DHAKA, (Reuters) – Tino Best picked up his maiden five-wicket haul in tests as West Indies fought back to beat Bangladesh by 77 runs in the first test in Dhaka today.
The home side caved in under pressure and were all out for 167 runs in their second innings, having been set a target of 245 runs in a maximum of 78 overs to win on a fifth day track.
Best provided the killer blows to finish with a career best five for 24 as Bangladesh lost the test match despite scoring more than 550 runs in their first innings.
Bangladesh, who scored 556 in their first innings replying to West Indies’ 527 for four declared, had the upper hand when a six-wicket haul by debutant off-spinner Sohag Gazi helped them dismiss the visitors for 273 in the second innings.
Gazi took all four West Indies wickets in the morning after the visitors resumed on 244 for six and returned with figures of six for 74 in the innings for a match haul of nine scalps, the best ever by a debutant for Bangladesh.
West Indies clawed their way back to reduce Bangladesh to 44 for two before lunch and maintained the pressure after it as they shackled the batsmen.
Best began his haul with the wicket of opener Junaid Siddique (20) after Ravi Rampaul made the first breakthrough by dismissing the other opener Tamim Iqbal for five.
The right-arm pacer had a rich haul in the second session when he took the wickets of Shakib Al Hasan, Shahriar Nafees and Mushfiqur Rahim to leave Bangladesh limping at 85 for five.
Shakib (two) got a snorter which bounced awkwardly from good length to take the edge for wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin to complete the catch.
Shahriar Nafees (23) was the next to go offering Best a return catch before the bowler trapped Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim (16) lbw to dampen the hosts’ chances of a win.
Bangladesh’s remaining hopes were over when debutant left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul dismissed Naeem Islam lbw for 26 and bowled Nasir Hossain for 21.
Gazi (19) tried to counter attack with some lusty blows but Permaul ended the fight when he had him caught out by substitute fielder Narsingh Deonarine at mid-off.
Shahadat Hossain survived only two balls as Best returned to take the final wicket of Mahmudullah, the top scorer for Bangladesh in the second innings with 29, to complete his five-wicket haul and the victory.
West Indies opener Kieran Powell was adjudged man of the match for his centuries in both innings.
Khulna, a new venue, will host the second and final test from Nov. 21.
Scoreboard
West Indies won the toss and elected to bat
West Indies first innings 527-4 declared
Bangladesh first innings 556
West Indies second innings (overnight 244-6)
C. Gayle c Rahim b Rubel 19
K. Powell c Rahim b Shakib 110
D. Bravo c Rahim, b Rubel 76
M. Samuels c Shahriar b Gazi 1
D. Ramdin lbw b Shakib 5
D. Sammy lbw b Gazi 16
V. Permaul b Gazi 10
S. Narine not out 22
R. Rampaul b Gazi 5
T. Best b Gazi 0
S. Chanderpaul lbw Gazi 1
Extras (b-1 lb-3 nb-4) 8
Total (all out; 74.2 overs) 273
Fall of wickets: 1-20 2-209 3-212 4-218 5-225 6-244 7-249 8-265 9-265
Bowling: Sohag Gazi 23.2-2-74-6, Rubel Hossain 19-4-53-2 (nb-2), Mahmudullah 3-0-12-0, Shahadat Hossain 7-1-34-0 (nb-2), Shakib Al Hasan 11-2-56-2, Naeem Islam 8-0-22-0, Nasir Hossain 3-0-18-0
Bangladesh second innings
T. Iqbal c Ramdin b Rampaul 5
Z. Siddique c Ramdin b Best 20
S. Nafees c & b Best 23
Naeem Islam lbw Permaul 26
S. Al Hasan c Ramdin b Best 2
M. Rahim lbw b Best 16
N. Hossain b Permaul 21
Mahmudullah b Best 29
S. Gazi c sub b Permaul 19
S. Hossain c Powell b Rampaul 4
R. Hossain not out 0
Extras (b-1, nb-1) 2
Total (all out; 54.3 overs) 167
Fall of wickets: 1-10 2-44 3-51 4-55 5-85 6-106 7-119 8-155 9-159
Bowling: Rampaul 11-1-32-2 (nb-1), Narine 18-1-56-0, Best 12.3-2-24-5, Permaul 8-0-32-3, Sammy 3-0-13-0, Samuels 2-0-9-0
West Indies won by 77 runs.
