Sunny makes thrilling seven-wicket debut

Lily

B.R
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Chittagong: Bangladesh's Elias Sunny made a memorable seven-wicket debut against the West Indies in the rain-hit opening Test, which ended in a draw on the fifth and final day yesterday.

The left-arm spinner grabbed 6-94 in the first innings and 1-34 in the second as the West Indies finished at 100-2 after being set a 226-run target to win the match off 37 overs.


Opener Lendl Simmons made a 49-ball 44, while Kirk Edwards (28 not out) and Darren Bravo (24 not out) were the unbeaten batsmen when play was called off with 15 overs remaining. No play was possible due to rain on Saturday and Sunday.


Sunny also became the third Bangladeshi to bag six wickets in an innings on debut in the morning session as the West Indies were bowled out for 244 in their first innings in reply to Bangladesh's 350-9 declared.
The hosts declared their second innings closed at their tea total of 119-3, with left-handed Shahriar Nafees (50) scoring his sixth Test half-century with the help of eight fours.

Sunny, 25, took two of the five wickets to fall in the morning session while left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hassan took the last three wickets to finish with 3-53 off 18 overs.

Sunny, who took four wickets on Monday, struck in his second over when he had Samuels caught by Raqib Al Hassan in the covers.


Bangladesh 1st innings: 350-9 decl


West Indies 1st innings:

(overnight 144-5)


  • L. Simmons c Raqib b Shahadat 7
  • K. Brathwaite c Kayes b Sunny 33
  • K. Edwards lbw b Sunny 17
  • D. Bravo c Nafees b Sunny 2
  • S. Chanderpaul c Nafees b Sunny 49
  • M. Samuels c Raqib b Sunny 24
  • C. Baugh b Sunny 30
  • D. Sammy b Shakib 58
  • R. Rampaul c Rahim b Shakib 8
  • F. Edwards not out 0
  • D. Bishoo b Shakib 0
Extras (b2, lb2, nb7, pen 5) 16

Total (for all out; 68 overs) 244


Fall of wickets:
1-19 (Simmons), 2-44 (K. Edwards), 3-52 (Bravo), 4-114 (Brathwaite), 5-137 (Chanderpaul), 6-152 (Samuels), 7-212 (Baugh), 8-229 (Rampaul), 9-244 (Sammy), 10-244 (Bishoo).

Bowling:
Shahadat 5-1-19-1 (nb4), Rubel 15-2-52-0 (nb3), Shakib 18-2-53-3, Sunny 23-0-94-6, Nasir 7-1-17-0.

Bangladesh 2nd innings:


  • Tamim Iqbal c Baugh b Sammy 37
  • Imrul Kayes c Baugh b Rampaul 13
  • Shahriar Nafees b Samuels 50
  • Raqib Al Hasan not out 10
  • Mushfiq Al Rahim not out 2
Extras (b4, lb2, nb1) 7

Total (for three wickets decl; 42 overs) 119


Fall of wickets:
1-32 (Kayes), 2-72 (Tamim), 3-116 (Nafees).

Bowling:
F. Edwards 9-0-37-0 (nb1), Rampaul 11-1-26-1, Samuels 16-3-41-1, Sammy 6-0-9-1.

West Indies 2nd innings:


  • L. Simmons c Rubel b Shakib 44
  • K. Brathwaite lbw b Sunny 0
  • K. Edwards not out 28
  • D. Bravo not out 24
Extras (lb2, nb2) 4

Total (for two wickets; 22 overs) 100


Fall of wickets:
1-5 (Brathwaite), 2-58 (Simmons).

Bowling:
Sunny 6-0-34-1, Shahadat 4-0-21-0 (nb2), Shakib 6-1-34-1, Rubel 2-0-3-0, Nasir 2-0-2-0, Naeem 2-0-4-0.
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