India's coach say's

Players could quit Tests for high IPL pay - Kirsten

Gary Kirsten, India's coach, has joined the debate on IPL's threat to Test cricket and said if players are paid substantially more for playing in the Twenty20 league then there will be others like Andrew Flintoff who will quit Tests.

"It's a natural progression that the guys are then going to say 'I'm not interested in bowling 25 overs in a day when I can bowl four overs in a six-week period and earn three times as much'," Kirtsen said. "The worrying side that I'm seeing is that a guy like Andrew Flintoff, a high profile cricketer, has now made the decision to leave Test cricket, because he feels that he can get more out of his body and earn much more money by moving away from Test cricket and playing ODIs and Twenty20 cricket. He's perfectly right in his decision. Why not?"

Kirsten said if countries wanted Test cricket to remain as the No. 1 format then priorities had to be sorted. "India plays six Tests this year. Is that sufficient or are there other priorities? I don't know."

Kirsten also said the number of Twenty20s per tour should be increased in place of ODIs. "It's quite interesting that we've got a Twenty20 World Cup in April next year in the West Indies and Team India don't play one Twenty20 game until that tournament starts. What should be happening is that we should be going on tour and playing six Twenty20 games and one or two 50-over games. I think that's going to happen. It's just a matter of time."

New Zealand players have decided to forgo next year's IPL for a Test series against Australia at home. Daniel Vettori, the New Zealand captain, said while the national side had to be the players' priority, it was difficult for them to continue to turn down the money.

The Ashes - England v Australia 2009

Australia face difficult task forcing a result at Edgbaston

Weather and pitch conditions could conspire against the Australians in their quest for a series-levelling victory at Edgbaston. Rain is forecast for the West Midlands for each of the next four days, with particularly heavy storms predicted for Wednesday, the eve of the third Ashes Test, and Thursday. And even if the players do make it onto the field for extended periods, recent history suggests Ricky Ponting's men could find it difficult to force their way back into the series on a pitch that has played host to 16 draws from its past 20 first class matches.

Only once this season has a county team achieved victory in Birmingham, and then only on account of a sublime fast bowling performance from Graham Onions and Steve Harmison. The Durham pacemen, both of whom have been named in England's 13-man squad for the third Ashes Test, claimed a combined 16 wickets to lead Durham to a win over Warwickshire in June, however the six other first-class matches played at the ground this year have resulted in draws.

One of those matches, England's pre-Ashes warm-up match against Warwickshire, was a rare bright point for seamers at Edgbaston. James Anderson took full advantage of the green-tinged pitch to claim five first innings wickets, however his efforts were not enough to force a result in the three-day contest.

Despite his recent success at Edgbaston, Anderson was expecting a benign Test strip. "It's generally quite slow and low and I'm guessing it will be similar to Cardiff, which isn't great from an entertainment point of view or a bowler's point of view," Anderson said. "To be honest, Test pitches around the world are getting pretty similar. As bowlers we're quite used to it and just have to try and work out how to get 20 wickets on these sort of pitches."

Ravi Bopara was another to have excelled during England's warm-up match against Warwickshire, scoring 43 and 104 retired, and he too predicted a gruelling match against the Australians.

"It might be," Bopara said. "But that's where a good spinner comes in to bowl a lot of overs and produce some good spells where he takes a wicket or two to break up partnerships. I think Hauritz has bowled really well. He started off the tour really well. We certainly don't underestimate him. Again, our boys have had recent success as well. Swann's bowled well against the West Indies and Monty Panesar is back on the scene as well. Facing him in the nets, he's been top drawer. It's probably going to be one of those toils ... and go down to the wire."

The Australians, however, are taking nothing for granted regarding the Edgbaston surface, having famously been duped into bowling first at the ground four years ago in a match England won by two runs. Despite recent comments from Steve Rouse, the Edgbaston curator, stating that recent rain had left the pitch "like jelly", Tim Nielsen, the Australian coach, said his side would reserve judgement on the make-up of their bowling attack until they had closely inspected the surface first-hand.

"We'll have a look at the conditions when we get to Edgbaston and work it out," Nielsen said. "We're hearing that the wicket isn't very progressed in its preparation. We'll have a look at what the weather is doing."

Local bookmakers have installed the draw as the most likely result in the match.

Northamptonshire v Australians, 3rd day

Australians 308 for 8 dec (Watson 84, Hussey 75 ret ht) and 270 for 3 (McDonald 75, Hughes 68, Manou 59*, Watson 50) beat Northamptonshire 226 for 7 dec (Wakely 62, Wessels 50, Siddle 3-53) and 217 (O'Brien 58, McDonald 4-15) by 135 runs

The Australians have recorded their maiden first-class victory on this tour of England, but the path to a Test triumph appears more treacherous by the day. Another dispiriting performance from Mitchell Johnson has cast significant doubt over his mechanical and mental readiness for Edgbaston, and placed the one-time spearhead in grave danger of the axe.

Johnson conceded at least one boundary in each of his first six overs on Sunday; a streak that could have stretched to seven but for the negative tactic to bowl short and wide of the Northamptonshire batsmen in the closing stages of his spell. His main persecutor, Niall O'Brien, is more notable for his work behind the stumps for Ireland than his first-class average of 27.68, but the left-hander was made to look every bit the specialist batsman after thumping Johnson for seven of his nine boundaries en route to 58, scored in better than even time.

Johnson's woes also extended to the field, where he dropped Ben Howgego at mid-on off the bowling of Stuart Clark, but it was his analysis of 1 for 65 from 11.1 overs - ending a match in which he dismissed a solitary tailender, and conceded runs at close to six-per-over against a second-division county line-up - that might have tipped the selection scales against him. Demotion at Edgbaston would represent a stunning fall from grace for a bowler who, barely a month ago, arrived on these shores touted as the world's most dangerous paceman and charged with leading Australia's Ashes defence.

