Bangladesh Win its First Test Series against West Indies – BAN defeat WI

Bangladesh celebrate their first ever Series win on foreign soil

Match synopsis:
Bangladesh 232 (Rahim 48, Raqibul 44, Roach 6-48) and 217 for 6 (Shakib 96*, Raqibul 65, Sammy 5-55) beat
West Indies 237 (Dowlin 95, Richards 69) and 209 (Bernard 69, Shakib 5-70) by four wickets

Bangladesh tasted first blood of a Test series win in the history of Bangladeshi Test Cricket. Standing Captain Shakib Al Hasan along with Raqibul Hasan saw Bangladesh through to outscore the 215 runs that were required to lift the match and the series. Bangladesh needed to win / draw this match to win its first ever series and that they did in style not missing out on an opportunity and pounced on the second string West Indies team like a hungry Tiger.

Darren Sammy tried to stop the Bangladeshi chase with his 5 wicket haul Raqibul and Shakib Al Hasan were unstoppable. Shakib scored an unbeaten 96 runs to lead Bangladesh to a memorable Test series victory.

This victory will be more memorable as Bangladesh wins its first test series victory on foreign soil and not at home.

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