The lone practice game arranged for the touring West Indies ended in a draw at MA Aziz Stadium in Chattogram on Sunday.
The tourists did well in the game as three of their batsmen hit half centuries while four of them scored over 40. Their bowlers have also done well in this game against BCB XI comprising five members of Bangladesh’s Test squad.
In their second innings on Day 2, West Indies scored 179 for five. They were all out for 291 on the final day. Raymon Reifer was the highest scorer for the tourists on day three posting 49 while wicketkeeper-batsman Joshua Da Silva scored 46.
For BCB XI, Mukidul Islam took four wickets conceding 59 runs while Khaled Ahmed took three for 42 runs.
West Indies had set a big target of 389 runs for BCB XI. However, racing to chase this target never was a goal for the hosts. At the end of Day 3, BCB XI scored 63 for two in 29 overs and the game ended in a draw.
Now, the West Indies, who lost the ODI series to the hosts 3-0, will take on the Tigers in two-match Test series starting from February 3 at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram. The second Test will be played in Dhaka from February 11.
West Indies (first innings) 257/10 in 79.1 overs (Brathwaite 85, Campbell 44, Mayers 40, Joseph 25, Di Silva 25); Rishad 5/75, Khaled 3/46, Shahadat 1/29, Saif 1/26
BCB XI (first innings) 160/10 in 47.4 overs (Naim 45, Nurul 30, Shadman 22, Saif 15); Cornwall 5/47, Warrican 3/25, Roach 1/13
West Indies (second innings) 291/10 in 89.2 overs (Campbell 68, Bonner 80, Reifer 49, Di Silva 46); Mukidul 4/59, Khaled 3/42
BCB XI (second innings) 63/2 in 29 overs (Shadman 23*, Yasir 33*, Saif 7); Reifer 2/7
Result: match ends in a draw.
