BD A crash and burn
The first four-day match ended with a day to spare on Wednesday as Bangladesh A had no answer in their second innings too as they fell to a huge 351-run defeat against Sagicor High Performance Centre at Windward Park in Barbados.
The result is disheartening considering that the team contains so many national players, but national skipper Mushfiqur Rahim was hopeful that the boys, led by national all-rounder Nasir Hossain, will come back in the second four-dayer starting from June 2 against the same opponents at Bridgetown.
“It's not easy to play good cricket in West Indies from the beginning. I hope they will come back quickly as there is a series for the national team coming up (the three-ODI series against India in June) and a number of national team players are there,” said Mushfiqur.
With a 504-run target, the visitors had only one way to draw the match -- by showing their batting prowess in the second innings after being dismissed for a paltry 145 in the first innings, but they suffered a steady loss of wickets and were eventually bowled out for 152 in 38.2 overs. Cummins was the pick of the bowlers this time, taking four wickets
According to Cricinfo, to compound Bangladesh A's woes, pacer Subashis Roy suffered a right shoulder injury while fielding and is currently under observation.
SCORES IN BRIEF
SAGICO HIGH PERFORMANCE CENTRE: 292 (Blackwood 140) and 351-8 dec (Kraigg Braithwaite 164)
BANGLADESH A: 145 and 152 (Kayes 5, Shamsur 33, Marshal 18, Mominul 22, Naeem 0, Nasir 3, Hasan 23, Ali 20; Cummins 4-40).
Result: Sagico won by 351 runs.
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