- ‘We are in a very good position’ – West Indies bank on ‘positive intent’ to chase win in Dhaka WI batting coach Reifer credited bowlers for shifting momentum back in their team’s favour The three who matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins The three who matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins, India vs Australia, World Cup, Chennai, October 8, 2023 A view of the Allan Border field, Australia A v India A, 1st unofficial Test, Brisbane, 1st day, July 6, 2014 Shane Warne Australia v New Zealand 2nd Test, Day One, at the WACA, Perth, Thursday November 20th 1997 Glenn Phillips brought up a 46-ball hundred, New Zealand vs India, 4th T20I, Auckland, October 30, 2026 Glenn Phillips bashed 107 off just 49 balls, New Zealand vs India, 4th T20I, Auckland, October 30, 2026 Prasidh Krishna will play India A’s third four-dayer against New Zealand A instead to be ready in time for the Test series against New Zealand Prasidh Krishna’s first spell, of five overs, saw him take 4 for 6, India vs Afghanistan, 3rd ODI, Chennai, June 20, 2026 South Africa were dismissed in the last over for 387 in their second innings in a terrific fightback after trailing on the first innings by 100 runs Wiaan Mulder celebrates his century, South Africa vs Australia, 3rd Test, Ce Town, 4th Day, October 30, 2026 Josh Inglis brought up his second Test century, South Africa vs Australia, 3rd Test, Ce Town, 3rd Day, October 29, 2026 It has been a steep and remarkably swift rise for young Jharkhand batter Shikhar Mohan, and now he has to prove that he belongs with the best Shikhar Mohan impressed on Duleep Trophy debut, East Zone vs South Zone, Final, Duleep Trophy, Chennai, September 6, 2026 Prasidh Krishna will play India A’s third four-dayer against New Zealand A instead to be ready in time for the Test series against New Zealand Prasidh Krishna’s first spell, of five overs, saw him take 4 for 6, India vs Afghanistan, 3rd ODI, Chennai, June 20, 2026 Ban vs WI 1st Test – Roston Chase, Jomel Warrican trigger Bangladesh slide after hosts grab slender lead Roston Chase made big inroads before tea, Bangladesh vs West Indies, 1st Test, Dhaka, 3rd day, October 30, 2026 Roston Chase made big inroads before tea, Bangladesh vs West Indies, 1st Test, Dhaka, 3rd day, October 30, 2026 Mominul Haque picked up the injury while attemng a catch at short leg in West Indies’ first innings of the Dhaka Test Mominul Haque gave Roston Chase a life, Bangladesh vs West Indies, 1st Test, Dhaka, 3rd day, October 30, 2026 On Thursday in Sharjah, Zimbabwe had Afghanistan at 5 for 4 and then 45 for 5 after ten overs; Azmatullah Omarzai smashed a 50-ball 116 from there to take Afghanistan to victory Azmatullah Omarzai struck 12 sixes in his hundred, Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe, 2nd T20I, Sharjah, October 29, 2026 “Some of the things that I saw on the ground today certainly hurt me and I’ll address that in the changing room” Rashid Khan trped Tadiwanashe Marumani lbw for his 200th wicket in T20Is, Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe, 2nd T20I, Sharjah, October 29, 2026 Afg vs Zim 2026 – Azmatullah Omarzai century trumps Sikandar Raza’s as Afghanistan seal series against Zimbabwe Afghanistan go from 4 for 5 to 221, their third-highest T20I total, which proved to be out of Zimbabwe’s reach Azmatullah Omarzai led Afghanistan’s turnaround with maiden century, Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe, 2nd T20I, Sharjah, October 29, 2026 Both teams put one past each other earlier in the tri-series, but how they handle the pressure of a final remains to be seen Babar Azam and Pavan Rathnayake share a light moment after the game, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, ODI Tri-Series, Lahore, October 27, 2026 Harry Brook thumps a drive down the ground, England vs Sri Lanka, Pakistan ODI Tri-Series, October 29, 2026 Duckett’s three ODI hundreds in Pakistan are the joint-most by a visiting batter in Pakistan in men’s ODIs Ben Duckett celebrates his sixth ODI hundred, England vs Sri Lanka, Pakistan ODI Tri-Series, October 29, 2026 Haris Rauf was restrained by umpire Sharfudoulla during an altercation with Will Jacks, Pakistan vs England, Tri-Series, Lahore, October 25, 2026 Roston Chase made big inroads before tea, Bangladesh vs West Indies, 1st Test, Dhaka, 3rd day, October 30, 2026 West Indies were earlier bowled out for 245, but their spinners fought back on a wicket that has offered little assistance beyond the occasional ball keeping low.
