Mahmudullah spins Bangladesh
to historic win

ST VINCENT: A superb bowling spell from Mahmudullah saw Bangladesh record only their second ever Test victory with a 95-run win against a weakened West Indies side.
Set 277 to win, the home side crumbled to 181 all out as the debutant off-spinner ripped through the batting order with 5-51 in St Vincent. David Bernard (52 not out) was the only batsman to provide any resistance.
Earlier, Bangladesh lost their last five wickets for 23 runs to finish on 345 with Darren Sammy claiming 5-70.
The victory is Bangladesh’s first overseas - their previous win came against Zimbabwe over four years ago in Chittagong - in 60 matches since their introduction to Test cricket nine years ago.
The victory was made the more remarkable considering captain and strike bowler Mashrafe Mortaza missed the West Indian innings with a knee injury, with vice-captain Shakib Al Hasan deputising in his absence.
“It was probably a blessing in disguise when we got bowled out (on Monday morning) which gave us more time,” said Mortaza, skippering his first Test match since succeeding Mohammad Ashraful last month.
“We were looking to bat until lunch and get a lead of about 300 or more, but we lost our last five wickets quickly.” - [BBC]
Scores: Bangladesh 238 and 321-5 contd 345 (120.1) (Shakib al Hassan 30, Mushfiqur Rahman 37, K Roach 3/67, D Sammy 5/70)
West Indies 307 and 181 (70.1) (D Bernard 52 n.o., Shakib al Hasan 3/39, Mahmadullah 5/51)