Rain Drawn Nought

Elias Sunny, seven wickets on debut

The West Indies did their best to liven up a drawn first Test, despite the hosts, Bangladesh, having much the better of the contest.

Resuming at 5-145 on the last day, the Windies added 99 in 17 overs to be all out well behind Bangladesh's declared first innings. Whilst skipper Darren Sammy produced one of his fire cracker innings, carving 58 off only 43, with eight 4's and two 6's, the end was as ugly as hitting which preceded it. A dance down the wicket and cross batted heave saw Al Hasan apply the "you miss, I hit" philosophy to a tee. The other left arm spinner, Elias Sunny, snared six of the top seven and Al Hasan three of the tail when Sammy turned up the heat in the kitchen.

Bangladesh batted way too slowly in their second innings and left their declaration until late in order to make sure they didn't lose the game. They will need more daring if they are going to play with the big boys. The West Indies may have swung hard at the ball but they would always be a chance to panic as their batting has been a house of cards in a hurricane in recent years. The West Indies batted with more authority second time around after Sunny took the new ball but in reality, what could happen in 22 overs?