Bangladesh team will play their first test match against the West Indies at Arnos Vale ground, Kingstown, St. Vincent today. Both teams played against each other in 2004 when Bangladesh lost both the test and the ODI series to the hosts.
Mashrafe Mortaza is the new captain who will be leading the Bangladesh cricket team. Former captain Mohammad Ashraful has lost captaincy becuase of bad form. Jamie Siddons, the Bangladeshi coach is quite confident that his team will show surprise performance and believes that the tigers will adapt the Caribbean conditions soon.
After a bycott by the
West Indies Player's Association (WIPA), contractual dispute with the home board, West Indies selectors announced a second-string team for the 1st test match of 2 match series with 9 uncapped players. The West Indies team has a greater chance of outclassing the Bangla tigers, even after losing the recent ODI series against India. The West Indies team has a new inclusion- Adrian Barath will be making his test debut.
West Indies Squad for 1st Test against Bangladesh:Floyd Reifer (C), Omar Phillips, Dale Richards, Travis Dowlin, Chadwick Walton (WK), Darren Sammy, Kemar Roach, Ryan Austin, Tino Best, Kevin McClean, Nelon Pascal, Andre Creary, Nikita Miller. Kraigg Brathwaite. David Bernard
Bangladesh Squad for 1st Test against West Indies:Mashrafe Mortaza (C), Shakib Al Hasan (VC), Enamul Haque jnr, Imrul Kayes, Junaid Siddique, Mahbubul Alam, Mahmudullah, Mehrab Hossain jnr, Mohammad Ashraful, Mushfiqur Rahim (WK), Raqibul Hasan, Rubel Hossain, Shahadat Hossain, Tamim Iqbal
West Indies vs Bangladesh 1st Test Live Cricket Score with Ball by Ball Commentary
The third test match between Sri Lanka vs Pakistan begins at the SSC stadium in Colombo. A overcast condition prompted Kumara Sangakara to bowl first to display his desire of a clean sweep of 3 test win against Pakistan. Pakistan starts steady but looses two quick wickets in one over of Thilan Thushara. The two victims were Fawad Alam, top scorer in the last test match and Captain Younis Khan. Pakistan has steadied its innings with the other opener Khurram Manzoor and Mohammad Yousuf who came in at number 3 after the loss of Younis Khan.
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