West Indies vs Bangladesh 2nd Test - Key Players to Watch Out

West Indies vs Bangladesh 2nd Test - Key Players to Watch Out

The 2-match test series between West Indies and Bangladesh has come to its business end. West Indies is currently leading the series by 1-0 and they have an opportunity to completely wipe out the visitors by winning the 2nd Test. Check out the detailed match prediction of the West Indies vs Bangladesh 2nd Test.

West Indies completely dominated the first fixture and the onus of the win goes to the batting unit who gave the team a much-required in the 1st inning. The middle order of the hosts controlled the fixture and maintained a strong partnership to reach a big number in the 1st inning. The best betting apps in India will have odds in favour of the West Indies batting unit.

West Indies 1st Inning Summary - Batting

Player

Runs

Balls Faced

Strike Rate

Mikyle Louis

97

218

44.5

Alick Athanaze

90

130

69.23

Justin Greaves

115

130

69.23

Their bowlers continued the momentum and didn't allow the opposition to dominate the game at any stage of the game. The pace duo - Alzarri Joseph and Jayden Seales gave the early advantage to the team and hence the opposition came out as a vulnerable batting side.
 

West Indies 1st Inning Summary - Bowling

Player

Wickets

Overs

Economy

Alzarri Joseph

3

25

2.76

Jayden Seales

2

17

2.47

Justin Greaves

2

11

3.09

 

Bangladesh bowling started off well but they lost their rhythm in the middle. Hasan Mahmud & Taskin Ahmed did a fine job but eventually, the batters successfully managed their attack.

Bangladesh 1st Inning Summary - Bowling

Player

Wickets

Overs

Economy

Hasan Mahmud

3

27

3.22

Taskin Ahmed

2

26

2.92

Mehidy Hasan Miraz

2

35.1

2.82

 

On the batting front, Bangladesh’s opening partnership was a complete failure. Even their middle order was not able to build strong partnerships to gain the upper hand in the game.

Bangladesh 1st Inning Summary - Batting

Player

Runs

Balls Faced

Strike Rate

Mominul Haque

50

116

43.10

Litton Das

40

76

52.63

Jaker Ali

53

89

59.55

 

West Indies already had the lead from the 1st inning and hence their batting was not under pressure in the 2nd inning. However, Bangladesh bowlers did a good job in the 2nd inning by not making the same mistakes as the first inning.
 

West Indies 2nd Inning Summary - Batting

Player

Runs

Balls Faced

Strike Rate

Alick Athanaze

42

63

66.67

Kraigg Brathwaite

23

35

65.71

 

Bangladesh 2nd Inning Summary - Bowling

Player

Wickets

Overs

Economy

Taskin Ahmed

6

14.1

4.52

Mehidy Hasan Miraz

2

14

2.21

 

The batting unit of Bangladesh was a complete failure again in the 2nd inning. Only Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Jaker Ali were able to build a partnership and the rest of the batting unit failed to contribute to the overall score.
 

Bangladesh 2nd Inning Summary - Batting

Player

Runs

Balls Faced

Strike Rate

Mehidy Hasan Miraz

45

46

97.83

Jaker Ali

31

58

63.45

 

West Indies 2nd Inning Summary - Bowling

Player

Wickets

Overs

Economy

Kemar Roach

3

8

2.50

Jayden Seales

3

13

3.46

Alzarri Joseph

2

8

4

 

West Indies vs Bangladesh 2nd Test - Key Players

1) Jayden Seales - West Indies

After the 1st Test, it is very clear that Jayden Seales will act as a trump card for the hosts. He is currently the 2nd highest wicket-taker in the series and the highest wicket-taker for West Indies in red-ball format in 2024.
 

Test Stats - 2024

Wickets

Matches

Average

Economy

Jayden Seales

30

6

21.93

3.83

 

2) Taskin Ahmed - Bangladesh

Taskin Ahmed dominated the 2nd innings with his pace in the 2nd inning. He alone decimated the opposition and never allowed them to score a big number. Taskin scalped 6 wickets at an economy of 4.52 in the 2nd innings.

 

Test Stats - 2024

Wickets

Matches

Average

Economy

Taskin Ahmed

3

16

19.62

3.29

 

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