Chanderpaul takes West Indies close to lead after Mindley’s five-for
Chanderpaul takes West Indies close to lead after Mindley’s five-for
Left-handed opener Tagenarine Chanderpaul narrowly missed out on a half-century but helped to guide as West Indies A Team to a strong position against Bangladesh A on the second day of their four-day first-class match on Friday.
At the close at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, the hosts were well placed on 165-3, requiring only three further runs to overhaul Bangladesh A’s first innings of 167.
Chanderpaul struck a well-constructed 49 while West Indies white-ball player Keacy Carty stroked 36 and opener Jeremy Solozano, 32. Tevin Imlach was unbeaten at the end on 23 and partnered by captain Joshua Da Silva on 14 not out.
Chanderpaul anchored an opening stand of 78 with Solozano, facing 120 balls in just over three hours at the crease and striking five fours and a six. Solozano, also left-handed, counted five fours in his 99-ball knock before becoming the first casualty of the innings, bowled by 22-year-old seamer Rejaur Rahman Raja.
Chanderpaul then added 42 for the second wicket with Carty before he was dismissed via the run out route with his landmark in sight, stranded mid-pitch in a mix-up over a second run. Carty faced 62 balls and counted five fours before falling with 15 runs added to leave West Indies 135-3, but Imlach and Da Silva saw out the day safely in an unbroken 30-run, fourth wicket stand.
Earlier, fast bowler Marquino Mindley added a further two wickets to his tally to end with 5-59 as Bangladesh A, resuming from their overnight 135-6, lost their last four wickets cheaply.
Captain Mohammad Mithun, unbeaten on 42, was first out for exactly 50, striking eight fours off 85 deliveries in a shade over 2-½ hours. Seamer Justin Greaves added another wicket to his collection to end with 3-26.