Amid the wicket-fest by the spinners, Bangladesh off-spinner Mehedi Hasan Miraz could fetch just three wickets in the first Test match against the West Indies, but he played a crucial role by removing the opponent’s most destructive batsman twice. Shimron Hetmyer, who made a swash-buckling 63 off just 47 balls, once again fell to Miraz after he struck some lusty blows. Hetmyer took 17 in the seventh over bowled by Shakib al Hasan, but as he attempted an onslaught against Miraz, the left-hander was caught in the deep by Nayeem Hasan while playing against the spin to be dismissed for 27 off just 19 balls. Bangladesh reduced the Windies to 11/4 while defending 204, but the counter attack by Hetmyer gave the host some concern, and it was Miraz who brought them back in the driving seat once again. The visitor however, raised their hope yet again when Sunil Ambris and Jomel Warrican formed a 50-plus stand for the ninth wicket, getting dangerously close to the target. But once again, the man with the golden arm Miraz rescued the side as he got rid of Warrican to break the 63-run stand, and end any last realistic hope the Windies had of pulling off a famous victory. The scorecard will read Miraz only finished with three wickets, but it will not tell the whole story. After all, those three scalps were the most important in the context of the match.
1ST TEST, DAY 3
BANGLADESH 1ST INNINGS R B
Imrul c Ambris b Warrican 44 87
Soumya c Dowrich b Roach 0 2
Mominul c Dowrich b Gabriel 120 167
Mithun c Dowrich b Bishoo 20 50
Shakib b Gabriel 34 68
Mushfiq lbw b Gabriel 4 3
Mahmudullah b Gabriel 3 7
Miraz b Warrican 22 31
Nayeem c Hope b Warrican 26 74
Taijul not out 39 68
Mustafizur lbw b Warrican 0 3
Extras (b 3, lb 5, nb 4) 12
Total (92.4 Overs) 324 all out
Fall Of Wickets
1-1 (Soumya), 2-105 (Imrul), 3-153 (Mithun), 4-222 (Mominul), 5-226 (Mushfiq), 6-230 (Mahmudullah), 7-235 (Shakib), 8-259 (Miraz), 9-324 (Nayeem), 10-324 (Mustafizur)
Bowling
Roach 17-2-63-1, Gabriel 20-3-70-4, Chase 11-0-42-0, Warrican 21.4-6-62-4, Bishoo 15-0-60-1, Brathwaite 8-1-19-0
WEST INDIES 1ST INNINGS R B
Brathwaite c Soumya b Shakib 13 47
Powell lbw b Taijul 14 20
Hope b Shakib 1 4
Ambris lbw b Nayeem 19 69
Chase c Imrul b Nayeem 31 43
Hetmyer c Mushfiq b Miraz 63 47
Dowrich not out 63 101
Bishoo lbw b Nayeem 7 15
Roach lbw b Nayeem 2 3
Warrican b Nayeem 12 26
Gabriel c Mahmudullah b Shakib 6 11
Extras (b 6, lb 2, nb 2, pen 5) 15
Total (64 Overs) 246 all out
Fall Of Wickets
1-29 (Powell), 2-30 (Hope), 3-31 (Brathwaite), 4-77 (Chase), 5-88 (Ambris), 6-180 (Hetmyer), 7-199 (Bishoo), 8-205 (Roach), 9-225 (Warrican), 10-246 (Gabriel)
Bowling
Mustafizur 2-1-4-0, Miraz 15-0-67-1, Taijul 20-3-51-1, Shakib 11-1-43-3, Nayeem 14-2-61-5, Mahmudullah 2-0-7-0
BANGLADESH 2ND INNINGS R B
Imrul b Warrican 2 5
Soumya c Brathwaite b Chase11 10
Mominul lbw b Chase 12 11
Mithun b Bishoo 17 35
Shakib c Gabriel b Warrican 1 2
Mushfiq b Gabriel 19 39
Miraz c Dowrich b Bishoo 18 35
Mahmudullah c Hope b Bishoo31 46
Nayeem c Hope b Bishoo 5 27
Taijul c Warrican b Chase 1 5
Mustafizur not out 2 3
Extras (b 2, lb 1, nb 3) 6
Total (35.5 Overs) 125 all out
Fall Of Wickets
1-13 (Imrul), 2-13 (Soumya), 3-32 (Mominul), 4-35 (Shakib), 5-53 (Mithun), 6-69 (Mushfiq), 7-106 (Miraz), 8-122 (Nayeem), 9-123 (Mahmudullah), 10-125 (Taijul)
Bowling
Roach 1-0-11-0, Warrican 16-2-43-2, Chase 6.5-1-18-3, Bishoo 9-0-26-4, Gabriel 3-0-24-1
WEST INDIES 2ND INNINGS R B
Brathwaite lbw b Taijul 8 23
Powell st Mushfiq b Shakib 0 1
Hope c Mushfiq b Shakib 3 6
Ambris c Mushfiq b Taijul 43 62
Chase lbw b Taijul 0 4
Hetmyer c Nayeem b Miraz 27 19
Dowrich lbw b Taijul 5 14
Bishoo b Taijul 2 21
Roach lbw b Taijul 1 7
Warrican c Shakib b Miraz 41 55
Gabriel not out 0 0
Extras (b 9) 9
Total (35.2 Overs) 139 all out
Fall Of Wickets
1-5 (Powell), 2-11 (Hope), 3-11 (Brathwaite), 4-11 (Chase), 5-44 (Hetmyer), 6-51 (Dowrich), 7-69 (Bishoo), 8-75 (Roach), 9-138 (Warrican), 10-139 (Ambris)
Bowling
Shakib 7-0-30-2, Nayeem 7-1-29-0, Taijul 11.2-2-33-6, Miraz 8-1-27-2, Mustafizur 2-0-11-0
Bangladesh won by 64 runs, take 1-0 lead in 2-Test series
MoM: Mominul Haque
