Mayers shows character; Tigers having less it
Test cricket is a good different pastime -- a basic saying that was just as before proved yesterday when West Indies registered a great unlikely-yet-fully-deserved gain against Bangladesh in the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium found in Chattogram.
What transpired on the ultimate day time was simply incredible and could not need been anticipated by anyone. Had anyone said that the Windies would continue to safe and sound a three-wicket victory at any stage of the 1st four days, there would be many who won't believe it.
But that's what Test cricket, the most elegant format of the game, can do to you. It could stun you in the virtually all mesmerising way possible, cause you to witness the almost unbelievable and establish the team management's in depth and well-thought strategies impracticable. And at the root of most these was one player, Kyle Mayers, who was simply out there playing his 1st Test at age 28. The left-hander, who was called into the side simply after several first-decision players opted out, etched his brand in the record literature by helping his side instigate a roaring comeback the sound which most likely would resonate all over the world for a while.
The wonder of cricket had been portrayed in the country's port city through Mayers' unbeaten 210 which saw him end up being the first player to possess scored a dual hundred in the fourth innings on Evaluation debut and helped his side record the best successful run-chase in Asia. The 395-work chase was also the 5th highest over all.
Bangladesh team administration had a lot of strategies and ploys set up for the game, which were outdone by Mayers. With the target of registering first details in the World Test Championship (WTC), the Tigers' think-tank opted for the safest path of having a spin quartet and a sole pacer, a technique that they imagined would help them take home advantage like on several occasions in the past.
And although premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was first sitting out with an injury, none of the different spinners -- Taijul Islam, Nayeem Hasan, Mehedi Hasan Miraz, and the sole pacer Mustafizur Rahman -- could prove to be posing much of a threat to the Windies batsmen. The debutante duo -- Mayers and Nkrumah Bonner -- batted for some the main fifth time and strung collectively a 216-run stand, virtually all by two debutantes in the 4th innings in Tests.
The duo kept frustrating the Bangladesh bowlers and went unscathed till Tea while Bangladesh players showed hardly any urgency and aggression in trying to break the challenging partnership. The body words of the players, who are generally familiar with playing four-dayers and three-dayers at the domestic level, displayed a clear insufficient energy and determination on the fifth evening of the Test.
Mominul Haque, the inexperienced skipper, seemed away of ideas, failing woefully to put strain on the Windies batsmen with witty bowling improvements and inserting an attacking field environment. Only in the ultimate session of the overall game that the Tigers seemed to be realising the impending defeat. Players began chanting and became vocal with Tamim, who was simply out from the ground for hours, sharing terms with the bowlers and Shakib chatting with fielders near the boundary line.
That did impact as Bangladesh were able to grab two quick wickets soon after Tea. Nonetheless it was all also late to avoid a area that had previously stepped on the gas, with Mayers on the driver's seat. And an unbelievable victory was authorized in the very best fitting approach -- Mayers taking the earning run and raising his bat towards his teammates at the dugout.
