warrican claimed 5-53 and fellow spinner Joshua Bishop took 2-61 on
debut.
The West Indies made a promising start before Bangladesh's spinners Taijul
Islam and Mehidy Hasan took four wickets in quick succession to reduce West
Indies to 134-4 in 48 overs before a premature stumps from bad light and rain.
Tagenarine Chanderpaul was unbeaten on 43 with Justin Greaves for company at
the day's end.
Opener John Campbell struck 54 and gave the side a fluent start.
Pacer Hasan Mahmud dismissed opener Brandon King for 15 but Campbell and
Chanderpaul kept the runs flowing with different methods.
While Campbell attacked the bowlers, Chanderpaul showed strong determination to
deny the spinners who got plenty of turn and bounce.
Campbell raised his sixth test fifty off 61 balls by smashing Mehidy Hasan for
a six through long on.
With West Indies at 89-1 and in control, bad light and rain delayed the game
for an hour.
After the resumption, Mehidy struck immediately with the wicket of Campbell,
who poked toward second slip.
Taijul removed Kavem Hodge (7) and Aamir Jangoo (0) in the same over, leaving
West Indies at 97-4.
"The ball was a little bit darker, and we had momentum going before the rain
break as well," Campbell said. "The break allowed them to regroup, and they
were hitting better areas after we went out following the break."
Chanderpaul and Greaves handled the last 12 overs.
Earlier, Bangladesh began the day at 213-3 and suffered a sensational collapse.
Shadman Islam, on 99 overnight, reached his third century off 221 balls off the
second ball of the morning.
Shadman's joy was shortlived, however, as he was dismissed by Bishop, who
reviewed to get his first test wicket. Bishop followed with the wicket of
Towhid Hridoy from a straighter delivery.
"If I could have stayed at the crease a little longer or made my innings
bigger, perhaps the scenario would have been different," Shadman said. "It was
a tough wicket for a new batter. Maybe that was where we made a mistake."
Warrican turned one sharply to rattle the stump of Mehidy on 15.
Pacer Shamar Joseph, who ended with 2-41, dealt a double blow with the wickets
of Nayeem Hasan and Hasan Murad.
Warrican came back to complete his fourth five-wicket haul by dismissing Taijul
Islam and Shoriful Islam as Bangladesh lost its last five wickets for 19 runs,
leaving Liton Das stranded on 34.
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