BIGGEST TEST WIN FOR BANGLADESH

Bangladesh team

Taijul Islam got the wicket of Lewis, as West Indies are bowled out for 213 in the second innings.

Bangladesh white washed West Indies in two-match Test series by recorded their biggest-margin victory in Test cricket, defeating the West Indies by an innings and 184 runs in second and final match at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Sunday,

Wrapping the visitors for 111 and 213 runs in the second and final Test of the series, Tigers clinched their biggest Test win-ever by completing a clean sweep against the Caribbean by 2-0 in the two-match series.

The Tigers won the match by an innings and 184 runs, which is Bangladesh’s first-ever win by an innings.

Bangladesh off-spinner Mehedi Miraz attained career-best bowling figures as he picked up seven wickets against the West Indies at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today. Windies became the first team that were made to follow-on by the Tigers. Miraz bettered his own record of taking 12 wickets for 159 runs against England in 2016.

Bangladesh’s previous biggest Test win came in 2005 when they outclassed Zimbabwe in Chattogram and was also the first-ever Test win of the Tigers.

The latest series triumph is Bangladesh’s second Test series win over the Caribbean boys as they beat them for the first time in 2009, and this is Bangladesh’s first win in four years as well.

Bangladesh spin arsenal played the centre rule to tumble the West Indians. In their first innings, Mehidy Hasan Miraz recorded his best bowling figures in a Test innings taking seven-for 58 for the first time. Shakib Al Hasan took the other three wickets of the visitors.

And in the second innings, Miraz took another five-for to become Bangladesh’s second bowler after Shakib Al Hasan to take five or more wickets in both innings of a Test twice.

Shirmon Hetmyer, Hope offer resistance following the loss of four wickets in the morning session, Shimron Hetmyer and Shai Hope stood their ground against Bangladesh spinners to star in a 50-run fifth wicket stand. Hetmyer counter-attacked with gutso, trying to take the game to the spinners. He traded in sixes, hitting four so far, inchluding two back-back sixes off Taijul Islam after lunch. Meanwhile Hope looked to play second fiddle during the partnership with Windies still trailing by 316 runs.

But, his effort went in vain as other West Indian batsmen failed to show any intention to avoid an embarrassing defeat.

Earlier, Bangladesh posted 508 runs on the board in the first innings of the match as Mahmudullah Riayd recorded his best Test-knock of 136 runs. The hosts took a huge step to win the match adding a mammoth total in the first innings, and eventually, they won the match to create a new history.