BANGLADESH V WEST INDIES – 2ND ODI – BANGLADESH CRUSH WEST INDIES BY 160-RUNS – LIVE SCORE AND MATCH UPDATE

Bangladesh crushed the West Indies by 160 runs – their biggest ODI win to date – in the second One Day International, here in Khulna today, December 2, 2012, to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.

The comprehensive 160-run win was set up by a maiden ton from the 19-year-old Anamul Haque, and was completed by the Bangladesh spinners, who shared eight wickets between them, to bowl out West Indies for just 132 in 31.1 overs.

Set to chase a mammoth 293 to win, the West Indies’ innings never gathered any momentum as they struggled against Bangladesh’s spin attack from the word go. Opener Lendl Simmons fell slogging at rookie Sohag Gazi, while Mashrafe Mortaza – the only pacer in the attack – sent packing to Gayle after having the left-hander caught by wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim behind the stumps to leave the tourists 32 for 2 on the board.

Marlon Samuels (16) and Darren Bravo (28) shared a 31-run stand between them for the third wicket, to give the side hope of a fight back, but once they were dismissed the Windies’ middle order quickly began to stumble. Barring Bravo and Kieron Pollard (25), none of the West Indies batsmen could get past the 16-run mark, as the whole West Indies batting line-up was bowled out for just 132 in the 32nd over.

Sohag Gazi and Abdur Razzak picked up three wickets apiece, while Mashrafe Mortaza, Naeem Islam and Mahmudullah shared three wickets between them.

Earlier, after being put into bat, the home side rode on teenager Anamul Haque’s dazzling 120 to post a mammoth total of 292 for 6 in their allotted quota of 50 overs, Bangladesh’s highest total against the Windies in a one-day international. Haque, playing only his second ODI, stayed at the crease for 48.3 overs, smashing 13 muscular boundaries and two lofty sixes, before becoming Ravi Rampaul’s fifth victim of the day.

Skipper Mushfiqur Rahim was the other notable performer from the Bangladesh line-up, scoring an 87-ball 79, studded with eight fours and one six. Ravi Rampaul was the wrecker in chief from the West Indies attack, claiming second five-wicket haul of his ODI career.

The third match of the series will be played at the Shere Bangla Stadium of Dhaka on Wednesday, December 5.

Shakib out of rest of West Indies ODIs

Shakib Al Hasan's shin injury has ruled him out of the rest of the five-match ODI series against West Indies. The stress reaction on his right tibia that kept him out of the squad for the first two ODIs was reconfirmed by a second scan in Dhaka, and he has been given the next six weeks off to rest.

"Shakib was initially diagnosed with stress reaction on his right tibia, but we needed a second scan just to make sure. It has been confirmed now," Dr Debashish Chowdhury, the BCB's chief medical officer, told ESPNcricinfo. "He has been advised not to do any running or jumping during the period. Hopefully, he will fully recover after he sees out four to six weeks."

Apart from resting, he will undergo a rehabilitation process that will begin once the pain in his shin goes away. "He will have to follow the protocol, which will only begin after the pain reduces," Chowdhury said. "If he were to continue playing with the pain, it would have resulted in a fracture."

Mashrafe Mortaza, the Bangladesh allrounder, said that not having Shakib would be a good test for the side. "It is unfortunate that we have lost Shakib but at the same time, for our cricket, we should realise that Shakib is like an extra power. I think playing the series without Shakib is actually not that bad for the team. I am taking his absence positively because every player should feel what their role in the team is. If we keep expecting performances from Shakib, our team will never improve. Every player has to do his job."

Bangladesh's next international series is in Sri Lanka in mid-February next year, followed by a tour to Zimbabwe in March-April. It is likely that Shakib will fit in time for these tours, but he may have to miss domestic tournaments like the Bangladesh Premier League.

Eng concentrate on spin ahead of Eden Test

They dealt with spin quite well in the series-levelling win in the second Test but the visiting England cricket team's batsmen continued to practice against tweakers ahead of the third Test against India starting here on December 5. Two local club spinners -- one left-arm orthodox and another leg-spinner -- along with Monty Panesar bowled at the nets in tandem.
Monty, particularly, bowled his heart out as the English cricketers tried to master orthodox spin. Earlier, the English cricketers arrived in two batches with Kevin Pietersen arriving in the afternoon. Skipper Alastair Cook was seen deeply involved in a discussion with bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed.The in-form Cook, who has two centuries from two Tests, was seen negotiating the throw-ins from the former Pakistani leg-spinner and later the duo engaged themselves in discussion, while the remaining English players practised in the two practice nets. Batsman Jonny Bairstow later acknowledged that the team still has challenges left to deal with despite dominating the Indian spin trio of Harbhajan Singh, Pragyan Ojha and R Ashwin in the Wankhede Test.
"It's still going to be tough. There will always be challenges left in the spin department. With the weather conditions and with the reverse swing, it would be a massive challenge for us. But we will be looking forward to dealing with that in the next Test," Bairstow conceded. As they practised in tandem, a few yards away, the wicket lay covered.
"Honestly, we did not have a look at it. That's not something we do normally before the match. I'm sure the Indians have had a detailed look and take the right decision," he said.

