Tino Best six-for sets up 2-0 series win

The series has come and gone,and the West Indies have won 2-0.

Despite having a harmstring problem,Tino Best,just as he did in the 1st test produced a match winning spell of bowling,claiming 6 wickets to give the West Indies their series victory.

Nasir Hossain made sure Bangladesh avoided an innings defeat, but failed again to get his maiden Test hundred, after having missed it by four runs in Mirpur.

Shakib Al Hasan's suicidal charge in the last over on day four had crippled Bangladesh's chances of somehow salvaging a draw, and West Indies needed just 14 overs today to wrap up the innings.

Any faint hopes Bangladesh might have had disappeared off the fourth ball of the day. Mahmudullah under-edged a sweep to the wicketkeeper down the leg side off Veerasammy Permaul, who ended his debut series with eight wickets at an average of 31.62 compared to Sunil Narine's three at 114.33.

At the end of the Bangladeshi innings,the Windies needed 27 runs,and that target was obtain easily and quickly,with Chris Gayle smashing 5 fours,the target was reached within 5 overs.


“On behalf of the directors, management and staff of the WICB, I want to wish the players and the team management hearty congratulations on this achievement,” said WICB President Dr. Julian Hunte.

“They continue to bring pride and joy to the people of the Caribbean. Indeed, a huge achievement for the team, considering the tough conditions which they faced.

“But they did an excellent job, never losing faith in their collective ability, which eventually brought them to success.”

Dr. Hunte said this was another example of the hard work which the players and the team management have put in to achieve success.

“There have been challenges, but it is good to see the team is now reaping some measure of success,” he said.

“Though there is still plenty work for all of us to do to restore West Indies cricket to its ultimate place of excellence, this performance is another example that prospects for the future appear to be bright.”


Chanderpaul earned the Man-of-the-Series award after scoring a double-hundred in the first Test and 150 in the second Test, while Best was West Indies’ most successful bowler with 12 wickets.

Powell became the first West Indies batsman in nine years to score a century in each innings of a Test during the first Test at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in the Bangladesh capital of Dhaka, and Samuels scored a maiden Test double hundred in the second Test at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in the south-western town of Khulna.

“They are all assets to the team, but every single player had a part to play in this success,” said the WICB President.

“We now look forward to further success in the five One-day Internationals and the Twenty20 International.”