Series Loss Despite Draw, Bangladesh Concedes Defeat

The umpires were scheduled to inspect the light at 4 PM on the fifth day of the Bangladesh-West Indies match. However, the captains of both Bangladesh and West Indies accepted the conclusion of the game even before that. Bangladesh, batting in the fourth innings, was 185 runs away from victory, while West Indies needed 6 more wickets. As a result, the Sylhet Test ended in a draw. However, despite drawing this Test, Bangladesh lost the two-match series. West Indies had won the first Test of the series, held in Mirpur, by 8 wickets.

After West Indies declared their innings at 398 runs, Bangladesh managed their three pacers well but struggled against the Caribbean spin. In the eighth over, Warrican took the ball and broke the opening partnership. Tanzid Hasan was caught by Joshua Da Silva off his bowling. He contributed 21 runs to the 33-run opening stand, hitting four fours in his 32-ball innings.

Warrican also dismissed another opener, Shanto. The captain was trapped LBW for 14 runs off 27 balls. The umpire initially ruled him not out. The visitors secured Bangladesh’s second wicket after taking a review. The hosts lost 2 wickets for 40 runs. Bangladesh ended the first session at 49 for 2 wickets after 14 overs.

Towhid Hridoy and Mushfiqur Rahim dominated the second session. Bangladesh did not lose any wicket from the lunch break until the tea break. During this period, Hridoy progressed towards a century. However, his innings ended at a personal score of 82. Once again, Warrican was the tormentor.

Hridoy formed a 135-run partnership with Mushfiqur. After Hridoy’s dismissal, Mushfiqur could not stay at the crease for long either. He was bowled by Shamar Joseph, scoring 49 runs before his departure.

Subsequently, Litton continued to play cautiously with Mehidy Hasan Miraz. The play was then halted due to bad light. No further balls were bowled. Litton remained unbeaten on 7 runs, and Miraz on 1.

Earlier on the final day of the Sylhet Test, West Indies batted for almost an hour before declaring their second innings. They lost three more wickets on this day. After scoring 398 runs for 6 wickets, they invited Bangladesh to bat. The hosts were set a target of 369 runs for victory.

The start of the final day of the Sylhet Test had been good for Bangladesh. They took three West Indies wickets within a span of 22 runs. Kaivem Hoj started the day on 140 runs and Amir Jangu on 20. Hoj was dismissed after playing just 5 balls, adding only two runs. He fell victim to Nayeem Hasan, scoring 142 runs off 194 balls with 17 fours and 1 six. Hoj was caught easily by Hasan Mahmud at fine leg while attempting a pull shot.

Bangladesh then took two wickets in consecutive overs. Mehidy Hasan Miraz trapped Justin Greaves LBW for 9 runs. In the next over, Shamar Joseph was caught by Tanzid Hasan off Nayeem’s bowling for 1 run.

On this day, West Indies lost their fourth wicket at a team score of 350. Their sixth wicket fell at 372. Following this, Joshua Bishop accelerated the scoring with two sixes and a four. He played a cameo innings of 20 runs off 11 balls. It seemed West Indies would declare their innings after reaching 400. However, they decided to stop at 398 runs. Jangu remained unbeaten on 39 alongside Bishop.

For Bangladesh, Taijul, Miraz, and Nayeem each took two wickets in the second innings. In the first innings, West Indies scored 356 runs. In reply, Bangladesh scored 386 runs, bolstered by Towhid Hridoy’s 242 runs.

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