West Indies performed brilliantly in the two Test matches at home against Bangladesh, winning the first match by 201 runs. The second game of the series was played at the Jamaica Stadium. Bangladesh won an upset by 101 runs and ended the series with a 1-1 draw. West Indies had a target of 287 runs in the fourth innings but they managed only 185 runs. Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam played a major role in Bangladesh’s victory as he conceded 50 runs in 17 overs in the final innings of the game to hold off West Indies Half the players were sent into the pavilion.
Fifteen years later, the West Indies lost to Bangladesh at home.
Before the Test match in Jamaica, Bangladesh last defeated West Indies in a home Test match in 2009. Bangladesh won that match in Grenada by 4 wickets. Today, 15 years later, they successfully defeated the West Indies in their home Test match. In this game, the Bangladesh team, who attacked first, only scored 164 runs. Then their bowlers performed well and reduced the West Indies’ score in the first innings to only 146 runs. Bangladesh scored 268 runs in the second innings, with Zak Ali scoring an outstanding 91 runs. If we talk about West Indies’ second innings of this match, only Kevin Hodge could score a half-century.
Bangladesh win third away Test this year
Although 2024 is nothing special for Bangladesh in Test cricket, this is definitely their third Test win away from home. Bangladesh has the most away wins in Test cricket so far. While this is Bangladesh’s last Test series in the third World Test Championship, West Indies still have to play one more two-match series on the tour of Pakistan next year.
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