Johnson conceded 45 runs in his opening seven-over burst, and his second spell in the final hour of play proved similarly disappointing. Bowling to the Northamptonshire tail, Johnson watched forlornly as his eighth over was dispatched for 12 runs. His next, a maiden, was greeted with a rousing Bronx cheer from the Wantage Road pavilion, as was his eventual dismissal of David Wigley - concluding a stretch of 35 wicketless overs, dating back to the first innings of the Lord's Test.

"He didn't bowl as well as he would have liked at Lord's," said Tim Nielsen, the Australian coach. "He had some times today when he went for four, five and six an over with the ball flying through gully and slip. That's the nature of the beast.

West Indies seek top-order revival

Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Start time 09.30am (13.30 GMT)

The disappointment of West Indies' defeat in the series opener was not confined to their performance. They didn't get the pitch they wanted. This, despite the curator Richard LeTang's assertion that spinners would have a hard time on the Windsor Park track in response to West Indies coach John Dyson's call for a "hard, pacy and bouncy wicket." Instead, the track was not unlike the ones used in the Tests, where Bangladesh's spinners thrived and ultimately won their team its first series overseas. West Indies' problems against the slow bowlers showed little improvement in the first ODI, the batsmen succumbing to poor footwork and shot selection. The pitch played slow, the spinners got the ball to grip and one can expect little change in the way it will behave tomorrow. Unless the brittle top-order devises a means to combat Bangladesh's strength, West Indies could slide to their first ODI series defeat against the visitors.

Bangladesh are a happy lot. Shakib Al Hasan has backed his shrewd captaincy with individual performance, Mohammad Ashraful has returned to form and Abdur Razzak has made a successful comeback from his suspension. Add to that the favourable conditions, and Bangladesh look good to wrap it up.

Chaminda Vaas at his last test

Chaminda Vaas with his son at the post-match presentation, Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 3rd Test, Colombo, 5th day, July 24, 2009

Chaminda Vaas's family presents him with a bouquet, Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 3rd Test, Colombo, 5th day, July 24, 2009

Chaminda Vaas with his wife at a press conference, Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 3rd Test, Colombo, 5th day, July 24, 2009

Chaminda Vaas

Chaminda Vaas waves to the crowd, Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 3rd Test, Colombo, 5th day, July 24, 2009

Kevin Pietersen

Kevin Pietersen was at Lord's to watch his county, Hampshire, in the Friends Provident Trophy final, Hampshire v Sussex, Friends Provident Trophy final, Lord's, July 25, 2009

Australia brfoe 3rd test

Shane Watson scored 50 off 35 balls, Northamptonshire v Australians, 3rd day, Northampton, July 26, 2009

Mitchell Johnson wonders what has gone wrong as his troubles continue, Northamptonshire v Australians, 3rd day, Northampton, July 26, 2009

Shane Watson struck after scoring a fifty, Northamptonshire v Australians, 3rd day, Northampton, July 26, 2009

England team's new sponsor

Andrew Strauss with an England shirt as Brit Insurance were announced as the team's new sponsor, The Oval, July 27, 2009

Charlotte Edwards and Andrew Strauss pose with the England shirt, The Oval, July 27, 2009

poiture of Bangladesh Vs West Indies

Raqibul Hasan is bowled for 12, West Indies v Bangladesh, 1st ODI, Dominica, July 26, 2009

Devon Smith raises the bat after reaching a half-century, West Indies v Bangladesh, 1st ODI, Dominica, July 26, 2009

Abdur Razzak at the top of his run-up, West Indies v Bangladesh, 1st ODI, Dominica, July 26, 2009

Abdur Razzak celebrates Travis Dowlin's wicket, West Indies v Bangladesh, 1st ODI, Dominica, July 26, 2009

