West Indies vs Bangladesh - First Test

Bangladesh: 238 & 345
West Indies: 307 & 181
Result: Bangladesh won the first test by 95 runs
Player of the match: Tamim Iqbal

Day 2

West Indies 17/1 (7 overs) Dale Richards 13(24), Shakib Al Hasan 1/1
Bangladesh 238 (88.2 overs) Mashrafe Mortaza 39(52), Mushfiqur Rahim 36(81), Kemar Roach 3/46

July 10, 2009 — Bangladesh played some poor cricket and West Indies made no mistake in taking advantage on day 2 at Kingstown. Starting at the day for 42/0, Bangladesh were all out for 238 runs. Struggling at 172/8 at one stage of the game, captain Mashrafe Mortaza and Shahadat Hossain helped Bangaldesh reach a modest 238 runs. Kemar Roach was impressive taking 3 wickets for 46 runs. In reply West Indies lost one wicket for 17 runs at stumps on day 2.

Day 1

Bangladesh 42/0 (18.5 overs)

July 9, 2009 — Bangladesh made a solid 42 against a new-look West Indies side as most of the day was spoiled by rain. Winning the toss, Bangladesh chose to bat first on a sluggish pitch. Persistent rain delayed the start of the first test. Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes remained unbeaten at stumps making a comfortable 42.

The home team sported a new-look as they are forced to go into the match with a below-strength side following the boycott by the senior West Indise players due to a contract dispute. Floyd Reifer was chosen the captain and Darren Sammy was made the vice-captain by the West Indies Cricket Board for the first test match against Bangladesh.

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