2nd ODI: Bangladesh rout West Indies to take 2-0 lead

Anamul Haque became the third youngest Bangladeshi to hit a hundred before the home team spun out the West Indies for their biggest one-day win of 160 runs in Khulna on Sunday.
Anamul scored a dominating 120 in Bangladesh's imposing 292 for 6 before spinners Abdur Razzak (3 for 19) and Sohag Gazi (3 for 21) dismissed the tourists for a low score of 132 in 31.1 overs in the second one-day for a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.Bangladesh won Friday's first match by seven wickets, also in Khulna. But the hosts took a giant leap on Sunday as they achieved their biggest one-day win, improving on their 146-run win over Scotland in Dhaka six years ago.
The West Indies were never in the hunt for the big target chase, losing wickets at regular intervals as the Bangladeshi spinners once again made stroke-play difficult for the batsmen on a slow Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium pitch.
Only Darren Bravo (28) and Kieron Pollard (25) offered some resistance as the top-order West Indian batsmen Chris Gayle (15), Marlon Samuels (16) and Lendl Simmons (nine) failed once more.
Gayle hit two boundaries and a six before edging paceman Mashrafe Mortaza to wicket-keeper Mushfiqur Rahim, while Simmons and Samuels were dismissed by Gazi who remained the best home bowler in Tests and one-days.
Bravo added 41 for the third wicket with Samuels before left-arm spinner Razzak struck thrice, dismissing Dwayne Smith (nought) in his second over and had Bravo and Devon Thomas (nought) in his fourth. Earlier, it was the 19-year-old right-hander Anamul who in only his second one-day set up the win with a solid 174-run partnership with Rahim (79).
Anamul pulled a short ball from Ravi Rampaul in the 47th over to become the third youngest Bangladeshi and the eighth youngest in the world to score a century, behind countrymen Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan.
Anamul faced 145 balls and hit 13 fours and two sixes, lifting the innings during a sixth wicket stand of 64 with Mominul Haque (31) as the hosts scored 86 in the last 10 overs.
The Anamul-Rahim stand is a new record for Bangladesh-West Indies one-days, beating the 146 between Ramnaresh Sarwan and Marlon Samuels in Dhaka 10 years ago. It also becomes the highest total by Bangladesh in all one-days against the West Indies, improving on 276-7 they scored in Dominica three years ago.
Bangladesh had lost Tamim Iqbal (five) and Naeem Islam (six) by the seventh over but Anamul and Rahim repaired the innings. Paceman Rampaul was the best among the tourists, finishing with a career-best 5 for 49.
The third match is in Dhaka on December 5.

3rd Test, Day 3: South Africa set a massive 632-run target for Australia

Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers posted big centuries in quick time before South Africa was dismissed for 569 late on Sunday, setting Australia an unlikely victory target of 632 in the third Test.
David Warner (29) and Ed Cowan (9) survived an hour before stumps to steer the Australians to 40 without loss on day three, cutting the target to 592 with two full days remaining in a Test that will decide the No. 1 ranking for 2012. After 20 wickets tumbled in the first five sessions, the top-ranked South Africa seized control in the second innings with Amla scoring 196 and de Villiers contributing 169.Amla batted for almost six hours and stroked 20 boundaries as he shared stands of 178 with Graeme Smith (84), 81 with Jacques Kallis (37) and 149 with de Villiers until he gave a return catch to Mitchell Johnson in the middle session.
De Villiers continued, reaching his 14th Test hundred with three consecutive reverse sweeps for boundaries from offspinner Nathan Lyon and belting 21 boundaries and three sixes before he was eventually caught behind off Mitch Starc for 169.
After pounding the Australian bowlers for three sessions, the South Africans lost their last five wickets for 31 runs with left-arm pacemen Starc (6 for 154) and Johnson (4 for 110) taking all the wickets.
The record successful fourth-innings chase is West Indies' 418 for 7 to beat Australia at St. John's in 2003. The South Africans went close to that here four years ago when they scored 414 for 4 to beat Australia and clinch the 2008 series.
The highest fourth-innings total was England's 654 for 5, from 218 eight-ball overs, chasing 696 to beat South Africa in a famous timeless match at Durban in March, 1939, when both captains finally agreed to a draw after 10 days of play so the tourists could get a ship back to Britain.
The South Africans only need a draw at the WACA to retain the No. 1 Test ranking, while Australia needs a victory to replace them in top spot.
Amla resumed on 99 with South Africa at 230 for 2 on day three and reached his 18th Test hundred in the first over. He treated the inexperienced bowling attack almost with disdain at times by walking across his off stump and flicking the ball onto the legside, scoring with ease for most of his 221-ball knock. He dominated the partnership with Kallis, who top-edged an attempted hook off Starc and was caught by Johnson to give Australia its only wicket of the morning session.
The Australian attack, missing all three pacemen who played in the first two drawn Tests, had only picked up one wicket in 3 1/2 hours before Johnson's double breakthrough in one over to remove Amla and Dean Elgar as the South African slipped from 3 for 436 to 5 for 436.
Johnson took his second caught-and-bowled dismissal of the innings, this time with a reflex, right-handed grab to dismiss Amla on the first ball of the 89th over. Then, after hitting Elgar on the elbow and shoulder with some short-pitch balls, he trapped the rookie South African lbw to give him a pair of ducks on debut.
The South Africans added 69 runs in the six overs after the tea interval, with de Villiers and Faf du Plessis (27) flaying the bowling attack to all parts of the ground.
Du Plessis had been a thorn in Australia's side since making his debut in Adelaide, where he batted through the last day to salvage a draw for South Africa.
He shared a 102-run partnership with de Villiers on Sunday before his defiance of the Australian bowlers ended, edging Johnson to Michael Clarke at slip. He scored 215 between dismissals in the series. Starc then dismissed the last three tailenders as South Africa deciding not to declare.