Bangladesh v West Indies: 2nd Test at Dhaka, Day-1 – Second Session Report
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 are in a very good position in the ongoing second Test against Bangladesh, as they have reached 160 for two at tea on the first day at Dhaka on Saturday, October 29, 2011.
Although, the tourists lost a couple of wickets in the session, they played positive cricket throughout their outing.
Due to an ideal wicket to bat on, the Caribbean skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJG-Sammy-c1382, elected to bat first after winning the toss earlier in the day.
Responding to their captain’s call, the opening batsmen http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kieran-Omar-Akeem-Powell-c71441, performed excellently in the first session, taking score to 88 for no loss at lunch.
After the meal, the two openers went out to middle with an aim to keep playing good cricket and build up a huge partnership. However, the good time did not last long, as the 18-year-old Brathwaite gave away his wicket after collecting exactly 50 runs.
His half century, however, not only laid a solid foundation but also erased pressure from the upcoming batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kirk-Anton-Edwards-c71510.
Despite the fact that the two batsmen scored runs at a low strike rate of under-50, they punished the poor deliveries with authority.
After reaching his half-century, the well-settled, Powell did not look behind until he lost his concentration in the 55th over.
The Caribbean Kings were at 155 when Powell was bowled out by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Suhrawadi-Shuvo-c91688. During his stay at the crease, he blazed a steady knock of 72 runs and set a solid platform for his team to achieve a massive first innings total. On the other end, Edwards was
rock solid, as he gave the Bengali Tigers no chance to inflict any pressure on him.
At the end of second session, the Barbados batsman was unbeaten on 31 along with the new batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DM-Bravo-c1386, who gathered a couple of runs before the tea.
From http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rubel-Hossain-c2378 and Suhrawadi were the only two successful bowlers with a wicket each to their credit.
After 57.0 overs of play on the first day, the Windies are at 160/2. Since the Kings still have a lot of batting to come, the stage is set for a mammoth total in the first innings.
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