West Indies v Bangladesh

West Indies v Bangladesh

Bangladesh won by 52 runs

	Bangladesh innings (50 overs maximum)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	Tamim Iqbal	c †Fletcher b Roach	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
	0.1 and Roach strikes first ball! fuller length delivery outside the off stump, pitched closed to the off stump line and Tamim has a go at it, ball clips the outside edge and goes straight to the keeper. Now that's a start! 0/1
	Junaid Siddique	c Lewis b Bernard	36	75	47	3	0	76.59
	16.5 Siddique departs! fuller length delivery outside the off stump, they dried up the runs and under pressure Siddique tries to go over the top but the shot is not timed well enough and Lewis at mid-off takes it cleanly. This is good stuff from West Indies 74/2
	Mohammad Ashraful	run out (Reifer/†Fletcher)	57	134	95	5	0	60.00
	30.6 Miller to Shakib Al Hasan, short ball and Shakib cuts it away towards cover - Ashraful had been struggling but they decide to go for the single. The throw comes in over the stumps and Fletcher quickly takes off the bails - they go upstairs and the RED light flashes 128/4
	Raqibul Hasan	b Roach	12	21	23	2	0	52.17
	23.1 and he gets the breakthrough. He makes the ball move back in a touch at a fuller length outside the off stump. Raqibul is looking to run it down to third man without quite opening the face of the bat. He suffers as he gets an inside-edge onto the stumps and has to walk back 97/3
	Shakib Al Hasan*	c Dowlin b Roach	54	104	60	3	0	90.00
	47.2 gone! fuller length delivery outside the off stump, Shakib moves across a long away and tries to scoop it over the fielder at short fine leg but fails to clip it cleanly and Dowlin at short fine leg nicely settles under it 230/7
	Mushfiqur Rahim†	c Sammy b Lewis	11	18	18	0	0	61.11
	35.5 gone! short delivery, was close to the off stump line - Rahim goes back and cuts hard but only manages to slice it straight to the fielder at backward point. Bangladesh five down. 149/5
	Mahmudullah	c Bernard b Miller	42	46	39	2	2	107.69
	46.5 tossed up outside the off stump and Mahmudullah drives away from his body. Not a well timed shot and the ball lobs up towards point. Bernard there moves across quickly, dives to his left and takes it cleanly. Fantastic catch to end a fantastic innings 228/6
	Naeem Islam	not out	7	16	7	0	0	100.00
	Abdur Razzak	lbw b Roach	0	1	2	0	0	0.00
	47.5 Roach bags another one! good length delivery on the middle and leg stump line, Razzaq tries to work it away on the leg side but fails to make contact and the ball hits the pad right in front of the stumps. Loud appeal and umpire Doctrove had no hesitation in raising his finger. 231/8
	Syed Rasel	b Roach	7	7	7	0	0	100.00
	49.3 5-for! full and on the stumps - you miss, I hit. Rasel opens up and hits across the line but fails to make contact and the ball crashes into the stumps. Bangladesh 9 down. 241/9
	Rubel Hossain	not out	1	1	1	0	0	100.00
	Extras	(b 1, lb 8, w 10)	19
	Total	(9 wickets; 50 overs)	246	(4.92 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-0 (Tamim Iqbal, 0.1 ov), 2-74 (Junaid Siddique, 16.5 ov), 3-97 (Raqibul Hasan, 23.1 ov), 4-128 (Mohammad Ashraful, 30.6 ov), 5-149 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 35.5 ov), 6-228 (Mahmudullah, 46.5 ov), 7-230 (Shakib Al Hasan, 47.2 ov), 8-231 (Abdur Razzak, 47.5 ov), 9-241 (Syed Rasel, 49.3 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	KAJ Roach	10	0	44	5	4.40	(3w)
	0.1 to Tamim Iqbal, and Roach strikes first ball! fuller length delivery outside the off stump, pitched closed to the off stump line and Tamim has a go at it, ball clips the outside edge and goes straight to the keeper. Now that's a start! 0/1 23.1 to Raqibul Hasan, and he gets the breakthrough. He makes the ball move back in a touch at a fuller length outside the off stump. Raqibul is looking to run it down to third man without quite opening the face of the bat. He suffers as he gets an inside-edge onto the stumps and has to walk back 97/3 47.2 to Shakib Al Hasan, gone! fuller length delivery outside the off stump, Shakib moves across a long away and tries to scoop it over the fielder at short fine leg but fails to clip it cleanly and Dowlin at short fine leg nicely settles under it 230/7 47.5 to Abdur Razzak, Roach bags another one! good length delivery on the middle and leg stump line, Razzaq tries to work it away on the leg side but fails to make contact and the ball hits the pad right in front of the stumps. Loud appeal and umpire Doctrove had no hesitation in raising his finger. 231/8 49.3 to Syed Rasel, 5-for! full and on the stumps - you miss, I hit. Rasel opens up and hits across the line but fails to make contact and the ball crashes into the stumps. Bangladesh 9 down. 241/9
	NT Pascal	4	0	29	0	7.25	(3w)
	DJG Sammy	9	0	48	0	5.33	(2w)
	DE Bernard	10	1	31	1	3.10	(1w)
	16.5 to Junaid Siddique, Siddique departs! fuller length delivery outside the off stump, they dried up the runs and under pressure Siddique tries to go over the top but the shot is not timed well enough and Lewis at mid-off takes it cleanly. This is good stuff from West Indies 74/2
	NO Miller	9	0	50	1	5.55
	46.5 to Mahmudullah, tossed up outside the off stump and Mahmudullah drives away from his body. Not a well timed shot and the ball lobs up towards point. Bernard there moves across quickly, dives to his left and takes it cleanly. Fantastic catch to end a fantastic innings 228/6
	RN Lewis	8	0	35	1	4.37
	35.5 to Mushfiqur Rahim, gone! short delivery, was close to the off stump line - Rahim goes back and cuts hard but only manages to slice it straight to the fielder at backward point. Bangladesh five down. 149/5

