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Taijul bowls Bangladesh to win against Windies in first Test

November 24, 2018

CHITTAGONG, Nov 24 (INP) - Taijul Islam claimed 6-33 as Bangladesh defeated ‎West Indies by 64 runs on Saturday in the first match of their two-Test series.‎ ‎Chasing a target of 204 runs in Chittagong, West Indies stuttered from the start and were all out for ‎‎139 on the stroke of tea on the third day, suffering their first defeat in Bangladesh in seven Tests.‎ ‎Sunil Ambris was the last man dismissed after top-scoring for the visitors with 43. He had put on a 63-‎run partnership with Jomel Warrican for the ninth wicket to lift West Indies from 75 for eight to revive ‎an unlikely hope.‎ ‎But Mehidy Hasan dismissed Warrican for 41, and Taijul sealed the contest in the next over with the ‎wicket of Ambris.‎ ‎Left-arm spinner Taijul led Bangladesh’s attack with his seventh five-wicket haul in Tests, while ‎Shakib al Hasan and Mehidy each picked up two wickets.‎ ‎West Indies’ chase got off to a disastrous start, sinking to 11-4 at the lunch break before an attacking ‎‎27 off 19 by Shimron Hetmyer provided the visitors a brief respite.‎ ‎Leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo earlier claimed three wickets in the morning to finish with 4-26 as West ‎Indies bowled out Bangladesh for 125 runs in their second innings.‎ ‎Bangladesh spinners responded almost immediately when Shakib drew Kieran Powell forward for ‎Mushfiqur Rahim to accomplish a simple stumping, making Shakib the first Bangladeshi cricketer to ‎claim 200 wickets in Tests.‎ ‎"Whatever I do, I do for the team, and I’m lucky to have some of these achievements," Shakib said ‎after the match.‎ ‎Shakib drew an edge from Shai Hope before a two-wicket burst by Taijul, who trapped Roston Chase ‎for a duck and Kraigg Brathwaite in the same over, leaving the West Indies in dire straits.‎ ‎The collapse dashed any West Indies satisfaction from wrapping up the Bangladesh innings, with the ‎hosts only adding 70 runs to their overnight score after resuming play on 55-5.‎ ‎Mahmudullah Riyad top-scored for Bangladesh with 31 in the second innings, but not before he was ‎dropped by Hope off Bishoo on 15.‎ ‎Pace bowler Gabriel took the first breakthrough of the day when he bowled Mushfiqur Rahim for 19.‎ ‎Mehidy and Mahmudullah tried to rebuild the innings, putting on 37 for the seventh wicket before ‎Mehidy was removed by Bishoo for 18.‎ ‎Bishoo then dismissed Nayeem Hasan and Mahmudullah in a quick succession, while Chase wrapped ‎up the Bangladesh innings by dismissing Taijul.‎ ‎West Indies captain Brathwaite hailed Bangladesh for their performance.‎ ‎"A tough loss for us. I thought the Bangladesh team did very well," he said.‎ ‎In the first innings, West Indies scored 246 runs in reply to Bangladesh’s 324.‎ Inp/khan