Windies skittle Bangladesh tail to set up finale

KINGSTOWN (Reuters) - West Indies rattled through Bangladesh's tail on Monday to dismiss the tourists for 345 and leave themselves with a victory target of 277 on the final day of the first test.

With a minimum of 80 overs available, West Indies have an opportunity to win the match but despite a disappointing end to their innings, the tourists will also fancy their chances of bowling out a makeshift Caribbean side.

Bangladesh are looking for just their second test win and their first away from home and on Monday they batted as though on unfamiliar territory.

Needing to get some quick runs on the board and declare to give themselves a strong chance of a win, Bangladesh crumbled with their five wickets going for 24 runs in the morning session.

Medium-pacer Darren Sammy, who ended with figures of five for 70, made an early breakthrough getting the dangerous Shakib Al Hasan out for 30, as he looped a shot to Ryan Austin.

The impressive Kemar Roach then had Mohammed Mahmudullah trapped leg before before catching skipper Mashrafe Mortaza off Sammy.

Roach and Sammy then picked up the last two wickets cheaply to leave West Indies a reachable target.

The track is offering help to the bowlers on the final day, though, and with all their leading batsman having boycotted the game, the hastily assembled West Indies team will have to show some character.

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