he seals it with a six! The captain leads the way, he leans forward to a full delivery and carts him over long-on, the ball was in the air for a long time but well clear of any white shirt, it was headed one way and Shakib seals the 2-0 win in the most emphatic manner
West Indies vs Bangladesh, 2nd Test at St George's, Jul 17 2009 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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2nd Test, St George's, July 17 - 20, 2009, Bangladesh tour of West Indies
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The entire cast and crew from Bangladesh rush out to greet their captain. It still confounds me as to why he was never considered for an IPL contract. Is the rest of the world watching? They better.
The players walk out, draped in the Bangladesh flag and Shakib has one over him too. He didn't just warm the seat for Mashrafe Mortaza, he set it on fire. His innings came off just 97 balls, that too against Darren Sammy who was breathing fire. We shouldn't forget the contribution from Raqibul who started the rebuilding phase. Occupying the crease was the prime motive of the pair and that helped get them in position to seal the win.
So Bangladesh have done what was expected of them. They wouldn't have settled for anything less. Whether the wins were convincing enough is a discussion for another day and perhaps another forum. For the moment, let them toast the success. It's not their fault that the opposition was not world class.
Stay with us for the presentation.
Reifer: "We had a good opportunity to win the game. We were 60-65 runs short. Our guys tried really hard.The Bangladesh spinners capitalised better."
Shakib: "This is the best day for Bangladesh cricket. The guys have been supporting me very well so I don't feel any pressure. Raqibul played a gem of an innings. I thought attack was the best form of defense. The hospitality in the West Indies has been very good."
Shakib is also the Man of the Match. He gets a Blackberry.
Shakib is also the Man of the Series. That's two Blackberrys! Shakib returns to the podium for the umpteenth time, now to collect the series trophy. They might as well name the series after him.
Thanks for your company and the mails. On behalf of Sajan Nair, this is Kanishkaa signing off. It's goodbye for now.
54.4
6
Roach to Shakib, SIX runs
54.3
2
Roach to Shakib, 2 runs
Dropped He swivels and pulls but doesn't time it that well, Best does well at short mid-off to leap and get a hand to it, too late now
54.2
4
Roach to Shakib, FOUR runs
now he exploits the big gap between mid-off and cover, half volley outside off and put away with ease, he's timing it very well
Now a packed field in the deep on the off side
54.1
4
Roach to Shakib, FOUR runs
he grants him width outside off, he jumps at the crease, reaches out and thumps it past backward point, third man's too fine to cut it off
end of over 541 run • 1 wicket
BAN: 201/6CRR: 3.72
Mahmudullah0 (2b)
Shakib Al Hasan80 (93b 11x4)
Daren Sammy 16-1-55-5
Kemar Roach 13-4-52-1
53.6
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Sammy to Mahmudullah, no run
angles it on middle and leg, he defends it back to the bowler
53.5
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Sammy to Mahmudullah, no run
defends it safely on the front foot
Mahmudullah Riyad walks in
53.4
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Sammy to Mushfiqur, OUT
almost an action replay of raqibul's dismissal, Rahim spoons a full delivery back to the bowler and Sammy takes it in the second attempt, he takes five, kisses the ball and acknowledges the cheers from the very sparse crowd
Mushfiqur Rahim c & b Sammy 12 (31b 1x4 0x6 33m) SR: 38.7
53.3
1
Sammy to Shakib, 1 run
he pushes it towards mid-off and rushes the single, the fielder decides not to take aim at the stumps because the bowler wasn't backing up
53.2
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Sammy to Shakib, no run
full on the pads and he knocks it to midwicket with the full face of the bat
53.1
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Sammy to Shakib, no run
he tries to crash that past the covers but the ball drops short of short cover
end of over 53Maiden
BAN: 200/5CRR: 3.77
Mushfiqur Rahim12 (30b 1x4)
Shakib Al Hasan79 (90b 11x4)
Kemar Roach 13-4-52-1
Daren Sammy 15-1-54-4
52.6
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Roach to Mushfiqur, no run
wastes his energy by dropping the ball short down the leg side, rahim is happy to duck and let it go
52.5
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Roach to Mushfiqur, no run
fires it on the pads and the ball rolls away to the on side
52.4
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Roach to Mushfiqur, no run
52.3
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Roach to Mushfiqur, no run
hits a good length and drifts onto the pads, he clips him to the on side
52.2
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Roach to Mushfiqur, no run
hits the deck hard and Rahim safely ducks under the bouncer
52.1
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Roach to Mushfiqur, no run
he drives a low full toss outside off straight to the covers
end of over 528 runs
BAN: 200/5CRR: 3.84
Shakib Al Hasan79 (90b 11x4)
Mushfiqur Rahim12 (24b 1x4)
Daren Sammy 15-1-54-4
Kemar Roach 12-3-52-1
Lots of love letters pouring in for Shakib
51.6
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Sammy to Shakib, no run
fullish in length outside off, he drives to mid-off
51.5
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Sammy to Shakib, no run
chips down the track but checks his shot and punches it back to the bowler
51.4
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Sammy to Shakib, no run
spoons it towards cover but the ball drops short of the fielder
51.3
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Sammy to Shakib, no run
comes over the wicket this time, Shakib calmly pushes it to the off side
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