	West Indies innings (target: 247 runs from 50 overs)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	DM Richards	lbw b Abdur Razzak	1	6	6	0	0	16.66
	1.1 and Richards has just one run on debut! Pitching on the leg stump and turning ever so slightly as Richards thrusts the pad as his defence and is plumb in front. The umpire Doctrove has no hesitation in lifting the finger 2/1
	ADS Fletcher†	b Syed Rasel	5	13	9	1	0	55.55
	2.5 and there is the breakthrough! Rasel pitches one upto the batsman and slower in pace outside the off stump. Fletcher goes for the drive and all he manages is an inside-edge. Both the openers are back in the hut before we can say go 8/2
	DS Smith	lbw b Shakib Al Hasan	65	112	84	3	0	77.38
	28.1 he's given him! Big blow. Shakib comes over the wicket, pitches just outside off and turns in, appears to strike him just in line but we need replays to confirm, he's been given out though and a fine resistance comes to an end 120/5
	FL Reifer*	c Raqibul Hasan b Mahmudullah	3	18	8	0	0	37.50
	7.2 and Mahmudullah has a wicket now. Reifer comes down the track in an attempt to loft a ball pitched on the middle stump away on the leg side but gets a thick leading edge to the point fielder. Raqibul positioned there makes no mistakes and the horror run continues for Reifer 23/3
	TM Dowlin	b Abdur Razzak	10	19	14	1	0	71.42
	11.6 arm-ball and too close to cut for Dowlin as Razzak pitches it on the off and middle. Dowlin is beaten by the lack of bounce and has a look back to see his stumps shattered 42/4
	DE Bernard	c Tamim Iqbal b Naeem Islam	38	77	62	3	0	61.29
	31.1 and thats the wicket! Bernard goes for the pull shot of a delivery pitched on the middle and leg. He does not time it properly as Tamim at deep midwicket lunges forward and takes the catch 130/6
	DJG Sammy	lbw b Abdur Razzak	28	54	38	0	0	73.68
	41.6 straight delivery on the middle and leg. Hits him plumb in front. Doctrove has no hesitation in giving it 188/8
	RN Lewis	b Rubel Hossain	21	30	25	0	1	84.00
	39.4 full and cutting in a touch. Lewis goes in for the slog and is beaten as he is bowled. Now the end seems near for West Indies 171/7
	NO Miller	not out	16	17	12	2	0	133.33
	KAJ Roach	run out (Raqibul Hasan)	0	4	3	0	0	0.00
	43.1 Abdur Razzak to Miller, and there's a run-out now as Roach backs up too far and finds that the stumps are shattered at bowler's end with an accurate throw by Raqibul from point 191/9
	NT Pascal	lbw b Abdur Razzak	0	2	1	0	0	0.00
	43.4 the misery ends for West Indies as Razzak bowls one on the middle stump and gets to straighten it. Pascal has no answers for the delivery. Bangladesh wins by 52 runs 194/10
	Extras	(b 4, lb 1, w 2)	7
	Total	(all out; 43.4 overs)	194	(4.44 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-2 (Richards, 1.1 ov), 2-8 (Fletcher, 2.5 ov), 3-23 (Reifer, 7.2 ov), 4-42 (Dowlin, 11.6 ov), 5-120 (Smith, 28.1 ov), 6-130 (Bernard, 31.1 ov), 7-171 (Lewis, 39.4 ov), 8-188 (Sammy, 41.6 ov), 9-191 (Roach, 43.1 ov), 10-194 (Pascal, 43.4 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	Syed Rasel	8	0	30	1	3.75
	2.5 to Fletcher, and there is the breakthrough! Rasel pitches one upto the batsman and slower in pace outside the off stump. Fletcher goes for the drive and all he manages is an inside-edge. Both the openers are back in the hut before we can say go 8/2
	Abdur Razzak	9.4	0	39	4	4.03	(1w)
	1.1 to Richards, and Richards has just one run on debut! Pitching on the leg stump and turning ever so slightly as Richards thrusts the pad as his defence and is plumb in front. The umpire Doctrove has no hesitation in lifting the finger 2/1 11.6 to Dowlin, arm-ball and too close to cut for Dowlin as Razzak pitches it on the off and middle. Dowlin is beaten by the lack of bounce and has a look back to see his stumps shattered 42/4 41.6 to Sammy, straight delivery on the middle and leg. Hits him plumb in front. Doctrove has no hesitation in giving it 188/8 43.4 to Pascal, the misery ends for West Indies as Razzak bowls one on the middle stump and gets to straighten it. Pascal has no answers for the delivery. Bangladesh wins by 52 runs 194/10
	Mahmudullah	7	0	38	1	5.42	(1w)
	7.2 to Reifer, and Mahmudullah has a wicket now. Reifer comes down the track in an attempt to loft a ball pitched on the middle stump away on the leg side but gets a thick leading edge to the point fielder. Raqibul positioned there makes no mistakes and the horror run continues for Reifer 23/3
	Shakib Al Hasan	8	0	26	1	3.25
	28.1 to Smith, he's given him! Big blow. Shakib comes over the wicket, pitches just outside off and turns in, appears to strike him just in line but we need replays to confirm, he's been given out though and a fine resistance comes to an end 120/5
	Naeem Islam	7	0	28	1	4.00
	31.1 to Bernard, and thats the wicket! Bernard goes for the pull shot of a delivery pitched on the middle and leg. He does not time it properly as Tamim at deep midwicket lunges forward and takes the catch 130/6
	Rubel Hossain	4	0	28	1	7.00
	39.4 to Lewis, full and cutting in a touch. Lewis goes in for the slog and is beaten as he is bowled. Now the end seems near for West Indies 171/7

Match details

Toss West Indies, who chose to field Series Bangladesh led the 3-match series 1-0

ODI debuts TM Dowlin, NT Pascal and DM Richards (West Indies) Player of the match Abdur Razzak (Bangladesh)

Umpires BR Doctrove and AL Hill (New Zealand) TV umpire CR Duncan Match referee RS Mahanama (Sri Lanka) Reserve umpire NA Malcolm

Abdur Razzak

Abdur Razzak made a successful comeback by taking 4 for 39 in Bangladesh's win over West Indies

