Nkrumah Bonner guides West Indies to 223-5 v Bangladesh
Updated On: 12 February, 2021 08:06 AM IST | Dhaka | AFP
West Indies reached 84-1 at lunch but Shayne Moseley dragged a delivery from Jayed on to his stumps soon after to be bowled for seven
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Nkrumah Bonner scored an unbeaten half-century as the West Indies and Bangladesh shared the honours on the opening day of the second and final Test in Dhaka on Thursday. Bonner struck six fours in a patient 74 not out which guided the West Indies to 223-5 at stumps after skipper Kraigg Brathwaite won the toss and elected to bat first at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. "Every innings I play, I put pressure on myself," said Bonner who also scored 86 in the second innings of the first Test in Chattogram. "We get paid to make runs and to be consistent. That`s exactly what I am trying to do."
"I think this wicket has a little more bounce, but it is similar (to Chattogram). So basically it is the same game plan." Wicketkeeper-batsman Joshua Da Silva was unbeaten on 22 alongside Bonner at the close. Pace bowler Abu Jayed and left-arm spinner Taijul Islam took two wickets each for Bangladesh, who must win the match to square the two-Test series. Opener Brathwaite hit a solid 47 from 122 balls as the West Indies seized an early momentum, before the hosts clawed their way back into the contest. Taijul made the first breakthrough, dismissing John Campbell lbw for 36 to end his 66-run opening stand with Brathwaite. Campbell reviewed the decision in vain after he attempted a sweep off a flighted delivery only to miss the line.
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