Spinners help Bangladesh make things even

Jul 11, 2009

Bangladesh's day didn't get off to as good start as Mashrafe Mortaza limped off the field after injuring his knee•AFP

Mohammad Ashraful, the former captain, looked on as the overnight pair progressed•AFP

He fell to Rubel six short of what would have been a deserved century•AFP

David Bernard led the counter-attack with 53, taking his team past the Bangladesh score, before he mistimed a pull to deep midwicket•AFP

The debutant Omar Phillips was positive, mixing solid defence with the odd flourish•AFP

Rubel Hossain broke a stubborn stand when he got the nightwatchman Ryan Austin•AFP

Mahmudullah dismissed Floyd Reifer just before tea•AFP

Darren Sammy was the last man out, but he had helped consolidate the lead to a handy 69, contributing a feisty 48. •AFP

Phillips was tougher to dislodge and went past a half-century •AFP

He struck again in the next delivery to remove wicketkeeper Chadwick Walton to undermine the strong West Indies start•AFP

Imrul Kayes, along with opening partner Tamim Iqbal, had reduced the deficit by 26 runs at stumps•AFP