Taijul Islam lifted the wicket onl in the session
Lon West Indies 84 for 1 (Brathwaite 39 *, Moseley 6 *) v Bangladesh
After winning, West Indies made the most of the slow surface on the first session of the second Test with openers Kraigg Brathwaite and John Campbell putting in 66 for the first. wicket. Campbell, who made the most of the scoring in that opening position, was the only wicket-dropper in the session when he was considered out in controversial fashion.
Campbell’s career came in 21st place when he looked at the sweeping of Taijul Islam’s left arm. Bowling from around the stocks, Taijul got a full ball to an inward angle, going under the bat, and hitting Campbell’s front leg. Umpire Sharfuddoula then raised his finger but Campbell reconsidered. The decision was then passed to TV umpire Gazi Sohel, who tried to find out if the ball was grazing the lower edge of the bat at the time of the Campbell’s sweep. But umpire Sohel said no bat was involved – despite a slight movement on UltraEdge, which may have been created by the noise on the ground – and stood by the decision on the Campbell field to put back for 36. A few balls later, West India coach Phil Simmons was seen talking to manager Masudur Rahman near the finish line, perhaps wanting to know more about how the TV umpire to a conclusion.
That was the only moment of joy for Bangladesh, who would otherwise struggle with the ball. Abu Jayed, the right arm who replaced Mustafizur Rahman in the XI, was far in his first spell. Although he got the ball to move away from the right-hander, his inconsistent lines allowed the Brathwaite and Campbell to start positively. He did, however, get the umpire Sharfuddoula to take Campbell lbw in ninth place, but the inspection of the bat showed the ball was over the stocks and so he survived.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz shared the new ball with Jayed, who kept the openers quiet while bowling full. But the short balls were placed behind a square on either side. Like Mehidy, first-choice archer Nayeen Hasan found a foot but did not challenge the batsmen’s edge. Brathwaite defended full balls, but when Campbell was offered the same, the left-hander attacked the V behind the bowler.
With no single player making a big win, Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque turned to Taijul, who hit in the fifth round of his spell. By the time the umpires demanded lunch, the West Indies were 16 percent short in 29 years. Brathwaite remained unbeaten on 36 with No. 3 Shayne Moseley (6 *) for company in a non-stop center 18 runs for the second wicket.
Sreshth Shah is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo