Bangladesh beat West Indies by 101 runs to level Test series
Al Jazeera
Taijul Islam’s five-for helps the visitors win the second Test at Sabina Park and level the two-match series.
Bangladesh have completed an impressive comeback to beat West Indies in the second Test match by 101 runs and record their first win in the Caribbean since 2009.
Taijul Islam snared five wickets for the 15th time in a Test innings to lead Bangladesh’s series-levelling win on the fourth evening of the final Test of the series at Sabina Park on Tuesday.
After Jaker Ali’s Test-best innings of 91 lifted the tourists to 268 all out in their second innings and left the home team with a victory target of 287, left-arm spinner Islam broke the back of the Caribbean side’s effort with 5-50 as they were dismissed for 185 in the day’s final session.
Fast bowler Nahid Rana, whose maiden five-wicket haul in the first innings pulled Bangladesh back into contention, had the satisfaction of administering the final rites when he yorked the last man, Shamar Joseph, for his only wicket of the innings.
“It’s a great feeling to win a Test match abroad which we don’t often do and all the boys really put in a tremendous effort,” said player-of-the-match Islam.
