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Monday, October 24, 2011

West Indies 244 all out in1st innings

Elias Sunny continued to shine brightly, making further inroads into the West Indies batting line-up and becoming only the fourth Bangladesh bowler to take a five-for on debut. But his team was also on the receiving end of a counter-attack led by Darren Sammy, who raced to his first half-century in Tests, a slightly belated achievement for someone leading the side as a genuine allrounder.Resuming on overnight score of 144-5, the visitors on Tuesday reached 244 in the 68th over in response to Bangladesh's 350-9.
On Monday, Sunny picked up four wickets on a spin-friendly pitch.
Skipper Darren Sammy scored a steady half century.
Shakib Al Hasan claimed three wickets and Shahadat Hossain took one.
 Sunny increased his tally to six, removing overnight batsmen Marlon Samuels and Carlton Baugh, and ensured Bangladesh remained in the ascendancy. Though Sammy's naturally attacking approach significantly boosted the score, and in quick time, on a turning fifth-day track, Bangladesh's lead was still sizable enough to give them plenty of confidence going into the next Test.




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