Pacers shine as West Indies take early honours

West Indies thought of a decent all-round show on Day 1 of the second Test against Bangladesh in Gros Islet, St Lucia on Friday (June 24) to acquire early benefit. On a pitch with variable bob, the West Indies bowlers continued bowling the right channels, shifting back and forth among short and great length conveyances, and received rich benefits as they confined Bangladesh to 234 notwithstanding Litton Das' 53. Alzarri Joseph and Jayden Seales packed away three wickets each while debutant Anderson Phillip and Kyle Mayers got two each. In answer, John Campbell and Kraigg Brathwaite put on a positive opening stand to assist the host group with finishing the day at 67/0.

Brathwaite got off the imprint with three runs off a straight drive while Campbell struck two fours off Shoriful Islam in the opening over. Brathwaite punched away a conveyance from Khaled Ahmed for his initial four while Campbell figured out how to switch a lbw choice in the equivalent over. Both the openers kept on managing in limits as they raised the 50 years stand in just 57 conveyances. Bangladesh utilized five bowling choices yet without any result as the openers cut down the deficiency to 167 runs at Stumps.

Prior, Tamim Iqbal was pained by Kemar Roach toward the beginning of the day however didn't pass up scoring open doors as he flicked, drove and cut for normal limits after Bangladesh were approached to bat. Mahmudul Hasan Joy, who was a piece vigilant, helped Tamim in putting on a decent organization. Having gone wicketless in the main hour, the hosts figured out how to end the initial stand when debutant Anderson Phillip, coming instead of Gudakesh Motie, struck off his second ball as he beat Mahmudul on the drive to break the stumps. Najmul Hossain Shanto got his most memorable limit with an abnormal draw off Phillip while he was in significantly more control when he drove a full-length conveyance past mid-on for his subsequent four. Tamim also was finding the wall consistently however the left-given opener got out to a free drive he endeavored off Alzarri Joseph not long before the mid-day break, missing the mark regarding a fifty by four runs.

Anamul Haque, remembered for the eleven instead of Mominul Haque, put on a promising organization with Najmul to consistent Bangladesh. Playing his most memorable Test since September 2014, Anamul played a few tasteful drives while Najmul set aside the short balls. They added 37 runs before Anamul was out lbw to Phillip, with the umpire's call being maintained upon audit by the hitter. While he left for 23, Najmul fell an over later for 26, getting out leg-before to Kyle Mayers with the umpire's call again going for West Indies. Bangladesh's inconveniences went on as Shakib Al Hasan tumbled to Jayden Seales hauling the ball onto the stumps. Litton was batting great toward one side yet the guests experienced one more mishap as Nurul Hasan was excused by a very much coordinated short ball from Joseph, with Bangladesh losing their fourth wicket in the meeting for the expansion of just 33 runs.

The onus was on the eighth wicket sets of Litton and Mehidy Hasan to lead Bangladesh towards a good score. They added 27 runs before Mehidy fell in the second over after Tea, slicing a wide one from Kyle Mayers to see substitute defender Devon Thomas clutch a dazzling find jumping to one side at point. With Ebadot Hossain at the opposite end, Litton began managing in fours as he enlisted a 66-ball 50 years. Indeed, even Ebadot dealt with a limit off Roach yet the eighth wicket affiliation, worth 26 runs, reached a conclusion when Litton was right on time into a draw off Joseph and was gotten at mid on. Bangladesh figured out how to cross 200 with Shoriful striking five limits off Roach. Yet, Seales guaranteed Bangladesh didn't reach 250, getting the wickets of Shoriful and Khaled to get done with three scalps.

Brief scores: Bangladesh 234 (Litton Das 53 Tamim Iqbal 46, Alzarri Joseph 3-50, Jayden Seales 3-53) lead West Indies 67/0 (John Campbell 32*, Kraigg Brathwaite 30*) by 167 runs.