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Bangladesh to bat first in the second test against WI

AFP . Saint Lucia
24 Jun 2022 21:51:14 | Update: 24 Jun 2022 21:51:59
Bangladesh to bat first in the second test against WI
Tamim Iqbal of Bangladesh got in trouble with a delivery from Kemar Roach of West Indies during 1st day of the 2nd Test between Bangladesh and West Indies at Darren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia, on June 24, 2022 — AFP Photo

West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite won the toss again and once more put Bangladesh in to bat on the opening day of the second and final Test at the Daren Sammy Stadium in St Lucia on Friday.

On a surface expected to offer considerable assistance to the faster bowlers, the home side left out left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie, who made his debut in the first Test, with fast-medium bowler Anderson Phillip stepping up to make his debut as part of an all-pace attack.

Comprehensively beaten by seven wickets in just over three days in the first Test in Antigua, Bangladesh have omitted out-of-form former captain Mominul Haque and seamer Mustafizur Rahman with Anamul Haque and Shoriful Islam, who has flown in from Dhaka ahead of the second Test, taking their places in the final eleven.

Teams

West Indies: Kraigg Brathwaite (capt), John Campbell, Raymon Reifer, Nkrumah Bonner, Jermaine Blackwood, Kyle Mayers, Joshua da Silva (wkt), Alzarri Joseph, Kemar Roach, Anderson Phillip, Jayden Seales.

Bangladesh: Shakib al Hasan (capt), Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Anamul Haque, Liton Das, Nurul Hasan (wkt), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Shoriful Islam, Ebadot Hossain, Khaled Ahmed.

Umpires: Joel Wilson (TRI), Richard Illingworth (ENG)

Match Referee: Jeff Crowe (NZL)

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