picture of Chris Gayle

West Indies v Bangladesh at St George's

2nd Test: West Indies v Bangladesh at St George's - Jul 17-20, 2009

Bangladesh won by 4 wickets

West Indies 237 and 209; Bangladesh 232 and 217/6

West Indies 1st innings		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	DM Richards	c & b Mahmudullah	69	82	80	11	2	86.25
	22.3 and that's the end of that! flat and on the middle and off stump line, Richards pushes forward and drives it straight back to the bowler. Simple catch held and a neat innings from Richards comes to a tame end. 104/2
	OJ Phillips	c Tamim Iqbal b Shakib Al Hasan	23	55	29	4	0	79.31
	12.6 on the leg stump and Phillips goes for the lofted shot on the leg side as Tamim comes running in from deep midwicket and completes the catch. Shahadat will be the happiest person around 60/1
	TM Dowlin	c Tamim Iqbal b Shakib Al Hasan	95	213	162	7	1	58.64
	76.1 a brilliant catch cuts short a deserving century! Shakib tosses it up and Dowlin stays at the crease and tries to scoop it over cover, he almost gets enough elevation but an alert Tamim leaps up, cups it and falls backwards, had Dowling chipped down the track he would have cleared the infield 237/10
	RO Hinds	c & b Mahmudullah	2	1	2	0	0	100.00
	22.5 Mahmudullah strikes again! another caught and bowled! flat delivery outside the off stump and Hinds drives off the front-foot, fails to keep it down. Mahmudullah dives across to his right and takes a good low catch. 106/3
	FL Reifer*	lbw b Mahmudullah	1	6	13	0	0	7.69
	26.6 on the off stump and straightening. Hits Reifer flush on the pads and it's an easy decision for the umpire 114/4
	DE Bernard	c Mohammad Ashraful b Shakib Al Hasan	17	49	56	0	0	30.35
	43.2 very soft dismissal indeed! Shakib drops the ball a bit short outside off and Bernard tries to clear point but he ends up slicing it straight to Ashraful in that position, who cups it comfortably. Catching practice for Ash 157/5
	DJG Sammy	lbw b Enamul Haque	1	1	5	0	0	20.00
	44.1 that was quite adjacent, the ball lands bang on the middle stump line and straightens, Sammy prods forward tentatively, fails to get the bat behind the line and Asoka de Silva is convinced 158/6
	CAK Walton†	c Mohammad Ashraful b Enamul Haque	2	2	5	0	0	40.00
	44.6 rush of blood! Enamul flights it outside off and Walton gets to the pitch of the ball but tries to whip him against the turn, he tries to clear mid-on but messes it up and finds Ashraful who takes yet another sitter 160/7
	RA Austin	hit wicket b Shahadat Hossain	19	88	91	3	0	20.87
	70.3 something unusual had to happen to break the lull! Shahadat grunts as usual and Austin loses his concentration and footing as he tries to fend it to the on side, he goes too far back and ends up knocking the stumps with his back leg 219/8
	TL Best	b Enamul Haque	0	5	4	0	0	0.00
	71.4 the furniture is disturbed again! Enamul fires a yorker on middle and off and Best plays all around it and the ball sneaks through the gate 220/9
	KAJ Roach	not out	4	21	13	1	0	30.76
	Extras	(lb 1, nb 3)	4
	Total	(all out; 76.1 overs)	237	(3.11 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-60 (Phillips, 12.6 ov), 2-104 (Richards, 22.3 ov), 3-106 (Hinds, 22.5 ov), 4-114 (Reifer, 26.6 ov), 5-157 (Bernard, 43.2 ov), 6-158 (Sammy, 44.1 ov), 7-160 (Walton, 44.6 ov), 8-219 (Austin, 70.3 ov), 9-220 (Best, 71.4 ov), 10-237 (Dowlin, 76.1 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	Shahadat Hossain	9	2	30	1	3.33	(2nb)
	70.3 to Austin, something unusual had to happen to break the lull! Shahadat grunts as usual and Austin loses his concentration and footing as he tries to fend it to the on side, he goes too far back and ends up knocking the stumps with his back leg 219/8
	Rubel Hossain	6	0	27	0	4.50	(1nb)
	Enamul Haque jnr	24	2	62	3	2.58
	44.1 to Sammy, that was quite adjacent, the ball lands bang on the middle stump line and straightens, Sammy prods forward tentatively, fails to get the bat behind the line and Asoka de Silva is convinced 158/6 44.6 to Walton, rush of blood! Enamul flights it outside off and Walton gets to the pitch of the ball but tries to whip him against the turn, he tries to clear mid-on but messes it up and finds Ashraful who takes yet another sitter 160/7 71.4 to Best, the furniture is disturbed again! Enamul fires a yorker on middle and off and Best plays all around it and the ball sneaks through the gate 220/9
	Shakib Al Hasan	21.1	7	59	3	2.78
	12.6 to Phillips, on the leg stump and Phillips goes for the lofted shot on the leg side as Tamim comes running in from deep midwicket and completes the catch. Shahadat will be the happiest person around 60/1 43.2 to Bernard, very soft dismissal indeed! Shakib drops the ball a bit short outside off and Bernard tries to clear point but he ends up slicing it straight to Ashraful in that position, who cups it comfortably. Catching practice for Ash 157/5 76.1 to Dowlin, a brilliant catch cuts short a deserving century! Shakib tosses it up and Dowlin stays at the crease and tries to scoop it over cover, he almost gets enough elevation but an alert Tamim leaps up, cups it and falls backwards, had Dowling chipped down the track he would have cleared the infield 237/10
	Mahmudullah	13	2	44	3	3.38
	22.3 to Richards, and that's the end of that! flat and on the middle and off stump line, Richards pushes forward and drives it straight back to the bowler. Simple catch held and a neat innings from Richards comes to a tame end. 104/2 22.5 to Hinds, Mahmudullah strikes again! another caught and bowled! flat delivery outside the off stump and Hinds drives off the front-foot, fails to keep it down. Mahmudullah dives across to his right and takes a good low catch. 106/3 26.6 to Reifer, on the off stump and straightening. Hits Reifer flush on the pads and it's an easy decision for the umpire 114/4
	Mohammad Ashraful	3	0	14	0	4.66

