Bangladesh v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 – West Indies tour of Bangladesh (1st Test) – Match Update [Day 4] – Windies 8 for 0 by lunch
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sunil-Philip-Narine-c91869, after which the Windies stepped up to the crease for their second innings just before lunch, reaching 8 for 0 at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today on November 16 by the end of the first session.
Having decided to bat first after winning the toss on the first day, the West Indies had been troubled briefly by debutant Sohag Gazi (47-7-145-3) and Shahadat Hossain (21-3-85-1) during the earlier part of their first innings, losing Chris Gayle (24), http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Marlon-Nathaniel-Samuels-c74804 (16) for paltry scores.
However, the innings was initially steadied by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/D-Ramdin-c1299 (126*) took charge, establishing an unbeaten 296-run stand and getting the team up to 527 for 4, after which they declared on day 2.
Bangladesh opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shakib-Al-Hasan-c89559 (89) steadied the innings to a great degree on day three, while day four was dominated by Nasir Hossain and Mahmudullah.
Hossain drove the innings forward with a dominant 96, while Mahmudullah brought his individual score up to 62. Both batsmen set up a 121-run partnership for the 7th wicket, which got the Tigers up to 489. However, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJG-Sammy-c1382 (23-3-83-2).
Sohag Gazi (4) followed Mahmudullah back to the pavilion in the very same over, also falling prey to Narine, but his successor http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahadat-Hossain-c2480 (13) teamed up with Nasir Hossain for a 61-run partnership for the ninth wicket. However, Tino Best succeeded in dismissing Nasir Hossain 4 runs short of a century, and Narine polished off Shahadat Hossain, leaving the Tigers all out at 556, 29 runs ahead.
Faced with the task of building up a substantial lead, the Windies the proceeded to open up their second innings with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CH-Gayle-c1221 (7*) and Kieran Powell (1*), both of whom got the team up to 8 for 0 by lunch on day four.
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