The final of the World Test Championship 2023-25 will be played at the historic Lord’s ground in June 2025. Five teams are still in the race to reach the finals. Which includes India, Australia, Sri Lanka, New Zealand and South Africa. While West Indies team is out of the final race. But the team is currently playing a two-Test series against Bangladesh, which is part of the WTC. West Indies beat Bangladesh by 201 runs in the first match of this series.
Made a big score of 450 runs for the first time
West Indies scored 450 runs in the first innings. After this, Bangladesh scored 269 runs in the first innings. In this way, West Indies got a lead of 181 runs on the basis of the first innings. Then in the second innings, the West Indies batsmen could not perform well and got out. In the second innings, the entire team of West Indies could score only 152 runs. Thus, Bangladesh got a target of 334 runs to win, in response to which the Bangladesh team was bowled out for 132 runs.
Justin Greaves scored a brilliant century
No batsman could perform well in both the innings for Bangladesh. Captain Mehdi Hasan Miraj scored the highest 45 runs in the second innings for the team. Apart from him, other batsmen flopped badly. On the other hand, Justin Greaves proved to be the biggest hero for West Indies. He scored a century and scored 115 runs in the first innings. Apart from this, he also took two wickets in the match. He was awarded the Player of the Match for his brilliant performance.
West Indies have gained one place in the points table
The WTC 2023-25 points table has not changed much due to West Indies winning the match. Before the match, the West Indies team was in the last position. She moved up one place to number 8. While the Bangladesh team has slipped to the 9th position. Both teams are out of the WTC finals race. The West Indies team has played a total of 10 matches so far out of which they have won 2 and lost 6. Its PCT is 26.67. After Bangladesh, West Indies are also scheduled to play a two-Test series against Pakistan.
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