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West Indies sweep Test series against Bangladesh

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GROS ISLET, St Lucia (CMC) – West Indies defeated Bangladesh by 296 runs on the fourth day of the second Test at the Beausejour Cricket Ground here today.

Spinner Sulieman Benn took five for 72 in the second innings to help dismiss Bangladesh for 192.

Summarised Scores: 

West Indies 380 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul  84 not out, Leon Johnson 66, Kraigg Brathwaite 63, Darren Bravo 46, Jerome Taylor 40, Sulieman Benn 25; Al-Amin Hossain 3-80, Robiul Islam 2-63, Shafiul Islam 2-80, Taijul Islam 2-89) and 269-4 dec’d (Shivnarine Chanderpaul 101, Jermaine Blackwood 66 not out, Mahmudullah 2-64). Bangladesh 161 (Mahmudullah 53, Tamim Iqbal 48; Kemar Roach 5-42, Jerome Taylor 2-41, Sulieman Benn 2-19) and 192 (Tamim Iqbal 64, Mominul Haque 56, Sulieman Benn  5-72, Jerome Taylor 3-39).

 

 

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