Tigers start mission WI today

Mashrafee bin Murtaza will make his debut as Bangladesh captain when he will lead the side against West Indies A team in a three-day match starting from today at the Kensington Oval in Barbados.
Bangladesh, who will play two Tests and three one-day international matches during their Caribbean tour, reached West Indies on Tuesday and had a vigorous practice session on following day. It was the only information available about the team from the Bangladesh Cricket Board, which has sent the team without a manager for the first time in many years. Manager Shafiqul Haque Heera could not be reached on his cell phone.
West Indies have named a largely untested 12-man A side to face Bangladesh in the game that included only three players having international experience – captain Sewnarine Chattergoon, Kemar Roach and Lendl Simmons.
Simmons, the nephew of former West Indian all-rounder and currently Ireland coach Phil Simmons, was not included for the ODIs against India despite a good showing in the ICC World Twenty20.
Fast bowler Nelon Pascal was with the West Indies squad on the tour to England but only played in warm-up matches. Young Andre Creary of Jamaica has yet to play a first-class match but has found a place in the squad to face Bangladesh.
The selection of the rest of the squad is down to solid first-class performances this season. Adrian Barath was the fourth highest run-scorer with 845 at 44.47, Combined Campuses & Colleges’ Omar Phillips scored 601 at 33.38 including a double-century and Kieran Powell made 567 at 37.80 for Leeward Islands.
The CCC off-spinner Ryan Austin topped the wickets tally with 60 at 24.06 and leg-spinner Gavin Wallace had 31 at 16.96 for the winners Jamaica. Devon Thomas, the wicketkeeper, had 30 dismissals to go with his 376 runs.
Bangladesh: Mashrafee bin Murtaza (captain), Sakib al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, Junaed Siddique, Imrul Kayes, Mohammad Ashraful, Roqibul Hassan, Mehrab Hossain Jr, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mushfiqur Rahim, Sahgir Hossain, Enamul Haque Jr, Shahadat Hossain, Rubel Hossain and Mahbubul Alam.
West Indies A: Sewnarine Chattergoon (capt), Ryan Austin, Adrian Barath, Andre Creary, Kevin McClean, Nelon Pascal, Omar Phillips, Kieran Powell, Kemar Roach, Lendl Simmons, Devon Thomas, Gavin Wallace.

Courtesy of NewAgebd