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Windies’ fight back against Bangladesh on Day 1 of first Test

by November 22nd, 2018

A  four  wicket  burst  from  Shannon Gabriel  spearheaded  a  West  Indies  Fightback  on  today’s  opening  day  of  the  first  test  against  Bangladesh in Chittagong, but  it  was  Mominul Haques’s  8th  test  century  and  a  stubborn  unbroken  9th  wicket  partnership  that  gave  the  home  team  the  advantage  at  the  close  of  play.

Haque  slammed  10  fours  and  a  six  on  his  way  to  120  to  guide  Bangladesh  to  315 for  8  on  a  topsy -turvy  opening  day……………his  knock  came  off  167  balls

Haque  shared  in  a  century 2nd   wicket  partnership  of  104  with  Imrul  Kayes  who  contributed  44, while  captain  Shakib al Hasan  got  34.

Bangladesh who had  won  the  toss  and  elected  to  bat collapsed from 222 for 3 to 235 for 7 in the space of 4.2 over, as  Shannon Gabriel in a  blazing  third  wicket  spell, picked up  all four wickets  to  end  the  day  with  4  for  69

However  the  home  team  rallied  with  an  unbroken  ninth-wicket stand  56  between   Taijul Islam and debutant Nayeem Hasan resisting  the  west indies bowling   in the last-hour-and-a-half of  the  days  play.

Jomel Warrican  supported  Gabriel  with  2  for 62, while  there  was  a  wicket  each  for  Kemar  Roach  and  Devendra  Bishoo.

Score  at  the  end  of  day  1 Bangladesh  315  for  8.

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