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West Indian openers remain firm after bowlers sink Bangladesh on 234

SAINT LUCIA: The West Indies opening pair of Kraigg Brathwaite and John Campbell stood their ground with an undefeated partnership after the bowlers wreaked havoc on the Bangladesh batting lineup on the opening day of the second Test.

The West Indies bowlers continued their dominance over the struggling tour batsmen as they eliminated Bangladesh by just 234 runs on the opening day of the second Test.

Batting first, Bangladesh got off to a fairly decent start to their proceedings, as left-handed batsman Tamim Iqbal and Mahmudul Hasan Joy provided a fair starting position 41 runs before Anderson Phillip broke the all-important partnership by eliminating the latter in 10.

Tamim, on the other hand, made a brief 27-run partnership with Najmul Hossain Shanto before returning to the pavilion in the 23rd as Bangladesh fell to 68-2. The left-handed starter was four shy of his half-century; him scoring 46 from 67 balls, tied with six bounds.

Middle-order right-handed batsman Anamul Haque then joined Shanto and helped the tour team rack up a 100-run mark before briefly going down after going 23-for-33. buy priligy online

After his dismissal, the touring team began losing wickets at regular intervals, while Liton Das stood his ground and single-handedly kept the scoreboard going.

Right-handed hitter Das, his team’s leading scorer with half a century of sand, went 53-for-70 with the help of seven bounds before Alzarri Joseph struck him out in the 58th; causing Bangladesh to lose its eighth wicket at 191.

With the touring team stranded at 191-8, supporters Shoriful Islam and Ebadot Hossain added crucial runs to the team’s total at death and bolstered the team to a respectable 234. Shoriful contributed his gutsy 26-run strike, while that Hossain remained undefeated with his magnificent 21.

For the West Indies, Jayden Seales and Joseph each picked three wickets, while Kyle Mayers and Phillip bagged two each.

In response, West Indies starters Brathwaite and Campbell showed utter dominance and held their bat until the end of opening day.

The duo will now resume proceedings for the home team at 67/0 as the hosts look to neutralize the remaining 167-run deficit. Campbell posted an unbeaten 32 while skipper Brathwaite made a no-out 30.

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