The ball was pitched slightly outside the off stump. Craig Brathwaite went in and played without going to the line. Taskin dodged the bat and hit the batter's pad. LBW appeals in unison. The Bangladesh camp was relieved when the umpire responded to his strong request. More than 1 hour in terms of time, and after 13 overs in terms of overs, Bangladesh got their first wicket. Bangladesh restricted the hosts to 50 runs before lunch with one more wicket in the first session.
However, the second session was not as good as the first session for Bangladesh. While Windies scored 50 in 23 overs in the first session, Windies made the next fifty in 22.2 overs. Only one wicket is also falling; That too is a runout. As of writing this report, the hosts are 104 runs in 50 overs.
Mehdi Hasan Miraj, who chose to bowl as the 14th Test captain of Bangladesh, chose to bowl at Antigua's Viv Richards Stadium, but it was not fully fulfilled. The wicket was slightly green. Mirage chose to bowl thinking that the pacers would do well if they could use the moisture. Caribbean pace legend Curtly Ambrose also said in the pitch report that it was a pacer's wicket because of the grass and moisture; If the toss is won then the decision to bowl first will be correct.
But even with the 'right' decision, Bangladesh's pacers did not see success in the first hour. However, two pacers – Hasan Mahmud and Shariful Islam – started with Maiden. Even though they took the ball several times, the edge of the bat did not take them. However, the tight bowling of the Bangladesh pacers did not give the Caribbean batters a chance to play freely. Two openers—captain Craig Brathwaite and Mikail Lewis—spent the first 13 overs with the release ball.
Taskin picked up Brathwaite in the 14th over. Tried to survive by biting the soil like a desert cactus before breaking out; Scored 4 runs off 38 balls. His departure broke the opening pair of 25 runs. Taskin hit again in the next over. This time the victim is Casey Carty. Went to flick the ball on the stumps. The ball hit the edge of the bat and went to Taijul Islam at mid-wicket. Goodbye Karti before the run book is played. Then Kavem Hodge joined Mikail Lewis on the wicket. They went from continuous to midday break. Then the Caribbean score 50/2. What is bad for Bangladesh?
Bangladesh can claim the first session. What is the second session? However, until writing this report, there was no opportunity to answer this question. Hodge was run out in a partnership of 59 runs from 130 balls with Mikail for the third wicket, but Mikail Lewis was unbeaten with 61 runs. Partner Alik Athanez runs 11*.
