5 instances when Bangladesh lost a Test from a position of strength

#2 Against West Indies at Mirpur, 2012

Sohag Gazi did his best to ensure a Bangladeshi win but the batsmen failed him

Loss Margin – 77 runs

One of the losses which may still be a difficult pill to swallow for Bangladesh came in the 1^st Test of a 2-match home series against West Indies in 2012. The visitors made the most of a flat pitch at Mirpur to post a huge score of 527 for 4 on the board, thanks to a Shivnarine Chanderpaul double century.

The Bangladeshi batsmen responded in the most splendid manner as they rode a century from Naeem Islam and 50-plus scores from 4 others to register a mammoth 556 in their 1^st innings. Off-spinner Sohag Gazi’s 6 for 74 pushed West Indies further back as they could manage just 273 in their 2^nd innings.

With 245 needed to win the match, Bangladesh were outright favourites considering their stellar batting effort earlier in the match. Little did anyone know about the sheer disaster that the home team’s batsmen were about to conjure.

West Indian fast bowler Tino Best picked up 5 for 24 as the Bangladeshis were bundled out for 167 with none of their batsmen managing to score beyond the twenties. The hosts ended up suffering an embarrassing 77-run loss and also lost the 2^nd Test to concede the series.