West Indies vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Match 2014

380
124 Overs
Shivnarine Cha..
84(198)
Leon Johnson
66(162)
Al-Amin Hossai..
80/3
Taijul Islam
89/2
161
62.3 Overs
Mahmudullah
53(100)
Tamim Iqbal
48(75)
Kemar Roach
42/5
Sulieman Benn
19/2
269/4
77 Overs
Shivnarine Cha..
101(134)
Jermaine Black..
66(120)
Mahmudullah
64/2
Shafiul Islam
42/1
192
77.4 Overs
Tamim Iqbal
64(181)
Mominul Haque
56(139)
Sulieman Benn
72/5
Jerome Taylor
39/3

West Indies wins the 2nd test with a huge margin - The 2nd and the last match of the West Indies and Bangladesh test series was to be played at St Lucia. This was a must win game for Bangladesh as this win could have saved the series for them. He West Indies had already won the 1st match with a great authority and hence it seemed a difficult task for the visitors. After winning the toss Bangladesh decided to field first.

On the 1st day of the game openers Kraigg Brathwaite and Leon Johnson provided their team a good start. Together they made sure that the team got a good start as both the players scored 143 runs for the 1st wicket. The first wicket fell in the form of Brathwaite as he scored 63 runs and lost his wicket. Soon the Bangladesh side got their 2nd success when Johnson lost his wicket after scoring 66 runs. It seemed that the Bangladesh side is making a strong comeback as they took the 3rd wicket leaving the team at 185/3. Darren Bravo and Shivnarine Chanderpaul managed to control the innings for them as they made sure that no wicket fell on the day. The West Indies ended their day at 246/3.

The 2nd day was a successful one for the visitors as they were successful for bringing the home side down. They took 5 wickets in the 1st session of the day. Darren Bravo scored 46 runs before losing his wicket. The lower middle order of the team failed to produce a good result. It was Jerome Taylor who made sure that his team got some quick runs in the session as he scored 40 runs. The West Indies were bowled out at 380 runs. Chanderpaul remained not out scoring 84 runs. Al-Amin Hossain took 3 wickets in the game. The Bangladesh started of their innings poorly as at tea they were stranded at 25/1. The last session of the game proved costly for the visitors as they lost 6 wickets in the game. Tamim Iqbal was the highest scorer for the day as he scored 48 runs. The team ended their day at 104/7.

The 3rd day started off watching the visitors getting all out pretty early. They were bowled out at 161 runs. Mahmudullah top scored at 53 runs. Kemar Roach was the star bowler from the West Indies side as he took 5 wickets in the innings. West Indies after gaining a good lead started of the 2nd innings in a strong manner. The opening pair of Brathwaite and Johnson provided a 76 runs start. Brathwaite scored 45 runs while Johnson scored 41 runs. The team lost 4 wickets in just under 100 runs. Chanderpaul and Jermaine Blackwood managed to increase the runs for their team. The team ended their day at 208/4.

On day 4 the team managed to add a few runs to their score taking the total to 269. Chanderpaul scored 101 runs while Blackwood scored 66 runs. The home side set a target of 489 for the visitors. Mahmudullah took 2 wickets for his team in the 2nd innings.

The 4th day saw the start of the 2nd innings. The openers Tamim Iqbal and Shamsur Rahman gave the team a good start. They scored 64 runs and 39 runs respectively. Mominul Haque was the next batsman who fought bravely as he scored 56 runs in this innings. But the team failed to fight back and lost many wickets. The whole team was bowled out on the 4th day. The team managed to score only 192 runs thus losing this test match by 296 runs. Sulieman Benn took 5 wickets in the innings. Shivnarine Chanderpaul was named as the man of the match for his consistent batting. With this win the home side won the series 2-0.

Series Name

West Indies vs Bangladesh Test Series 2014 Schedule

Start Date

13/09/2014

End Date

17/09/2014

Start Time

10:00 (Local Time)

Match Day

Saturday

Stadium

Darren Sammy Cricket Ground

Playing Teams

West Indies, Bangladesh

West Indies Team Squad

Kemar Roach,	Denesh Ramdin,	Darren Bravo,
Shannon Gabriel,	Shivnarine Chanderpaul,	Kirk Edwards,
Jermaine Blackwood,	Sulieman Benn,	Kraigg Brathwaite,
Jerome Taylor,	Leon Johnson,

Bangladesh Team Squad

Tamim Iqbal,	Robiul Islam,	Mominul Haque,
Nasir Hossain,	Anamul Haque,	Mahmudullah,
Mushfiqur Rahim,	Shamsur Rahman,	Shafiul Islam,
Al-Amin Hossain,	Taijul Islam,

West Indies vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Match 2014

Most Runs

Most Wickets

Most Catches