Sinclair, McKenzie give West Indies A tough-fought win over Bangladesh A
West Indies A 345 (McKenzie 91, Carty 68, Sakib 4-59) and 191 for 7 (King 54, Da Silva 47*, Tanvir 4-52) beat Bangladesh A 237 (Shahadat 73, Afif 37, Jordan 5-45) and 297 (Shadman 74, Sukkur 72, Shahadat 50, Sinclair 5-79) by three wickets
Kevin Sinclair‘s match-haul of seven for 123, backed up by vital runs in each innings from Joshua Da Silva helped West Indies A win the second unofficial Test in opposition to Bangladesh A by three wickets in Sylhet. They now have a 1-0 lead within the three-match sequence.
Chasing 190 on the fourth and remaining day, it was the captain Da Silva who shepherded the chase after the guests slipped to 70 for five within the afternoon. He added 76 with Brandon King, after which a 41-run unbroken eighth-wicket stand with Akeem Jordan. Da Silva was unbeaten on 47, with seven fours and a six.
King struck six fours and two sixes in his 54 off 78 balls, however when he popped a catch to Shahadat Hossain at foolish mid-off, the Bangladesh A aspect bought hope. The hosts have been really again within the recreation when Tanvir Islam then eliminated Sinclair in the identical over. Da Silva and Akeem, nonetheless, saved their calm, scoring the remaining 41 runs within the following 6.5 overs.
Offspinner Sinclair was Player of the Match for his seven wickets, which included a five-wicket haul within the second innings. He took two wickets within the first innings, which Akeem dominated along with his 5 for 45.
Sent into bat, Bangladesh A have been bowled out for 237 runs in 65.3 overs of their first innings, with Shahadat high scoring with 73, his innings laced with ten fours and two sixes. While he was the ninth man out, the remainder of the batters hardly supported him. The captain Afif Hossain cracked seven fours in his 37. Akeem’s 5 wickets aside, Anderson Philip and Sinclair took two every, whereas Jair McAllister picked up one.
Kirk McKenzie high scored in West Indies A’s first-innings response, making 91 with 9 fours and three sixes. He added 116 runs for the second wicket with Raymon Reifer. Keacy Carty made 68 – the second highest rating in West Indies A’s first innings – and added 79 runs with Alick Athanaze. Then then placed on one other 48 runs with Da Silva for the sixth wicket because the guests claimed a 108-run lead.
The hosts put up a greater batting effort second time round. Shadman Islam struck 74 with ten fours, nevertheless it was Irfan Sukkur‘s 72 which gave Bangladesh A an vital increase. He struck 12 fours in his 106-ball keep. Alongside Sinclair, Akeem and McAllister have been among the many wickets within the second innings.
It arrange the guests for a 190-run fourth innings chase on the ultimate day. King, Da Silva and Akeem bought them dwelling within the remaining session.