16 Jul 2009

Bitter sweet feelings for Bangladesh heading into second test

6:46 pm on 16 July 2009

Bangladesh will carry bitter-sweet feelings into the second and final Test against the West Indies in Grenada.

Bangladesh need only to draw the match to fulfill a long-held dream of their first Test series win after they took a 1-0 lead with a 95-run victory in the opening Test at St Vincent.

But celebrations have been tempered following a knee injury to their new captain Mashrafe Mortaza which appears likely to sideline him for the match.

Mortaza fell clumsily on his right knee when bowling during the first Test, and spent the final two-and-a-half days off the field.

He underwent a medical scan on Tuesday, and though the results of the test are not as bad as initially feared, the visitors do not want to risk long-term injury to their main fast bowler.