West Indies Route 70 by 1 (Brathwaite 33*, Rana 1-28) Bangladesh164 (Shadman 64, Mehidy 36, Seales 4-5, Shamar 3-49) by 94 runs
Jayden Seales posted astonishing figures of 15.5-10-5-4 as West Indies defeated Bangladesh for 164 on the second day of the second Test at Sabina Park. Seales’s bowling figures were the most economical in Test
cricket since 1977 (minimum 60 balls). In response, West Indies lost Mikyle Louis early but Kraigg Brathwaite and Keacy Carty took them to 70 for 1 before bad light forced early stumps for the second day running.
However, it was Shamar Joseph who first shook Bangladesh’s innings. At one point, the visitors were 83 for 2. In the next 34 balls, they collapsed to 98 for 6 as Shamar picked up three of the four wickets to fall.
He first ended a patient stand of 73 between Shadman Islam and Shahadat Hossain by castleling the latter for 22. Soon after, he trapped Jaker Ali behind with a short ball. The batter was late; He finished it over his shoulder and the ball pitched behind the stumps for Joshua Da Silva to catch easily.
In his next over, Shamar found the outside edge of Shadman to give Da Silva his fourth catch of the innings. In the middle, Seales trapped Litton Das at first slip for 1.
After lunch, however, Shamar and Alzarri Joseph abused the short ball strategy against Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Taijul Islam. The two batsmen lasted 116 balls and added 41. Finally, Taijul defended a short ball from Alzarri to third slip.
Seales then snared the last three wickets for five runs. Taskin was the first to leave. He tried to play a short ball but the edge flew behind the stumps. Da Silva jumped and stopped it towards second slip, where Alick Athanaze dived back to catch it with both hands.
Seales had Mehidy bowling a hook at fine leg in the same over before uprooting Nahid Rana’s leg stump to conclude the innings.
Bangladesh’s seamers also started poorly, conceding just 16 runs in the ten overs before tea. After tea, Rana exceeded the 150 km/h mark several times and Louis was left behind for 12.
Taijul also found help from the surface. Neither Brathwaite nor Carty could get rid of him. Seven of Taijul’s ten overs were maidens, but he failed to take a wicket.
