Bangladesh concede lead

July 19 : A day that promised much for Bangladesh ended with West Indies 56 for one in their second innings and leading by 61, after impressive bowling from Kemar Roach kept the hosts in the second and final Test on Saturday.
Bangladesh were dismissed for 232, replying to West Indies first innings total of 237, with Roach finishing with the flattering figures of six wickets for 48 runs from 23.5 overs on the second day of the Test at the Queen’s Park Stadium Complex.
In an hour-and-a-half before the close, Shakib Al Hasan managed to scalp opener Dale Richards lbw for 12 to set West Indies back, but Bangladesh missed a chance to tighten the noose, when Junaid Siddique put down Travis Dowlin on nought at slip off Mahmudullah.
Earlier, several Bangladesh batsmen got starts without carrying on – Mushfiqur Rahim hit the top score of 48, Roqibul Hasan made 44, Tamim Iqbal got 37, and Mahmudullah added 28.
But every time Bangladesh seemed to be fortifying their position in the match, West Indies would fight back with Roach taking a leading role, after the Tigers continued from their bedtime total of 35 without loss.
They came under pressure from early and slid to 134 for five at lunch.
Night-watchman Enamul Haque was a sacrificial lamb, and became the second of five dismissals for wicketkeeper Chadwick Walton when he was caught down the leg-side off Roach for 13 in the first half hour.
The Tigers found scoring difficult against tidy bowling from the Caribbean side and wobbled to 77 for four.
Tamim Iqbal, a century-maker in the opening Test, was caught behind off Dave Bernard Jr, and Junaid Siddique was bowled for seven when he chopped on a delivery from Ryan Austin.
Mohammad Ashraful joined Roqibul and stemmed the fall of wickets before he cut a short ball from let-arm spinner Ryan Hinds and was caught at backward point for 12 to leave the Tigers on 106 for five.
Shakib and Roqibul stabilised the Bangladeshi innings, but things began to unravel for the visitors after lunch in the face of the Roach onslaught.
Roqibul was struck on his left elbow by a short, lifting delivery from Roach, and required the physio to nurse him back to life.
Two balls later, he wafted at a wide half-volley and was caught behind, and two overs later, Shakib was caught at mid- wicket to set Bangladesh back on 157 for seven.
After the break, the Bangladeshis’ frailty against fast bowling was cruelly exposed, when West Indies captain Floyd Reifer turned to Roach and Tino Best, his two fastest bowlers, to hasten the end of the innings.
Mushfiqur was the first to surrender as a pitched delivery followed a pair of bouncers, driving loosely after putting on a valuable 62 with Mahmudullah.
The rest of the Bangladesh batting offered token resistance only, as West Indies claimed their last three wickets for 13 runs.
Bangladesh lead the two-Test series 1-0, after they won the opening Test which ended last Monday in St. Vincent by 95 runs.
The Tigers need only to draw the match to clinch their first-ever Test series victory overseas.
SCOREBOARD
West Indies 1st innings 237
Bangladesh 1st Innings
(overnight 35 for one)
I Kayes c Walton b Sammy  14
Tamim c Walton b Bernard  37
Enamul c Walton b Roach  13
Junaid b Austin  7
Roqibul c Walton b Roach  44
M Ashraful c Sammy b Hinds 12
Shakib c Austin b Roach  16
Mushfiqur c Walton b Roach 48
Mahmudullah c Austin
b Roach  28
Shahadat c Richards
b Roach  0
Rubel not out  1
Extras (lb2, w3, nb7)  12
Total (all out in 76.1 overs) 232
Fall of wickets: 1-26, 2-51, 3-75, 4-77, 5-106, 6-150, 7-157, 8-219, 9-223, 10-232.
BOWLING O M R W
K Roach 23.5 8 48 6
T Best 17 3 47 0
D Sammy 15 3 45 1
D Bernard 8 0 29 1
Austin 8 0 29 1
R Hinds 8 1 32 1 
West Indies 2nd Innings:
D Richards lbw b Shakib  12
O Phillips not out  17
T Dowlin not out  23
Extras (nb4)  4
Total (for 1 in 23 overs)  56
Fall of wickets: 1-20.
BOWLING O M R W
Rubel 7 1 29 0
Shahadat 1 0 5 0
Enamul 4 2 3 0
Shakib 4 1 4 1
Mahmudullah 6 0 15 0
M Ashraful 1 1 0 0
 
AFP, ST. GEORGE’S (GRENADA)