DHAKA: Off-spinner Mehidy Hasan claimed a career-best 12 wickets as Bangladesh thumped West Indies by an innings and 184 runs in Dhaka on Sunday to sweep the two-match series on day three.

Mehidy took 7-58 and 5-59 in both innings of the final Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium to help the Tigers bowl out the visitors for 111 and 213 runs with two days to spare.

Bangladesh made 508 in their only innings — with vice-captain Mahmudullah scoring a career-best 136 — to claim their first-ever victory by an innings margin in Test cricket. It was also their first Test series win in four years, after they won the opening game in Chittagong by 64 runs.

West Indies wilted for 213 all out in the second innings after earning the dubious distinction of becoming the first side ever to be asked to follow-on by Bangladesh in a Test match.

Big-hitting Shimron Hetmyer scored an attacking 93 off 92 balls with nine sixes and a four to prevent a total Caribbean collapse in the second innings.

But Mehidy, who was named man-of-the-match, stopped Hetmyer from scoring his maiden Test century when the batsman went for a 10th sixth, but wound up delivering it to Mohammad Mithun at long-on.

He then removed Jomel Warrican to complete his second five-wicket haul of the game before finishing with match figures of 12-117 — the best ever Test haul for a Bangladeshi bowler.

The 21-year-old spinner improved his own record of 12-159 against England in 2016 at the same ground.

Kemar Roach provided late entertainment with an unbeaten 37 off 49 balls with seven fours, but it only delayed the inevitable.

Taijul Islam wrapped up the innings and match when he trapped Shermon Lewis for 20 to finish with 3-40.

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan hailed his team’s effort after the match.

“We did the process right and we did well in every department. Overall a very good team effort,” he said.

West Indies’ trouble began from the very start of the third day’s play when they lost five wickets in less than an hour, after resuming their first innings on 75-5.

Hetmyer, who also top-scored in the first innings with 39, hit Mehidy for a six in the second over of the day, but the off-spinner flummoxed him for a sharp return catch to start the collapse.

Bangladesh never looked back as Mehidy claimed three more wickets in quick time, before man-of-the-series Shakib wrapped up the innings to finish with 3-27.

Stand-in West Indies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite lamented the defeat.

“As batsmen we didn’t do our jobs. We didn’t get a partnership and we let ourselves down on the field,” he said.

The West Indies will now play three One-day Internationals and three Twenty20 Internationals against Bangladesh.

Scoreboard

BANGLADESH (1st Innings) 508 (Mahmudullah 136, Shakib Al Hasan 80, Shadman Islam 76, Liton Das 54).

WEST INDIES (1st Innings, overnight 75-5):

K.C. Brathwaite b Shakib 0
K.O.A. Powell b Mehidy 4
S.D. Hope b Mehidy 10
S.W. Ambris b Shakib 7
R.L. Chase b Mehidy 0
S.O. Hetmyer c and b Mehidy 39
S.O. Dowrich lbw b Mehidy 37
D. Bishoo c Shadman b Mehidy 1
K.A.J. Roach c Liton b Mehidy 1
J.A. Warrican not out 5
S.H. Lewis lbw b Shakib 0

EXTRAS (B-4, LB-3) 7

TOTAL (all out, 36.4 overs) 111

FALL OF WKTS: 1-0, 2-6, 3-17, 4-20, 5-29, 6-86, 7-88, 8-92, 9-110.

BOWLING: Shakib Al Hasan 15.4-4-27-3; Mehidy Hasan 16-1-58-7; Nayeem Hasan 3-0-9-0; Taijul Islam 1-0-10-0; Mahmudullah 1-1-0-0.

WEST INDIES (2nd Innings, following-on):

K.C. Brathwaite lbw b Shakib 1
K.O.A. Powell st Mushfiqur b Mehidy 6
S.D. Hope c Shakib b Mehidy 25
S.W. Ambris lbw b Taijul 4
R.L. Chase c Mominul b Taijul 3
S.O. Hetmyer c Mithun b Mehidy 93
S.O. Dowrich c Soumya b Nayeem 3
D. Bishoo c Soumya b Mehidy 12
K.A.J. Roach not out 37
J.A. Warrican c and b Mehidy 0
S.H. Lewis lbw b Taijul 20

EXTRAS (B-6, LB-3) 9

TOTAL (all out, 59.2 overs) 213

FALL OF WKTS: 1-2, 2-14, 3-23, 4-29, 5-85, 6-96, 7-143, 8-166, 9-171.

BOWLING: Shakib Al Hasan 14-3-65-1; Mehidy Hasan 20-2-59-5; Taijul Islam 10.2-1-40-3; Mahmudullah 1-0-6-0; Nayeem Hasan 14-2-34-1.

RESULT: Bangladesh won by innings and 184 runs to win two-match series 2-0.

UMPIRES: Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and R.S.A. Palliyaguruge (Sri Lanka).

TV UMPIRE: R.K. Illingworth (England).

MATCH REFEREE: A.J. Pycroft (Zimbabwe).

MAN-OF-THE-MATCH: Mehidy Hasan.

MAN-OF-THE-SERIES: Shakib Al Hasan.

FIRST TEST: Chittagong, Bangladesh won by 64 runs.

Published in Dawn, December 3rd, 2018