Paceman Tino Best grabbed his maiden five-wicket haul to help the West Indies beat Bangladesh by 77 runs in the first Test in an exciting fifth day finish at Shere Bangla stadium yesterday.
The 31-year-old took three wickets in the post-lunch session and added another in the final session, finishing with five for 24 to rout Bangladesh for a paltry 167 after they were set a 245-run target. West Indian captain Darren Sammy heaped praise on his bowlers.
“Bangladesh played really well, but credit must go to our bowlers and batsmen,” said Sammy. “It turned out to be a very good pitch after 1,000 runs in the first two innings. The team has a whole new belief and we are trying to get more consistent in Tests.”
Meanwhile, Sammy's counterpart Mushfiqur Rahim bemoaned a lack of partnerships in his team's second innings.
“We really did well in the first innings, but lack of partnerships in the second let us down,” said Rahim. “We are 1-0 down but we have lots of positives from this Test and hopefully we can come back hard.”
Published in The Express Tribune, November 18th, 2012.
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