	Bangladesh 1st innings		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	Tamim Iqbal	c †Walton b Bernard	37	100	59	6	0	62.71
	22.3 gone! Bernard gets one to swing away after pitching close to the off stump line. Tamim has a poke at it and the edge goes straight to the keeper 75/3
	Imrul Kayes	c †Walton b Sammy	14	27	24	2	0	58.33
	6.5 Sammy lands it a touch wide outside off and forces Kayes to play at it, the ball moves away slightly off the seam and takes a thin outside edge to the keeper 26/1
	Enamul Haque jnr	c †Walton b Roach	13	29	22	3	0	59.09
	13.4 Roach removes the night watchman! short delivery, drifting down the leg side - Enamul Haque tries to turn it away but only manages a faint edge. Walton skips across, dives full length to his left and takes a sharp catch. 51/2
	Junaid Siddique	b Austin	7	47	32	1	0	21.87
	23.1 and he strikes first ball! tossed up outside the off stump, Siddique pushes at it away from his body - expecting the ball to turn across him but it does not and the ball clips the inside edge, hits his boot and runs on to the stumps 77/4
	Raqibul Hasan	c †Walton b Roach	44	127	103	4	0	42.71
	51.6 got'm! follows it up with a fuller length delivery outside the off stump, the sucker-ball as they call it. Raqibul drives away from him body and ends up with a thick edge which goes straight to the keeper. Brilliant stuff from Roach 150/6
	Mohammad Ashraful	c Sammy b Hinds	12	45	35	2	0	34.28
	33.2 short outside the off stump. Ashraful does not get enough bat on the intended drive to cover as he gets a top edge that's caught by the point fielder 106/5
	Shakib Al Hasan*	c Austin b Roach	16	91	53	1	0	30.18
	55.1 Roach strikes again! short delivery outside the off stump, Shakib goes for the pull but the shot is not timed well enough and the ball balloons up towards short midwicket. Austin moves across and nicely settles under it. Bangladesh 7 down. 157/7
	Mushfiqur Rahim†	c †Walton b Roach	48	89	58	6	1	82.75
	73.3 excellent strategy by Roach! He follows up two consecutive bouncers with a full delivery and induces a mistake, Mushfiqur chases it and gets a thick edge to the keeper, easy catch 219/8
	Mahmudullah	c Austin b Roach	28	107	82	3	0	34.14
	79.5 another bouncer fetches Roach a wicket, the ball rushes onto Mahmudullah as he tries to hook, he has a split second to decide what to play and he gets a tame top edge to fine leg 232/10
	Shahadat Hossain	c Richards b Roach	0	5	4	0	0	0.00
	75.1 That's five for Roach! You can't blame Shahadat for that shot because the delivery was just too good, the ball rises up to his body and he tries to withdraw his bat but the ball hurries onto him and lobs up to Richards at second slip, he also sook his eyes off the ball 223/9
	Rubel Hossain	not out	1	22	14	0	0	7.14
	Extras	(lb 2, w 3, nb 7)	12
	Total	(all out; 79.5 overs)	232	(2.90 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-26 (Imrul Kayes, 6.5 ov), 2-51 (Enamul Haque, 13.4 ov), 3-75 (Tamim Iqbal, 22.3 ov), 4-77 (Junaid Siddique, 23.1 ov), 5-106 (Mohammad Ashraful, 33.2 ov), 6-150 (Raqibul Hasan, 51.6 ov), 7-157 (Shakib Al Hasan, 55.1 ov), 8-219 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 73.3 ov), 9-223 (Shahadat Hossain, 75.1 ov), 10-232 (Mahmudullah, 79.5 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	KAJ Roach	23.5	8	48	6	2.01	(1w)
	13.4 to Enamul Haque, Roach removes the night watchman! short delivery, drifting down the leg side - Enamul Haque tries to turn it away but only manages a faint edge. Walton skips across, dives full length to his left and takes a sharp catch. 51/2 51.6 to Raqibul Hasan, got'm! follows it up with a fuller length delivery outside the off stump, the sucker-ball as they call it. Raqibul drives away from him body and ends up with a thick edge which goes straight to the keeper. Brilliant stuff from Roach 150/6 55.1 to Shakib Al Hasan, Roach strikes again! short delivery outside the off stump, Shakib goes for the pull but the shot is not timed well enough and the ball balloons up towards short midwicket. Austin moves across and nicely settles under it. Bangladesh 7 down. 157/7 73.3 to Mushfiqur Rahim, excellent strategy by Roach! He follows up two consecutive bouncers with a full delivery and induces a mistake, Mushfiqur chases it and gets a thick edge to the keeper, easy catch 219/8 75.1 to Shahadat Hossain, That's five for Roach! You can't blame Shahadat for that shot because the delivery was just too good, the ball rises up to his body and he tries to withdraw his bat but the ball hurries onto him and lobs up to Richards at second slip, he also sook his eyes off the ball 223/9 79.5 to Mahmudullah, another bouncer fetches Roach a wicket, the ball rushes onto Mahmudullah as he tries to hook, he has a split second to decide what to play and he gets a tame top edge to fine leg 232/10
	TL Best	17	3	47	0	2.76	(2nb, 1w)
	DJG Sammy	15	3	45	1	3.00
	6.5 to Imrul Kayes, Sammy lands it a touch wide outside off and forces Kayes to play at it, the ball moves away slightly off the seam and takes a thin outside edge to the keeper 26/1
	DE Bernard	8	0	29	1	3.62	(3nb, 1w)
	22.3 to Tamim Iqbal, gone! Bernard gets one to swing away after pitching close to the off stump line. Tamim has a poke at it and the edge goes straight to the keeper 75/3
	RA Austin	8	0	29	1	3.62	(2nb)
	23.1 to Junaid Siddique, and he strikes first ball! tossed up outside the off stump, Siddique pushes at it away from his body - expecting the ball to turn across him but it does not and the ball clips the inside edge, hits his boot and runs on to the stumps 77/4
	RO Hinds	8	1	32	1	4.00
	33.2 to Mohammad Ashraful, short outside the off stump. Ashraful does not get enough bat on the intended drive to cover as he gets a top edge that's caught by the point fielder 106/5

