Best fires West Indies to victory

series 2-0.
The 31-year-old Barbadian followed his maiden five-wicket haul in the first Test win in Dhaka with 6-40 to dismiss the home team for 287 in the second innings on the fifth and final morning at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium.

The tourists knocked off the required 27 runs in just 4.4 overs to win their second successive series in Bangladesh. They also won the two-Test series 1-0 last year.

Chris Gayle finished with 20 not out while fellow opener Kieran Powell (nine not out) sealed the win with two consecutive boundaries off Naeem Islam.

Bangladesh avoided an innings defeat thanks to a fighting 94 by Nasir Hossain but lost their last four wickets with the addition of 61 runs after resuming at 226-6. It is Bangladesh’s 65th defeat in 75 Tests since gaining Test status 12 years ago — a dismal record which constantly raises questions over their right to play the five-day version of the game. — AFP.

Scoreboard
Bangladesh 1st innings 387 (Abul Hasan 113, Mohammad Mahmudullah 76, Nasir Hossain 52; F. Edwards 6-90)
West Indies 1st innings 648-9 decl (M. Samuels 260, S. Chanderpaul 150 not out, D. Bravo 127; Shakib Al Hasan 4-151)
Bangladesh 2nd innings (overnight 226-6)
Tamim Iqbal b Best 28
Nazimuddin lbw b Edwards 0
Shahriar Nafees c Sammy b Best 21
Naeem Islam b Best 2
Shakib Al Hasan c Best b Permaul 97
Mushfiqur Rahim b Permaul 10
Nasir Hossain b Best 94
Mohammad Mahmudullah c Ramdin b Permaul 2
Sohag Gazi b Best 7
Abul Hasan not out 7
Rubel Hossain c Bravo b Best 14
Extras (lb3, nb 1, w1) 5
Total (all out; 70.1 overs) 287
Fall of wickets 1-1 (Nazimuddin), 2-49 (Iqbal), 3-51 (Islam), 4-62 (Nafees), 5-82 (Rahim), 6-226 (Shakib), 228-7 (Mahmudullah), 254-8 (Gazi), 9-269 (Nasir)
Bowling: Edwards 17-0-95-1 (1nb), Narine 9-0-48-0, Permaul 20-2-67-3, Best 12.1-1-40-6 (1w), Gayle 4-0-15-0, Sammy 8-3-19-0
West Indies 2nd innings
C. Gayle not out 20
K. Powell not out 9
Extras: (w1) 1
Total: (no wicket; 4.4 overs) 30
Bowling: Gazi 1-0-8-0, Hossain 2-0-14-0 (1w), Islam 1.4-1-8-0
Result: West Indies won by ten wickets, take series 2-0
Toss: Bangladesh
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (ENG) and Bruce Oxenford (AUS)
Match referee: David Boon (AUS).