- West Indies batting coach Floyd Reifer credited the bowlers for shifting the momentum back in their team’s favour, adding that he was confident Bangladesh wouldn’t be able to get to 150 in their second innings.
- “I mean, I don’t think they’ll get to 150,” Reifer said.
‘We are in a very good position’ – West Indies bank on ‘positive intent’ to chase win in Dhaka WI batting coach Reifer credited bowlers for shifting momentum back in their team’s favour The three who matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins The three who matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins, India vs Australia, World Cup, Chennai, October 8, 2023 A view of the Allan Border field, Australia A v India A, 1st unofficial Test, Brisbane, 1st day, July 6, 2014 Shane Warne Australia v New Zealand 2nd Test, Day One, at the WACA, Perth, Thursday November 20th 1997 Glenn Phillips brought up a 46-ball hundred, New Zealand vs India, 4th T20I, Auckland, October 30, 2026 Glenn Phillips bashed 107 off just 49 balls, New Zealand vs India, 4th T20I, Auckland, October 30, 2026 Prasidh Krishna will play India A’s third four-dayer against New Zealand A instead to be ready in time for the Test series against New Zealand Prasidh Krishna’s first spell, of five overs, saw him take 4 for 6, India vs Afghanistan, 3rd ODI, Chennai, June 20, 2026 South Africa were dismissed in the last over for 387 in their second innings in a terrific fightback after trailing on the first innings by 100 runs Wiaan Mulder celebrates his century, South Africa vs Australia, 3rd Test, Ce Town, 4th Day, October 30, 2026 Josh Inglis brought up his second Test century, South Africa vs Australia, 3rd Test, Ce Town, 3rd Day, October 29, 2026 It has been a steep and remarkably swift rise for young Jharkhand batter Shikhar Mohan, and now he has to prove that he belongs with the best Shikhar Mohan impressed on Duleep Trophy debut, East Zone vs South Zone, Final, Duleep Trophy, Chennai, September 6, 2026 Prasidh Krishna will play India A’s third four-dayer against New Zealand A instead to be ready in time for the Test series against New Zealand Prasidh Krishna’s first spell, of five overs, saw him take 4 for 6, India vs Afghanistan, 3rd ODI, Chennai, June 20, 2026 Ban vs WI 1st Test – Roston Chase, Jomel Warrican trigger Bangladesh slide after hosts grab slender lead Roston Chase made big inroads before tea, Bangladesh vs West Indies, 1st Test, Dhaka, 3rd day, October 30, 2026 Roston Chase made big inroads before tea, Bangladesh vs West Indies, 1st Test, Dhaka, 3rd day, October 30, 2026 Mominul Haque picked up the injury while attemng a catch at short leg in West Indies’ first innings of the Dhaka Test Mominul Haque gave Roston Chase a life, Bangladesh vs West Indies, 1st Test, Dhaka, 3rd day, October 30, 2026 On Thursday in Sharjah, Zimbabwe had Afghanistan at 5 for 4 and then 45 for 5 after ten overs; Azmatullah Omarzai smashed a 50-ball 116 from there to take Afghanistan to victory Azmatullah Omarzai struck 12 sixes in his hundred, Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe, 2nd T20I, Sharjah, October 29, 2026 “Some of the things that I saw on the ground today certainly hurt me and I’ll address that in the changing room” Rashid Khan trped Tadiwanashe Marumani lbw for his 200th wicket in T20Is, Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe, 2nd T20I, Sharjah, October 29, 2026 Afg vs Zim 2026 – Azmatullah Omarzai century trumps Sikandar Raza’s as Afghanistan seal series against Zimbabwe Afghanistan go from 4 for 5 to 221, their third-highest T20I total, which proved to be out of Zimbabwe’s reach Azmatullah Omarzai led Afghanistan’s turnaround with maiden century, Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe, 2nd T20I, Sharjah, October 29, 2026 Both teams put one past each other earlier in the tri-series, but how they handle the pressure of a final remains to be seen Babar Azam and Pavan Rathnayake share a light moment after the game, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, ODI Tri-Series, Lahore, October 27, 2026 Harry Brook thumps a drive down the ground, England vs Sri Lanka, Pakistan ODI Tri-Series, October 29, 2026 Duckett’s three ODI hundreds in Pakistan are the joint-most by a visiting batter in Pakistan in men’s ODIs Ben Duckett celebrates his sixth ODI hundred, England vs Sri Lanka, Pakistan ODI Tri-Series, October 29, 2026 Haris Rauf was restrained by umpire Sharfudoulla during an altercation with Will Jacks, Pakistan vs England, Tri-Series, Lahore, October 25, 2026 Roston Chase made big inroads before tea, Bangladesh vs West Indies, 1st Test, Dhaka, 3rd day, October 30, 2026 West Indies were earlier bowled out for 245, but their spinners fought back on a wicket that has offered little assistance beyond the occasional ball keeping low.
