Bangladesh confronted West Indies at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua. Bangladesh gained the toss within the first Take a look at of the two-match sequence towards the Caribbean. Mehdi Hasan Miraj, the brand new captain of Tigers gained the toss and bowled first.
Mirage made his debut as Take a look at captain with this tournament. The correct-handed all-rounder took over the management of the workforce as common captain Nazmul Hossain Shanto used to be injured.
As the cause of taking over bowling previous, Miraj stated, ‘I need to bowl first. As a result of I feel the primary hour is vital for bowlers. The wicket seems to be excellent. However we need to benefit from the primary hour. We’re enjoying with two spinners – Taijul and me. And 3 rapid bowlers.’
Bangladesh has blended recollections within the Caribbean with the West Indies. Two stories. There may be the success of profitable the Take a look at after combating for 5 days. This West Indies soil additionally holds the original success of Bangladesh’s first Take a look at sequence win clear of established cricket powers, except Zimbabwe (2-0 in 2009 in a 2-Take a look at sequence).
However there also are sour stories. The disgrace of being all out for the fewest runs (43) within the two-era historical past of Bangladesh’s Take a look at cricket is at the floor of the West Indies, on the Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua.
For the primary time in 18 years, the Tigers will play on this Take a look at with none of the 5 gamers (Mashrafi bin Mortuza, Mahmudullah, Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim and Shakib Al Hasan).
It is still observed how the brand new captain Mehdi Hasan Miraj’s workforce will play with out Panchpandav on the venue the place the Tigers have had the bottom Take a look at innings.
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