Cricket News / India move up to fourth in WTC standings after West Indies beat Bangladesh in opening Test
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India moved up from fifth to fourth in the World Test Championship standings after the West Indies beat Bangladesh in the opening Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium near Dhaka, with Bangladesh slipping to No.5.
Dhaka, Oct 31: India moved up to a crucial position in the World Test Championship (WTC) standings after the West Indies beat Bangladesh in the opening Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium near Dhaka on Saturday.
The visitors completed a comfortable chase on the fourth day, reaching the target of 170 in just 35.1 overs with eight wickets to spare. Brandon King remained unbeaten on 81, while No. 4 batter Kavem Hodge finished not out on 31 to guide the West Indies to victory.
After the result, Bangladesh slipped to No.5 in the WTC standings as India moved up from fifth to fourth. West Indies remain eighth but have closed in on the seventh-ranked Sri Lankan side.
Before the game, Bangladesh were fourth with a PCT of 55.56%, having won three of their six matches with one drawn game. India were fifth with a PCT of 51.52%, having bagged five wins and two draws in 11 matches. The Windies chased down a meagre total of 170 on Day 4 of the Test as Brandon King made an unbeaten 81, while No.4 Kavem Hodge also remained unscathed on 31. They helped the visitors hunt down the target in only 35.1 overs with eight wickets in hand.
The visitors completed a comfortable chase on the fourth day, reaching the target of 170 in just 35.1 overs with eight wickets to spare. Brandon King remained unbeaten on 81, while No. 4 batter Kavem Hodge finished not out on 31 to guide the West Indies to victory.
After the result, Bangladesh slipped to No.5 in the WTC standings as India moved up from fifth to fourth. West Indies remain eighth but have closed in on the seventh-ranked Sri Lankan side.
Before the game, Bangladesh were fourth with a PCT of 55.56%, having won three of their six matches with one drawn game. India were fifth with a PCT of 51.52%, having bagged five wins and two draws in 11 matches. The Windies chased down a meagre total of 170 on Day 4 of the Test as Brandon King made an unbeaten 81, while No.4 Kavem Hodge also remained unscathed on 31. They helped the visitors hunt down the target in only 35.1 overs with eight wickets in hand.
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After the result, Bangladesh slipped to No.5 in the WTC standings as India moved up from fifth to fourth. West Indies remain eighth but have closed in on the seventh-ranked Sri Lankan side.
Before the game, Bangladesh were fourth with a PCT of 55.56%, having won three of their six matches with one drawn game. India were fifth with a PCT of 51.52%, having bagged five wins and two draws in 11 matches in this WTC cycle. The Windies were eighth with a PCT of 20.83%.
However, the Windies' victory has changed the standings. Bangladesh's PCT has dropped to 47.62%, and they fell behind India. The West Indies now have a PCT of 26.92% as they moved closer to Sri Lanka's PCT of 33.33%.
Following the win, West Indies captain Roston Chase stated that the team wants to end the WTC cycle with a sixth or fifth place finish. "Yeah, well, we came here with a goal to win these two Test matches to go up in the rankings. We want to finish at least sixth or fifth in the table. And to do that, we need to win these two matches," Chase said after the win.
Left-arm finger-spinner Jomel Warrican and off-spinner Roston Chase were the standout performers with the ball, troubling Bangladesh in both innings. Batting first, the hosts posted 272, largely thanks to opener Shadman Islam’s 105, but Warrican claimed five wickets to put the Bangladesh batting line-up under pressure.
The West Indies responded with 245, with John Campbell and Tagenarine Chanderpaul scoring half-centuries. Justin Greaves added 46, while Chase contributed 43. Off-spinner Nayeem Hasan was Bangladesh’s leading bowler, finishing with figures of 4-33.
Before the game, Bangladesh were fourth with a PCT of 55.56%, having won three of their six matches with one drawn game. India were fifth with a PCT of 51.52%, having bagged five wins and two draws in 11 matches in this WTC cycle. The Windies were eighth with a PCT of 20.83%.
However, the Windies' victory has changed the standings. Bangladesh's PCT has dropped to 47.62%, and they fell behind India. The West Indies now have a PCT of 26.92% as they moved closer to Sri Lanka's PCT of 33.33%.
Following the win, West Indies captain Roston Chase stated that the team wants to end the WTC cycle with a sixth or fifth place finish. "Yeah, well, we came here with a goal to win these two Test matches to go up in the rankings. We want to finish at least sixth or fifth in the table. And to do that, we need to win these two matches," Chase said after the win.
Left-arm finger-spinner Jomel Warrican and off-spinner Roston Chase were the standout performers with the ball, troubling Bangladesh in both innings. Batting first, the hosts posted 272, largely thanks to opener Shadman Islam’s 105, but Warrican claimed five wickets to put the Bangladesh batting line-up under pressure.
The West Indies responded with 245, with John Campbell and Tagenarine Chanderpaul scoring half-centuries. Justin Greaves added 46, while Chase contributed 43. Off-spinner Nayeem Hasan was Bangladesh’s leading bowler, finishing with figures of 4-33.
Bangladesh managed only 142 in their second innings, with Chase taking five wickets for 36 runs and Warrican claiming four for 63. The West Indies then completed the 170-run chase comfortably to seal an eight-wicket victory.
(IANS)
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