Windies beat Bangladesh by eight wickets in first Test

DHAKA, Bangladesh (CMC) — Roston Chase’s five-wicket haul and Brandon King’s unbeaten half-century paved the way for West Indies to romp to a commanding eight-wicket win over Bangladesh on the penultimate day of the opening Test here on Saturday. Chase, along with Player of the Match Jomel Warrican, captured the last four Bangladesh wickets to fall as the home side, resuming from their overnight total of 79 for six, was bundled out for 142 in the morning session. Set 170 runs for victory, King and John Campbell gave the visitors a perfect start by sharing an opening partnership of 112 runs that all but sealed the result, as the Windies strolled to 170 for two in 35. 1 overs at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.

The result not only gave the West Indies an unassailable 1-0 lead in the two-match series, it also ensured that for the first time since 1994 they will end the year having not lost a Test series. Bangladesh needed a heroic performance by their lower order to give themselves any chance of posting a defendable total. However, left-arm spinner Warrican struck in the day’s first over when he had Jaker Ali caught by Chase at slip after adding just four runs to his overnight score of 18. Things could have been worse for Bangladesh had Warrican managed to hold on to a return catch and dismiss new batter Hasun Mahmud when he was just one, but the ball spilled out of his grasp as he dived to his right. All-rounder Nayeem Hasan, who also began the day on 18, was the home side’s lone bright spark in the innings. He added 26 runs with Mahmud for the eighth wicket before Warrican made amends by trapping Mahmud lbw for nine to leave the score 110 for eight. Chase then had Taijul Islam adjudged lbw shortly after, and he wrapped up the innings and his ‘five for’ by…