	West Indies 2nd innings		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	DM Richards	lbw b Shakib Al Hasan	12	29	29	2	0	41.37
	7.4 the finger goes up immediately, the ball lands on middle and leg and straightens a bit, Richards is trapped on the sweep and Tony Hill gives him out, didn't look plumb but it may have clipped the leg stump 20/1
	OJ Phillips	c Mohammad Ashraful b Shakib Al Hasan	29	115	86	3	0	33.72
	30.1 gone! Phillips throws his wicket away! slightly short and on the pad, Phillips nicely lofts it straight down the throat of Ashraful at deep backward square leg. 72/2
	TM Dowlin	lbw b Enamul Haque	49	129	108	7	0	45.37
	41.5 poor decision by the umpire Hill. Enamul pitches it outside off and is getting it to turn away. Dowlin comes forward and offers pad as the first line of defence and as is his wont, Rahim appeals. Hill does not waste time in giving the decision 110/5
	RO Hinds	c Mahmudullah b Shakib Al Hasan	2	16	12	0	0	16.66
	34.6 Hinds departs! slightly short and turning across from outside the leg stump, Hinds goes for the sweep and the ball pops up on the leg side. Keeper fails to take it cleanly but the ball rebounds straight to Mahmudullah at leg slip. 84/3
	FL Reifer*	lbw b Mahmudullah	3	14	14	0	0	21.42
	39.4 flat delivery on the off stump line, Reifer gets a good stride in and is hit full on the pad. Loud appeal and umpire Tony Hill raises his finger. Finally Reifer's struggle comes to an end. 95/4
	DE Bernard	st †Mushfiqur Rahim b Enamul Haque	69	114	76	6	2	90.78
	67.3 and gone! fuller length delivery on the middle and off stump line and turning away sharply, Bernard once again steps out but this time he fails to make contact and is comprehensively stumped. 201/9
	DJG Sammy	c Raqibul Hasan b Enamul Haque	22	52	50	2	0	44.00
	57.2 Sammy cannot comprehend what he has done, he eyes a boundary over midwicket and he shapes to pull it away but the ball perhaps wasn't short enough to pull, he goes through with the shot and fails to clear Raqibul at short midwicket who cups it over his head 166/6
	CAK Walton†	c Mahmudullah b Shakib Al Hasan	1	2	5	0	0	20.00
	58.2 that's a double breakthrough for Bangladesh, Shakib tosses it up outside off and invites the drive, Walton reaches out but the ball flies off the bottom of the bat and Mahmudullah cups it over his head at second slip, that additional slip has done the trick 167/7
	RA Austin	c Tamim Iqbal b Shahadat Hossain	3	26	16	0	0	18.75
	64.2 terrible shot really, sudden rush of blood there as Austin tries to pull, he goes right back at the crease, gets a tame top edge and Tamim runs backwards from short mid-on and makes it look fairly easy 187/8
	TL Best	c †Mushfiqur Rahim b Shakib Al Hasan	12	29	23	1	1	52.17
	70.5 all over! wide delivery down the leg side, Best looks to sweep it fine and is caught down the leg side. Looks like the ball brushed the glove and it was a good take from Rahim who had to move across to his left. 209/10
	KAJ Roach	not out	1	11	11	0	0	9.09
	Extras	(lb 2, nb 4)	6
	Total	(all out; 70.5 overs)	209	(2.95 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-20 (Richards, 7.4 ov), 2-72 (Phillips, 30.1 ov), 3-84 (Hinds, 34.6 ov), 4-95 (Reifer, 39.4 ov), 5-110 (Dowlin, 41.5 ov), 6-166 (Sammy, 57.2 ov), 7-167 (Walton, 58.2 ov), 8-187 (Austin, 64.2 ov), 9-201 (Bernard, 67.3 ov), 10-209 (Best, 70.5 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	Rubel Hossain	9	1	34	0	3.77	(3nb)
	Shahadat Hossain	4	0	18	1	4.50
	64.2 to Austin, terrible shot really, sudden rush of blood there as Austin tries to pull, he goes right back at the crease, gets a tame top edge and Tamim runs backwards from short mid-on and makes it look fairly easy 187/8
	Enamul Haque jnr	17	3	48	3	2.82	(1nb)
	41.5 to Dowlin, poor decision by the umpire Hill. Enamul pitches it outside off and is getting it to turn away. Dowlin comes forward and offers pad as the first line of defence and as is his wont, Rahim appeals. Hill does not waste time in giving the decision 110/5 57.2 to Sammy, Sammy cannot comprehend what he has done, he eyes a boundary over midwicket and he shapes to pull it away but the ball perhaps wasn't short enough to pull, he goes through with the shot and fails to clear Raqibul at short midwicket who cups it over his head 166/6 67.3 to Bernard, and gone! fuller length delivery on the middle and off stump line and turning away sharply, Bernard once again steps out but this time he fails to make contact and is comprehensively stumped. 201/9
	Shakib Al Hasan	24.5	3	70	5	2.81
	7.4 to Richards, the finger goes up immediately, the ball lands on middle and leg and straightens a bit, Richards is trapped on the sweep and Tony Hill gives him out, didn't look plumb but it may have clipped the leg stump 20/1 30.1 to Phillips, gone! Phillips throws his wicket away! slightly short and on the pad, Phillips nicely lofts it straight down the throat of Ashraful at deep backward square leg. 72/2 34.6 to Hinds, Hinds departs! slightly short and turning across from outside the leg stump, Hinds goes for the sweep and the ball pops up on the leg side. Keeper fails to take it cleanly but the ball rebounds straight to Mahmudullah at leg slip. 84/3 58.2 to Walton, that's a double breakthrough for Bangladesh, Shakib tosses it up outside off and invites the drive, Walton reaches out but the ball flies off the bottom of the bat and Mahmudullah cups it over his head at second slip, that additional slip has done the trick 167/7 70.5 to Best, all over! wide delivery down the leg side, Best looks to sweep it fine and is caught down the leg side. Looks like the ball brushed the glove and it was a good take from Rahim who had to move across to his left. 209/10
	Mahmudullah	15	1	37	1	2.46
	39.4 to Reifer, flat delivery on the off stump line, Reifer gets a good stride in and is hit full on the pad. Loud appeal and umpire Tony Hill raises his finger. Finally Reifer's struggle comes to an end. 95/4
	Mohammad Ashraful	1	1	0	0	0.00

