That then ends our coverage of this game. A real pity with the rain and drainage issues on the second and third days. This pitch would have been good for a full Test. Sid Talya's report has the details of how things panned out today. See you all for the second Test in a couple of days. Thanks a ton for all the lovely feedback that made the last two days fun. Cheers and goodbye from Nitin Sundar.

Presentations time:

Elias Sunny is but of course the Man of the Match. Just a reminder than Ashraful was also a debutant Man of the Match. "I enjoyed myself quite a lot on debut, I maintained the line and got the results."

Sammy: "We sort of expected the declaration and were mentally prepared for it. Bishoo had a slight knock while playing football, so he didn't get to bowl. Samuels stepped up well, our strategy with the ball was to play out time. The physio is monitoring Shiv closely, and hopefully we will have him and Simmons for the next game. The way we bowled our lines and restricted them on a hard pitch was good. Kirk, Bravo and Simmons put on some runs towards the end as well. Hopefully we can put up an improved performance in Dhaka."

Rahim: "We thought we will give our bowlers a chance with the declaration, and see if we can get them 4-5 down. It is difficult to score so many runs quickly on the final day, I was happy with how we batted before the declaration. A lot of positives in the game, but our batsmen need to stay on after getting starts and go big. We are very confident ahead of the next match."

Hands are shook, bails are dislodged, smiles break out and there is a lot of camaraderie as the match is called off one hour in advance. All moral wins go to Bangladesh here, and West Indies will be relieved knowing the Mirpur pitch won't spin so much.

"Was 8 an over over 15 overs with eight wickets in hand impossible?" We'll never know Pronoy, on a fifth day pitch. By the way, both teams had a hand in calling off the game. Neither believed it was worth the risk, and I can see where they are coming from.

"No wonder test cricket is dying. Thought 128 of 15 overs with 8 wickets was possible. Calling off the match when we have a situation like this is reasons why I support T20." Ken, I go with the players here. They have done pretty much everything they could to produce a result after losing 2 whole days to rain. And unlike us, the players' main motivation is not to force a result as much as to force a winning result. If they had hypothetically played this out, the team that ended up losing wouldn't have deserved it. Especially if that happened to be Bangladesh.

21.6

Md Naeem to Darren Bravo, 2 runs

sharp spin away from the bat, Bravo forces it off the outside half towards point for a couple.

21.5

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Md Naeem to Darren Bravo, no run

drifts onto the pads, defended to the leg side of the pitch.

21.4

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Md Naeem to Darren Bravo, no run

fuller length and more spin, defended to the off side.

21.3

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Md Naeem to Darren Bravo, no run

huge lbw appeal, turned down as Bravo leans comprehensively forward to defend. That seemed to be going down the leg side.

21.2

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Md Naeem to Darren Bravo, no run

on the pads, Bravo can't get the flick away.

21.1

Md Naeem to Edwards, 1 run

turns in from outside off, worked to the square leg area.

This over could be the last of the match. Naeem to bowl with five men around.

end of over 219 runs

WI: 97/2CRR: 4.61

Darren Bravo22 (23b 1x4 2x6)

Kirk Edwards27 (54b 4x4)

Elias Sunny 6-0-34-1

Naeem Islam 1-0-1-0

20.6

Elias Sunny to Darren Bravo, FOUR runs

short ball spins in, but Bravo has enough room to time the cut away nicely for four through the covers. These 2 boundaries might weaken Bangladesh's resolve a touch.

20.5

Elias Sunny to Edwards, 1 run

short of a length, Kirk pushes it into the extra cover region.

20.4

Elias Sunny to Edwards, FOUR runs

this slipped out too, I guess. Full toss on the pads, Kirk slams it away through midwicket for four.

The ball has slipped out twice from Elias' grip in this over. Must have really sweaty fingers.,

20.3

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Elias Sunny to Edwards, no run

Kirk drives adequately from the off stump line, but finds cover.

20.2

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Elias Sunny to Edwards, no run

shorter ball, stays back and defends.

20.1

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Elias Sunny to Edwards, no run

tossed up outside off, defended down the track.

Elias gets another spell.

end of over 201 run

WI: 88/2CRR: 4.40

Darren Bravo18 (22b 2x6)

Kirk Edwards22 (49b 3x4)

Naeem Islam 1-0-1-0

Shakib Al Hasan 6-1-34-1

They can call this off after 2 more overs. If Windies lose one more wicket in that time, Bangladesh may not want to go off.

19.6

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Md Naeem to Darren Bravo, no run

speared n the pads to end the over, defended sedately.

19.5

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Md Naeem to Darren Bravo, no run

Bravo leans out and proffers the full face as he defends.

19.4

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Md Naeem to Darren Bravo, no run

almost yorked on middle and leg, played to the leg side with the toe of the bat.

19.3

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Md Naeem to Darren Bravo, no run

length ball on leg stump, defended into the off side.

19.2

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Md Naeem to Darren Bravo, no run

short of a length to Bravo, who cuts into the covers even as he is cramped for room.

19.1

Md Naeem to Edwards, 1 run

tossed up outside off, he presses forward and defends. Single taken to the off side.

Naeem Islam comes on for some offies. He didn't bowl in the 1st innings.

end of over 199 runs

WI: 87/2CRR: 4.57

Darren Bravo18 (17b 2x6)

Kirk Edwards21 (48b 3x4)

Shakib Al Hasan 6-1-34-1

Nasir Hossain 2-0-2-0

18.6

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Shakib to Darren Bravo, no run

covers the line and defends sedately down the track.

18.5

Shakib to Darren Bravo, 2 runs

more loose this time, he concedes a gap between bat and pad, and the ball sneaks in to nearly hit stumps as he inside edges the drive. A couple taken to fine leg.

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