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Bangladesh Bat First with Anamul Returns to Test after Over 7 Years

Bangladesh Test skipper Shakib Al Hasan and West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite during toss || Photo: Collected

Bangladesh Test skipper Shakib Al Hasan and West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite during toss || Photo: Collected

Bangladesh dropped former Test skipper Mominul Haque and called back Anamul Haque into the playing XI in a Test after more than seven years as the Tigers were asked to bat first by West Indies in their second and series-deciding Test at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in Gros Islet today. 

Bangladesh trail the series 1-0 after a seven-wicket defeat in the first Test in Antigua. 

Aside from replacing Mominul with Anamul, Bangladesh made another change in the playing eleven for this game. Left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman, who returned to the longest format of the game after over 16 months with the Antigua Test, made way for another left-arm seamer Shoriful Islam, who returns to the squad after recovering from an injury. 

Both the Bangladesh changes were somewhat anticipated. Mominul, who stepped down from his role as the Tigers' Test skipper just before the start of this series, had been going through an extended lean patch in the format. The left-handed batter has been replaced by Anamul, who was included in the squad for the Test series after middle-order batter Yasir Ali had to be dropped due to an injury. Anamul last played a Test in 2014 when he faced West Indies at this very venue in Gros Islet. 

Meanwhile, West Indies have made only one change to their playing XI. Spinner Gudakesh Motie made way for Anderson Phillip, who makes his debut in this match.

Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan*, Anamul Haque, Liton Das, Nurul Hasan†, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Shoriful Islam, Khaled Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain

West Indies: KC Brathwaite*, JD Campbell, RA Reifer, NE Bonner, J Blackwood, KR Mayers, J Da Silva†, AS Joseph, KAJ Roach, JNT Seales, Anderson Philip

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