Suryaa Sports Desk: West Indies are struggling in the prestigious first Test match against Bangladesh. This exciting... West Indies are struggling in the prestigious first Test match against Bangladesh. Windies batsmen have to fight for the first innings lead in this exciting battle. At the end of the second day of the match, the West Indies team scored one hundred and thirty four runs for the loss of four wickets. Currently, the West Indies team is still one hundred and thirty-eight runs behind Bangladesh's first innings score. Although the match was interrupted several times due to rain and lack of light, Bangladesh's spinners performed brilliantly in the final session and put the opposition under pressure.
On the second morning of the match, Bangladeshi batsman Shadman Islam continued his excellent innings and scored an unbeaten century. West Indies bowler Joe Warrican bowled brilliantly to take five wickets as Bangladesh were bowled out for two hundred and seventy two runs in the first innings. After that, the openers gave a moderate start to the West Indies team who started their first innings. John Campbell tried to save the team with a half-century. However, the West Indies lost consecutive wickets and fell into trouble as Bangladesh's spin force flourished. In the final session, the Bangladesh bowlers made a concerted attack and the West Indies batsmen had to work hard to stay at the crease. Tagenarine Chanderpal and Justice Greaves played cautiously to end the day without further damage.
As the light faded, the umpires declared the second day's play prematurely over. Windies' official chances depend on how the batsmen at the crease do in the upcoming third day's play. With the Bangladesh spinners taking over the pitch completely, the West Indies middle order needs to play responsibly. Windies players will have to work hard to make up for the first innings deficit and take the lead. On the other hand, the Bangladeshi bowlers are looking to show aggression from the beginning and knock down the rest of the wickets quickly. This fierce fight between the two teams is very impressive to the cricket fans. Also Read: Australia take a crucial lead in the third Test against South Africa