Leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo grabbed 5-90 as the West Indies trounced Bangladesh by 229 runs in the second Test in Dhaka on Wednesday to win their first away series in eight years. Bangladesh, who were set an improbable victory target of 508 runs, were shot out for 278 soon after lunch on the fifth day at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium.
Bishoo, the Guyanese bowler who turns 26 on Sunday, returned with career-best figures in only his seventh Test and skipper Darren Sammy chipped in with 2-19 to rout the hosts. The emphatic win after the drawn first match in Chittagong will provide a massive morale-booster for Sammy's men, who begin a three-Test series in India on Sunday. It was the first series win away from home for the West Indies since November 2003, when they beat Zimbabwe 1-0. Their last Test win abroad was against South Africa in Port Elizabeth in December, 2007.
"This feels very good," said Sammy. "We knew it was going to be difficult, but this was just reward due to the efforts from the guys and the coaching staff. "It was good to see the way we came together. The coach (Ottis Gibson) focuses on constant improvements, and we showed that in this series. It was a complete team effort."
Bangladesh, resuming at the overnight score of 164-3, lost the crucial wickets of opener Tamim Iqbal, skipper Mushfiqur Rahim and Shakib Al Hasan in the morning session. Tamim, Bangladesh's main batting hope who was unbeaten on 82, added just one more run when he was caught in the slips off Bishoo in the day's third over. The left-hander's 83 contained eight boundaries and a six. Shakib and Rahim raised visions of a Bangladesh fightback when they put on 88 runs for the fifth wicket, before both batsmen fell in the space of four runs.
Shakib made 55 when he tried to steer Sammy to third man, but only managed to sky a catch to Shivnarine Chanderpaul running back from the slip region. Rahim took his overnight score of 33 to 69 when he was bowled by a superb delivery from Bishoo that spun sharply from leg to clip the off-stump. Bishoo struck twice in the first over after lunch, trapping Nasir Hossain leg-before and having Suhrawadi Shuvo caught by Sammy. Fast bowler Kemar Roach sealed the win by bowling last man Rubel Hossain.
Scoreboard
West Indies 1st innings: 355 (K. Edwards 121, K. Powell 72, K. Brathwaite 50; Shakib Al Hasan 5-63, Nasir Hossain 3-52) Bangladesh 1st innings: 231 (Shakib Al Hasan 73; F. Edwards 5-63) West Indies 2nd innings: 383-5 decl (K. Edwards 86, D. Bravo 195, S. Chanderpaul 59 not out, S. Shuvo 3-73)
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Bangladesh 2nd innings: (overnight 164-3):
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T. Iqbal c Sammy b Bishoo 83
I. Kayes c K. Edwards b F. Edwards 9
S. Nafees c and b Sammy 18
R. Hasan c Sammy b Samuels 17
M. Rahim b Bishoo 69
S. Hasan c Chanderpaul b Sammy 55
N. Islam lbw b Bishoo 3
N. Hossain lbw b Bishoo 3
S. Shuvo c Sammy b Bishoo 0
S. Hossain not out 1
R. Hossain b Roach 7
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Extras: (b6, lb1, nb6) 13
Total: (all out, 80.2 overs) 278
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