Bangladesh break 15-year drought with historic West Indies victory

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Experienced spinner Taijul Islam was the hero as Bangladesh clinched their first Test win in the Caribbean in more than 15 years with a 101-run victory over the West Indies in Jamaica on Tuesday.

Taijul collected his 15th five-wicket haul in Tests on an absorbing fourth day at Sabina Park as the West Indies were bowled out for just 185 in their second innings to allow Bangladesh record their first Test triumph in the Caribbean since July of 2009.

It also helped Bangladesh level the two-match series at 1-1 and sent the Asian side in front of the West Indies and into eighth place on the updated ICC World Test Championship standings.

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The West Indies will get the chance to overtake Bangladesh once again should they be able to pick up some points during their two-match series away from home in Pakistan at the start of next year, while Bangladesh will take some momentum into the next Test cycle following their impressive victory.

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While Taijul will win the plaudits for his spell of 5/50 during the West Indies' second innings, he received plenty of support from a range of his teammates in helping clinch Bangladesh's third Test victory away from home for the year.

Inexperienced fast bowler Nahid Rana (5/61) collected his maiden five-wicket Test haul in the first innings, lion-hearted pacer Taskin Ahmed bowled well throughout to be adjudged joint Player of the Series, while Jaker Ali contributed a valuable innings of 91 to help set the West Indies a daunting run chase of 287 for victory.

Kavem Hodge (55) and skipper Kraigg Brathwaite (43) showed some fight for the hosts, but Taijul struck at key moments to ensure Bangladesh cliched the memorable victory late on the fourth day much to the delight of the spinner.

"It's a great feeling to win a Test match abroad which we don't often do and all the boys really put in a tremendous effort," Player of the Match Taijul said.

Brathwaite was left to rue a late collapse with the bat in the West Indies first innings and the lack of any meaningful partnerships during the run chase on the fourth day.

"We wanted to be positive and I thought we started well but obviously we couldn't carry it through to the end of the day," Brathwaite said.