Tue, Nov 8, '11
R Ashwin's six wickets, which gave him the second-best match haul for an Indian debutant, and quick runs from Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Darren Sammy pulled the game in opposite directions to leave it in a state of delicate balance. India were left with 276 to get for a first win in seven Tests, which if managed would be their third-highest successful chase. Virender Sehwag then rudely shook this balance with his sixth half-century in chases, but Sammy pulled West Indies back with Sehwag's wicket, only for two highest run-getters in Test cricket and its fourth innings, Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar, to give India the edge with an assured partnership before stumps.
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Mon, Nov 7, '11
NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Scoreboard at the close on the third day of the first “Test” between West Indies A and Bangladesh A at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground on Monday:
Match report to follow
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WEST INDIES A 1st Innings 358
(A. Russell 128; Kamrul Islam Rabbi 4-54)
BANGLADESH A 1st Innings
(overnight 331 for five)
*Jahurul Islam c Pascal b Russell 22
Junaid Siddique b Gabriel 2
Shuvagata Hom c Corbin b Pascal 5
Raqibul Hasan c wkpr Thomas b Gabriel 5
Mominul Haque b Pascal 150
Noor Hossain c Bonner b Gabriel 17
Nasir Hossain c Brathwaite b Pascal 134
Suhrawadi Shuvo b Russell 9
Robiul Islam lbw b Russell 0
+Mithun Ali c Brathwaite b Gabriel 52
Kamrul Islam Rabbi not out 9
Extras (b6, lb6, w1, nb4) 17
TOTAL (all out, 83 overs) 422
Fall of wickets: 1-3, 2-8, 3-23, 4-59, 5-318, 6-346, 7-359, 8-394, 9-394
Bowling: Gabriel 20.1-6-62-4; Pascal 16-2-56-3 (nb2); Russell 19-6-74-3 (nb2, w1); Permaul 25-4-87-0; Brathwaite 13-3-51-0; Bonner 15-2-59-0; Carter 2-0-11-0
WEST INDIES A 2nd Innings
K. Corbin lbw b *Jahurul Islam 17
R. Chandrika lbw b Suhrawadi Shuvo 13
D. Hyatt lbw b Suhrawadi Shuvo 0
J. Carter b *Jahurul Islam 46
N. Bonner not out 70
+D. Thomas c Mominul Haque b Suhrawadi Shuvo 1
A. Russell c Shuvagata Hom b Nasir Hossain 30
C. Brathwaite not out 9
Extras (b4, lb1, nb7) 12
TOTAL (6 wkts, 57 overs) 198
Fall of wickets: 1-27, 2-31, 3-31, 4-131, 5-132, 6-171.
Bowling: *Jahurul Islam 13-2-33-2 (nb5); Kamrul Islam Rabbi 9-1-43-0 (nb2); Suhrawadi Shuvo 17-4-54-3; Nasir Hossain 16-1-48-1; Noor Hossain 2-0-15-0
Position: West Indies A lead by 134 runs with four second innings wickets standing.
Mon, Nov 7, '11
Their batsmen tied themselves in knots, the edges their bowlers produced kept falling short, they took a wicket off a no-ball too, they saw the Indian openers plunder 89 runs in 12.3 overs, but even with what seemed a below-par total of 304 to defend, West Indies didn't give up. Carlton Baugh did sensational work behind the stumps; Darren Sammy, the captain who has to keep justifying his place in the side every time he walks out, took three wickets and had a hand in two others; and the other bowlers chipped in with timely breakthroughs to bowl India out for their lowest total at home in three-and-a-half years.
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Sun, Nov 6, '11
wo old nemeses turned up against India on the first day of the series. A typical slow and low Kotla track broke the bowlers' backs, and Shivnarine Chanderpaul continued his torture of Indian bowlers with his seventh century against his favourite opposition, making it two in the last two Tests. Attrition remained the order for the day, as is evident from West Indies' run-rate of 2.81, but Chanderpaul scored at close to four per over. India, though, kept chipping away at the others with accurate spin bowling to make sure the honours were shared on the first day.
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Fri, Nov 4, '11
St John’s, Antigua – Dwayne Bravo suffered an ankle injury during the West Indies A Team warm up on Thursday at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Grounds. Bravo will miss the Digicel ‘Tests’ against Bangladesh A. He has travelled back to Trinidad and Tobago.
Vice captain Veerasammy Permaul has been appointed Captain.
The Selection Committee is considering a replacement for Bravo and the player will be announced once named.
West Indies A squad for First Digicel ‘Test’
Veerasammy Permaul – Captain
Nkrumah Bonner
Carlos Brathwaite
Jonathan Carter
Rajendra Chandrika
Kyle Corbin
Shannon Gabriel
Sunil Narine
Nelon Pascal
Danza Hyatt
Andre Russell
Devon Thomas
Team Management
Head Coach – Hendy SpringerInjured Bravo out of Windies A Team; Permaul new captain
Assistant Coach – Stuart Williams
Team Manager – Colin Borde
Physiotherapist – Dr. Jacqui King-Mowatt
Strength and Conditioning Coach – Shannon Lashley