West Indies down Bangladesh in second Test to sweep series

DHAKA: Rahkeem Cornwall took centre stage as spinners picked up all 10 wickets in the West Indies’s 17-run victory over Bangladesh in the second and final Test on Sunday to complete a series whitewash.

Cornwall took 4-105 while Kraigg Brathwaite (3-25) and Jomel Warrican (3-47) grabbed the remaining wickets as Bangladesh were bowled out for 213 on the fourth day.

Mehidy Hasan hit two sixes and three fours late in the day to add drama ater the hosts lost their ninth wicket but the West Indies kept their cool to deny them a come-from-behind win. The tourists, missing most of their top stars who feared travelling during the coronavirus pandemic, jumped with joy ater Cornwall took a catch at slip off Warrican to dismiss Mehidy for 31 and end the innings.

Set a target of 231 runs, opener Tamim Iqbal hit a quickfire 50 and put on 59 with Soumya Sarkar (13).

Brathwaite removed both openers before Cornwall and Warrican put the West Indies in control.

Brathwaite broke through off his first delivery as Soumya departed with an edge ricocheting off the gloves of wicketkeeper Joshua Da Silva before flying to Cornwall at slip. Tamim raced to a fity off 43 balls -- including nine fours -- before giving Shayne Moseley a catch at short cover. Warrican claimed Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque (26) and Mushfiqur Rahim (14), while Cornwall got rid of Mohammad Mithun (10) and Liton Das (22). The West Indies smelled a win once Cornwall dismissed Taijul for nine. Mehidy and Nayeem Hasan defiantly put on 25 for the ninth wicket, reviving home hopes.

Cornwall won the man of the match award for his nine wickets while Nkrumah Bonner was named player of the series. The West Indies won the first Test by three wickets.

Scoreboard:

West Indies first innings 409 (Joshua Da Silva 92, Nkrumah Bonner 90, Alzarri Joseph 82, Abu Jayed 4-98) Bangladesh first innings (Liton Das 71, Mehidy Hasan 57, Rahkeem Cornwall 5-74) West Indies second innings (overnight 41-3)

Shayne Moseley c Mithun b Mehidy 7 Nkrumah Bonner b Nayeem 38 Jomel Warrican lbw Jayed 2 Kyle Mayers lbw Jayed 6 Jermaine Blackwood st Liton b Taijul 9 Joshua Da Silva c Soumya b Taijul 20 Alzarri Joseph c Najmul b Taijul 9 Cornwall c Mushfiqur b Nayeem 1 Shannon Gabriel not out 1

Total (all out; 52.5 overs) 117 Bowling: Taijul 21-4-36-4, Nayeem 15.5-534-3, Mehidy 6-1-15-1, Jayed 10-4-32-2

Bangladesh second innings

Tamim Iqbal c Moseley b Brathwaite 50 Soumya Sarkar c Cornwall b Brathwaite 13 Najmul Hossain c Moseley b Cornwall 11 Mominul Haque c Cornwall b Warrican 26 Mushfiqur Rahim c Da Silva b Warrican 14 Mithun c Moseley b Cornwall 10 Liton Das c Joshua Da Silva b Cornwall 22 Mehidy Hasan c Cornwall b Warrican 31 Taijul Islam lbw Cornwall 8 Nayeem Hasan lbw Brathwaite 14 Abu Jayed not out 0

Total (all out; 61.3 overs) 213 Bowling: Cornwall 30-5-105-4, Joseph 2-0-16-0, Gabriel 2-0-8-0, Warrican 16.34-47-3 ( nb2) Brathwaite 11-1-25-3