Windies complete whitewash

Gros-Islet – West Indies wasted no time on a day when more than five hours were lost to the elements to complete a 10-wicket victory over Bangladesh on the fourth day of the second and final Test in St Lucia on Monday.

Frustrated by torrential overnight showers which left a sodden outfield and prevented play until mid-afternoon, the home side claimed the last four wickets swiftly despite an entertaining, unbeaten 60 by Nurul Hasan to dismiss the visitors for 186 in their second innings after they had resumed in the already precarious position of 132 for six.

That left captain Kraigg Brathwaite and opening partner John Campbell with the formality of knocking off the 13 runs required for victory in less than three overs for another comprehensive triumph and a 2-0 sweep of the series.

“Our confidence levels were very high coming into this game after that win in the first Test,” Brathwaite said.

“There is always room for improvement but it was good to see the way we fought back from a difficult position against the Bangladesh bowlers on the second day.

“It is especially pleasing to see our plans coming to fruition now because we know it’s going to be very tough for our next Test series in Australia at the end of year but we believe we can put up a good fight there,” he added.

It extended the West Indies’ Test match winning streak to three matches following a series-clinching victory over England at the end of the series in Grenada three months earlier.

Kyle Mayers (left), whose 146 was the fulcrum of the West Indies first innings total of 148, took both the Man-of-the-Match and Man-of-the-Series awards.