	Bangladesh 2nd innings (target: 215 runs)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	Tamim Iqbal	c †Walton b Sammy	18	50	42	2	0	42.85
	11.5 that's a double breakthrough for West Indies, Sammy bowls a very teasing line outside off, forces Tamim forward and he manages a very thin edge to Walton, everyone knew it and the umpire raised the finger immediately, very similar to his first innings dismissal 29/2
	Imrul Kayes	c Sammy b Roach	8	46	28	1	0	28.57
	10.3 Roach strikes! short of a good length delivery, angling away from the left-hander. Kayes pushes at it and ends up with a thick edge. For a second it looked as if the ball will go over the slip cordon but Sammy at second slip jumps high in the air and takes it cleanly. Brilliant catch. 27/1
	Junaid Siddique	c Reifer b Sammy	5	34	22	0	0	22.72
	17.4 West Indies breathe fire! Sammy pitches it up on middle and off, Junaid Siddique plays down the wrong line and gets a thick leading edge which travels low to Reifer at first slip, he falls to his right and cups it comfortably, Bangladesh are in need of urgent repair work here 49/3
	Raqibul Hasan	c & b Sammy	65	165	99	8	1	65.65
	45.6 Raqibul fails to see his team through but he's done his job! He leans forward to drive straight but he ends up spooning it back to Sammy who juggles and takes the catch in the second attempt 173/5
	Mohammad Ashraful	c †Walton b Sammy	3	17	11	0	0	27.27
	21.4 Sammy is the toast of the town, he lands it on the corridor of uncertainty outside off, Ashraful is totally at sea and he doesn't know whether to play or leave it, the ball deviates as it passes him and Walton goes up in arms immediately, umpire Hill shakes his head, Ashraful doesn't even look at the umpire and Sammy slips during his celebrations. What on earth was Sammy trying to do? Only he knows, anyway he's taken the wicket and his ankle's safe 67/4
	Shakib Al Hasan*	not out	96	153	97	13	1	98.96
	Mushfiqur Rahim†	c & b Sammy	12	33	31	1	0	38.70
	53.4 almost an action replay of raqibul's dismissal, Rahim spoons a full delivery back to the bowler and Sammy takes it in the second attempt, he takes five, kisses the ball and acknowledges the cheers from the very sparse crowd 201/6
	Mahmudullah	not out	0	5	2	0	0	0.00
	Extras	(b 1, lb 3, w 2, nb 4)	10
	Total	(6 wickets; 54.4 overs)	217	(3.96 runs per over)

Did not bat Enamul Haque jnr, Shahadat Hossain, Rubel Hossain

Fall of wickets1-27 (Imrul Kayes, 10.3 ov), 2-29 (Tamim Iqbal, 11.5 ov), 3-49 (Junaid Siddique, 17.4 ov), 4-67 (Mohammad Ashraful, 21.4 ov), 5-173 (Raqibul Hasan, 45.6 ov), 6-201 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 53.4 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	TL Best	9	0	38	0	4.22	(1nb)
	DE Bernard	9	1	33	0	3.66	(3nb)
	KAJ Roach	13.4	4	68	1	4.97	(2w)
	10.3 to Imrul Kayes, Roach strikes! short of a good length delivery, angling away from the left-hander. Kayes pushes at it and ends up with a thick edge. For a second it looked as if the ball will go over the slip cordon but Sammy at second slip jumps high in the air and takes it cleanly. Brilliant catch. 27/1
	DJG Sammy	16	1	55	5	3.43
	11.5 to Tamim Iqbal, that's a double breakthrough for West Indies, Sammy bowls a very teasing line outside off, forces Tamim forward and he manages a very thin edge to Walton, everyone knew it and the umpire raised the finger immediately, very similar to his first innings dismissal 29/2 17.4 to Junaid Siddique, West Indies breathe fire! Sammy pitches it up on middle and off, Junaid Siddique plays down the wrong line and gets a thick leading edge which travels low to Reifer at first slip, he falls to his right and cups it comfortably, Bangladesh are in need of urgent repair work here 49/3 21.4 to Mohammad Ashraful, Sammy is the toast of the town, he lands it on the corridor of uncertainty outside off, Ashraful is totally at sea and he doesn't know whether to play or leave it, the ball deviates as it passes him and Walton goes up in arms immediately, umpire Hill shakes his head, Ashraful doesn't even look at the umpire and Sammy slips during his celebrations. What on earth was Sammy trying to do? Only he knows, anyway he's taken the wicket and his ankle's safe 67/4 45.6 to Raqibul Hasan, Raqibul fails to see his team through but he's done his job! He leans forward to drive straight but he ends up spooning it back to Sammy who juggles and takes the catch in the second attempt 173/5 53.4 to Mushfiqur Rahim, almost an action replay of raqibul's dismissal, Rahim spoons a full delivery back to the bowler and Sammy takes it in the second attempt, he takes five, kisses the ball and acknowledges the cheers from the very sparse crowd 201/6
	RA Austin	3	0	13	0	4.33
	RO Hinds	4	0	6	0	1.50

Match details

Toss Bangladesh, who chose to field Series Bangladesh won the 2-match series 2-0

Player of the match Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) Player of the series Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)

Umpires EAR de Silva (Sri Lanka) and AL Hill (New Zealand) TV umpire NA Malcolm Match referee AJ Pycroft (Zimbabwe) Reserve umpire CR Duncan

Close of play 17 Jul day 1 - Bangladesh 1st innings 35/1 (Tamim Iqbal 14*, Enamul Haque jnr 5*, 10 ov) 18 Jul day 2 - West Indies 2nd innings 56/1 (OJ Phillips 17*, TM Dowlin 23*, 23 ov) 19 Jul day 3 - West Indies 2nd innings 192/8 (DE Bernard 61*, TL Best 4*, 65.2 ov) 20 Jul day 4 - Bangladesh 2nd innings 217/6 (54.4 ov) - end of match