Test 2, Day 1: Nkrumah Bonner leads West Indies to 223-5 vs Bangladesh
2 min read Nkrumah Bonner was making up for misplaced time together with his second successive half-century as West Indies floor out 223-5 towards Bangladesh on day one of many second cricket Test on Thursday.
Bonner was 74 not out and wicketkeeper Joshua Da Silva was with him on 22 after a fair first day.
Captain Kraigg Brathwaite contributed 47 and fellow opener John Campbell 36 however the West Indies was bunkered down within the face of relentlessly disciplined bowling. The dwelling group had the initiative till the unbeaten 45-run, no-risk stand by Bonner and Da Silva to see out the day.
How lengthy Bonner lasts would be the key to West Indies’ innings, with a 300 complete trying imposing. After nearly a decade out of the nationwide setup, his 86 on debut final weekend helped West Indies win the primary check in a outstanding comeback.
After opting to bat first, Brathwaite and Campbell shared a good 66-run begin.
Campbell reduce offspinner Mehidy Hasan previous level for a boundary to start his scoring on his twelfth ball confronted. Campbell additionally struck offspinner Nayeem Hasan for a six over lengthy on. But with West Indies showing untoubled, Campbell gave up his wicket when he was trapped plumb attempting to brush left-arm spinner Taijul Islam.
Campbell reviewed in useless. His 68-ball innings included 5 fours and one six.
The bowlers regrouped effectively after lunch to take three wickets.
Fast bowler Abu Jayed was rewarded for hitting the fitting size constantly with Shayne Moseley’s wicket for 7, after which Brathwaite perished to a reduce shot off Soumya Sarkar’s medium tempo, three runs wanting his twenty first check half-century.
Kayle Mayers, the primary batsman to attain a double century within the fourth innings on debut within the first check, was out for five driving at Jayed and giving an out of doors edge to the slips.
West Indies was in bother at 116-4 however Bonner engineered a restoration, first with Jermaine Blackwood. Their 62-run for the fifth wicket lasted till Blackwood was caught and bowled by Taijul Islam for 28.
Bonner introduced up his half-century driving a Taijul supply to lengthy off for a single off 98 balls. But within the face of excellent bowling, he opted for a defensive strategy, which paid off for him. His 173-ball-knock to date contains six boundaries.
Jayed and Taijul have two wickets every.
