Bangladesh crush West Indies for biggest Test victory

DHAKA: Offspinner Mehidy Hasan finished with a match haul of 12-117, the best figures by a Bangladeshi bowler, to spin his side to an innings and 184 runs victory against West Indies in the second Test.

It marked the first time Bangladesh won a Test by an innings margin against any opposition in their 112-Test history, a win that completed a sweep of the twomatch series following their 64-run victory in the first Test.

Bangladesh compiled 508 in their first innings, thanks to a career-best 136 from Mahmudullah and three half-centuries from skipper Shakib Al Hasan (80), opener Shadman Islam (76) and Liton Das (54) after which the spinners took the charge on Saturday.

Mehidy recorded his career-best bowling figures in an innings, claiming 7-58 to skittle West Indies for 111 in its first innings after the tourists resumed on day three on 75-5.

With a 397-run lead, Shakib Al Hasan had no hesitation in enforcing the follow-on.

It proved to be right decision as Bangladesh’s spin quartet_offspinners Mehidy Hasan and Nayeem Hasan and left-arm spinners Taijul Islam and Shakib Al Hasan_continued exposing West Indies’ vulnerability against spin on a pitch that offered turn and variable bounce.

The tourists were dismissed for 213 in the second innings. — AP