Sports Reporter :
Bangladesh Cricket team will face West Indies in the second Test today at the Sabina Park in Jamaica of West Indies. The series-decider Test will start at 9:00pm (Bangladesh Standard Time).
The every day match will be aired by private satellite channel Nagorik Television and private sports channel T Sports. Stand-in-Captain of Bangladesh Mahidy Hasan Miraz will lead his side with his all-round performance, while Captain of West Indies Kraigg Brathwaite will lead his side from the frontline.
The Tigers lost to Caribbeans by 201 runs in the first Test at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua of West Indies on November 26. The two-Test match series is part of ICC World Test Championship. But both teams have no chance to play in the final of the ICC World Test Championship.
If Bangladesh win the second Test match, the two-Test series will end in a draw. On the other hand, if West Indies win the second Test match, they will clinch have a 2-0 clean sweep against the touring side. Besides, if the second Test match ends in a draw, the hosts will win the Test series 1-0.
Before the second Test match between Bangladesh and West Indies, the Tigers and the Caribbeans faced each other in 21 Test matches. Of them, West Indies posted 15 victories, while Bangladesh won four occasions and rest of the two Test matches ended in draws.
BSS adds: Bangladesh Stand-in Captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz though tried to defend the batters. “I think we made a few mistakes but that can happen. We hope to come back strongly in the next match,” Miraz who led the side after regular skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto was ruled out of the Test series following a groin injury said after the disgraceful defeat in the first match.
“We know what mistakes we made and we need to come back stronger. We will have a chat among ourselves. Hopefully we’ll put our best in the coming Test,” he said.
Bangladesh’s pace attack of late, led by Taskin, have been doing excellent job, be it on home soil or foreign den. Miraz has no reservation to shower praise on the pace attack.
“I think we bowled really well. Taskin got six wickets. We have a got a good pace attack-Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud and Shoriful all bowled well. We have spinner Taijul too who bowled really well in the first innings. I am really happy with their performance.”
Probable XIs:
Bangladesh : Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Mominul Haque, Litton Das, Jaker Ali, Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Captain), Taijul Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Nahid Rana and Hasan Mahmud.
West Indies : Kraigg Brathwaite (Captain), Mikyle Louis, Keacy Carty, Alick Athanaze, Kavem Hodge, Justin Greaves, Joshua Da Silva, Alzarri Joseph, Jomel Warrican, Jayden Seales and Shamar Joseph.
