West Indies vs. Bangladesh, 2nd Test: Day 4 Highlights, Scorecard, Report

West Indies took victory by 296 runs on the fourth day of the second Test against Bangladesh and also wrapped up a 2-0 series victory.

Having declared in the morning, the West Indians bowled out Bangladesh for 192 after the away side had been 158-2 and hopeful of saving the game.

The West Indians resumed on 208-4, ahead by 427, and both Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Jermaine Blackwood looked positive early on as they pushed for a declaration.

Blackwood would bring up his half-century in the opening stages, while at the other end, Chanderpaul was looking very strong and found the boundaries regularly.

The lead surged past 450, with Chanderpaul also close to a personal milestone as he neared another century.

He would reach the mark—the 31st of his Test career—with two runs off Mahmudullah and take the score to 269-4, a lead of 488.

At that point, West Indies captain Denesh Ramdin declared, meaning the visitors would have to bat approximately five-and-a-half sessions to save the game.

The Bangladesh openers started their reply brightly, with Shamsur Rahman looking in good touch as he hit three early boundaries, while Tamim Iqbal was a little more circumspect.

In reply, the West Indian seamers started banging the ball in short, but Rahman was equal to the task as he continued to pepper the boundary.

However, he was undone by this strategy on 39, as he hit a high hook shot off Jerome Taylor straight to Kirk Edwards on the boundary, who took an easy catch.

He would be replaced by Anamul Haque with the score on 47-1, but the No. 3 did not last long before edging Sulieman Benn behind, where Ramdin took a smart catch.

Bangladesh would pass 50 thanks to Iqbal and new man Mominul Haque, and the visitors would go to the lunch break with the score on 55-2.

After the break, the pair continued their steady progress, with very few boundaries being hit as they looked to defend stoutly and drag their side closer to safety.

They took Bangladesh past 100 with relative ease and also brought up their half-century partnership, with Iqbal in particular looking uncharacteristically defensive.

West Indies 2nd Innings	(Resumed on 208-4, ahead by 427)	Bangladesh 1st Innings 161	West Indies 1st Innings 380
Total	269-4 dec. (Lead by 488)	77 overs
Bangladesh 2nd Innings	Require 489 to win
Total	192 all out (WI win by 296 runs)	77.4 overs
Batsman	Dismissal	Bowler	Runs	Mins	Balls
K. Brathwaite	c Rahman	b Mahmudullah	45	139	112
L. Johnson		b T. Islam	41	77	59
K. Edwards	c Rahman	b S. Islam	2	13	8
D. Bravo		b Mahmudullah	7	37	29
S. Chanderpaul	Not Out		101	173	134
J. Blackwood	Not Out		66	164	120
Extras	2w 5lb	7
Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
T. Islam	28	5	81	1
A. Hossain	4	0	18	0
R. Islam	12	3	42	0
S. Islam	13	1	42	1
Mahmudullah	16	2	64	2
M. Haque	4	0	17	0
Batsman	Dismissal	Bowler	Runs	Mins	Balls
T. Iqbal	c Gabriel	b Benn	64	226	181
S. Rahman	c Edwards	b Taylor	39	38	27
A. Haque	c Ramdin	b Benn	0	11	8
M. Haque	c Gabriel	b Benn	56	184	139
Mahmudullah	lbw	b Gabriel	0	6	6
M. Rahim		b Taylor	11	70	54
N. Hossain	lbw	b Benn	2	10	10
T. Islam	c and b	b Benn	4	25	12
S. Islam		b Roach	14	37	24
R. Islam	lbw	b Taylor	0	4	4
A. Hossain	Not Out		0	5	1
Extras	1w 1lb	2
Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
J. Taylor	13	4	39	3
K. Roach	15.4	1	43	1
S. Benn	32	6	72	5
J. Blackwood	2	0	4	0
S. Gabriel	11	2	24	1
L. Johnson	4	0	9	0

The West Indians had some problems creating chances, but they wasted a glorious opportunity to remove Haque, as he was dropped at slip by Darren Bravo off Taylor.

Shortly after, a rain shower forced the players off the field, and the umpires decided to take an early tea, with Bangladesh’s score on 114-2.

It was an encouraging session for the visitors, who showed good fight in not losing a wicket, but they knew that there was still plenty of time left in the game.

The players returned on schedule for the evening session after the rain passed through, and shortly after, Iqbal would reach his fifty off 146 balls.

The batsmen would then bring up their century partnership, as they continued to look solid. But then with the score on 158, disaster struck.

Having defended so effectively, Iqbal’s natural game came back to haunt him, as he threw his bat at a flighted ball from Benn and top-edged a catch to Shannon Gabriel.

That brought about another collapse, as new man Mahmudullah was lbw to Gabriel in the next over, then Benn dismissed Haque with the score on 160.

That meant the visitors had lost three wickets for two runs in a disastrous period of nine balls, and it would then get even worse, as Nasir Hossain was removed after adding just two runs.

Mushfiqur Rahim was once again left to pick up the pieces with the tailenders and to try and survive through to the end of the evening and take the game into a fifth day.

However, straight after the drinks break, the hosts struck again, as Benn picked up his fifth wicket of the innings when Taijul Islam hit him an easy return catch.

Rahim was joined by Shafiul Islam for the side’s rearguard, and for a time, they looked solid and capable of forcing a fifth day.

However, the Bangladeshi captain would perish, as he was bowled through the gate by Taylor for 11, leaving the tail hopelessly exposed.

In the same over as Rahim departed, Taylor would take the 100th Test wicket of his career, as he had Robiul Islam dismissed lbw for a duck.

Then, the final wicket was taken in what was the final scheduled over of the day, as Kemar Roach bowled Shafiul Islam to complete a win by 296 runs.

It was a good victory for the hosts, who also win the series 2-0, but it was a poor game for the visitors, who slumped from 158-2 to 192 all out in their second innings.