http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 – 2nd Test – Match update
West Indies have made a strong start on the opening day of the second Test match against Bangladesh; with openers sharing a 100-run stand. The match is being played at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, October 29, 2011.
Winning the toss, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KAJ-Roach-c1758 included in the team at
the expense of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Rampaul-c2233 (hamstring).
However, it was the hosts, which suffered a bigger setback after left-arm spinner, Elias Sunny, who grabbed an impressive six-for on debut was ruled out due to a stomach complaint. He was replaced by another debutant, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Suhrawadi-Shuvo-c91688.
The first session went totally in favour of the hosts with opening pairing of Powell and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kraigg-Brathwaite-c71708 taking the attack to the Bangladeshi bowlers from the start. Both rotated the strike with singles while also stoked steady boundaries.
This kept the hosts frustrated, who failed to find inroads and gave away to many runs in the first hour. Skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mushfiqur-Rahim-c2045 introduced spin early; however, no one could assert any sort of meaningful impact. The team was missing the fire-power of their
slow left-armer, Sunny, who bamboozled the opponents in the first match.
Windies reached the 50-run mark in the 17th over with both openers going neck on neck. The debutant, Shuvo was brought in just before the lunch interval; however, the visitors negotiated his bowling to end the first session on 88 for no loss.
Brathwaite completed his maiden half-century shortly after lunch, however, could not prolong his stay, edging the ball to the gully fielder off http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rubel-Hossain-c2378, who provided the much needed breakthrough for his side.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kirk-Anton-Edwards-c71510 than joined Powell and started to accumulate the innings. Powell than completed his fifty, picking Hossain for an easy single on the leg side.
The bowlers have toiled hard, but the pitch is flat and has so far offered no assistant to the Bangladehsi bolwers.
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