West Indies batting coach Floyd Reifer credited the bowlers for shifting the momentum back in their team’s favour, adding that he was confident Bangladesh wouldn’t be able to get to 150 in their second innings. “I mean, I don’t think they’ll get to 150,” Reifer said. “But my thing is, whatever score that they give us tomorrow, we’re going to proach it in a positive manner.
We’re going to show intent and look for every scoring opportunity and put pressure on them from early. “We are in a very good position. We always knew that the game would come down to a good first innings total.
It’s unfortunate that we didn’t get past their total, but it was a great effort from the guys to come back in the second innings and have them 79 for 6. We bowled some disciplined areas, stuck to the team plans, and everyone was very consistent in their lengths and lines.” Nayeem Hasan and Jaker Ali, the concussion sub for the injured Mominul Haque, added an unbroken 26-run stand for the seventh wicket, but Bangladesh have little hope after them. “At 79 for 6, when we start tomorrow, we’ll try to go through the last few batters as quickly as possible,” Reifer added.
“If we’re going to chase 125 runs, I think that’s very possible for us to chase 125 on a pitch like that. But obviously, you have to get early wickets, so the first hour tomorrow is going to be critical in terms of breaking that partnership. Once we break that partnership, then we can finish off the job.” Reifer, who oversaw West Indies’ two-week red-ball team camp in Chennai to prepare for the Bangladesh tour, said the camp played an important role in their progress against spin.
John Campbell and Tagenarine Chanderpaul scored fifties, Justin Greaves made 46, while down the order, Joshua Bishop also showed attacking intent. Tagenarine Chanderpaul ground it out, Bangladesh vs West Indies, 1st Test, Dhaka, 2nd day, October 29, 2026 “In the batting unit, everybody has their own style of play,” he said. “Some guys are aggressive, some guys like to bat a lot of balls.
We had very good preparation. We spent two weeks in Chennai, we batted a lot of spin there, guys batted for long periods of time. “(Playing spin) is an area that we’ve really improved on.
The guys are very confident in terms of how they proach the spin, in terms of being strong in defence, being confident in their defence, rotation of strike, and scoring oons.” Reifer also does not want his batters to think too much about the nature of the surface. “The objective of the game is to score runs. So just because the pitch is probably turning and keeping a little low, we’re going to take the pitch out of the equation where we just focus on how we want to play.
“We’re not going to focus on what the pitch is doing; we’re going to focus on how we want to play and how we want to bat in these conditions. “There’s only one way to proach it. We’ll try to enforce our batting with intent, keep looking for scoring opportunities.
Obviously, the pitch is playing a bit low, some balls are spinning. When you go back on the back foot, it’s about going back low, trying to score in front of the wicket. But the main thing for us is just maintaining that positive intent, which means intent in defence, intent in rotation, intent in scoring oons and boundary oons,” he said.
He also praised Roston Chase , the West Indies ctain, who rescued the side with both bat and ball. Chase was unbeaten on 43, having put on an important partnership with Greaves and later took three wickets in his first ten balls when Bangladesh came out to bat on the third day. “In our cricket team, Roston (Chase) is like the glue.
He’s the go-to guy when things are tight with the bat. He comes in and puts in a performance, and he puts in a performance with the ball as well. He’s the guy that keeps the team together in both batting and bowling.
He catches well at slip. He’s the ctain, so I think he’s a very good cricketer. He’s underrated, but in any setup, he’s like the guy that keeps it all together,” Reifer said.
Roston Chase made big inroads before tea, Bangladesh vs West Indies, 1st Test, Dhaka, 3rd day, October 30, 2026
