Tigers eye drawn series, Windies victory in their 500th Test

Bangladesh will conclude their tour of the West Indies with the 2nd and final Test in St Lucia starting today (Saturday) night. Having lost the 1st Test by 10 wickets and so far without a win on the tour, the Tigers will have to tighten their belts to stop a West Indian side looking to win this Test at all cost -- because this is the 500th Test played by the Caribbeans. With the added motivation of this historical landmark, the hosts will again fancy a decisive win. Having been swept aside 3-0 in the One-Day Internationals (ODI) before poor weather forced the abandonment of the only Twenty20 International, the Tigers will also be desperate for a victory. In the first Test, the hosts batted first and reached a mammoth 484-7 before declaring, thanks in large part to 212 from Kraigg Brathwaite and 85 from Shivnarine Chanderpaul. In reply, Bangladesh were asked to follow-on as they struggled to 182 all out with Sulieman Benn’s haul of five wickets. Second time around, the visitors did much better as they reached 314 all out, led by an emphatic 116 by captain Mushfiqur Rahim. That left West Indies just 13 runs to win, a target they achieved without losing a wicket, according to bdnews24.com.