Shakib excuses batters' performances
Bangladesh Test skipper Shakib Al Hasan excused the batters’ poor performance following the 10-wicket loss in the second Test at St Lucia and lose the series 2-0.
Sohan shows how it's done
The first and second session on day four of the St Lucia Test was devoid of any action as rain saw play begin five hours later than the start time at 10 am. The Tigers were already six down when play started in the afternoon at 3 pm and then Nurul Hasan Sohan lit up the day’s play with an incredible 60 not out. While the majority of the Tigers’ top-order had lacked so much in terms of application, Sohan showed how things were supposed to be done in West Indies and he did it under more precarious circumstances than his teammates.
Bangladesh fastest to 100 Test defeats
Bangladesh reached the elusive three-figure mark in Test defeats when they succumbed to a 10-wicket defeat on Day Four of their second Test against the West Indies at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in Saint Lucia on Monday.
Half-centurion Nurul ensures Tigers avoid innings defeat
Mehedi Hasan Miraz did not take long to head back to the pavilion but Bangladesh have managed to at least avoid an innings defeat as play finally began after a five-and-a-half hour rain delay on the fourth day of the second and final Test between the West Indies and Bangladesh at the Daren Sammy Stadium in St Lucia on Monday.
Wet outfield delays start of Day 4
Overnight rain and a wet outfield delayed the start of play on the fourth day of the second and final Test between the West Indies and Bangladesh at the Daren Sammy Stadium in St Lucia on Monday.
Unclear thinking leads to muddled process
Bangladesh’s team management apparently took a chance when they recalled pacer Mustafizur Rahman and batter Anamul Haque Bijoy for the Test series in West Indies. But after ignoring due process and drafting in the two players to the Test fold, those chances ultimately did not pay any dividends.
Roach showered in praise after joining illustrious club
Kemar Roach failed to take a wicket during Bangladesh's first innings, but the West Indies pacer wasn't going to make the same mistake a second time as he tore through the visitors' top-order late on the third day of the second Test to bring up his 250th Test wicket in style.
‘Mayers’ wicket was the result of hard work’
Paceman Khaled Ahmed bagged a fifer for the first time in his career during the first innings against West Indies in the second Test at St Lucia yesterday. For Khaled, bagging the wicket of centurion Kyle Mayers on day three was special given that his plan had worked.
Rain delays Tigers’ looming defeat after batters crumble
Bangladesh failed to offer much resistance with the bat in the final session of the day as they lost three more wickets before rain saved them further embarrassment as stumps were called on day three of the second Test at St Lucia with Bangladesh still trailing by 42 runs.
Tamim fails to follow own advice as Roach reaches 250 landmark
"This is not a wicket where you can do anything you want. You have to play a patient game in Test cricket," Tamim Iqbal had said after Bangladesh scored a paltry 234 despite Tamim and Liton Das scoring a 46 and 53, respectively, on day one of the ongoing Saint Lucia Test.