<p>Bangladesh need only to draw to fulfill a long-held dream of their first Test series victory after they took a 1-0 lead with a 95-run victory in the opening Test at St Vincent.<br /><br />But celebrations have been tempered following a knee injury to their new captain Mashrafe Mortaza which appears likely to sideline him for the match.<br /><br />Mortaza fell clumsily on his right knee when bowling during the first Test, and spent the last two and a half days off the field.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />The Tigers have flown out Nazmul Hossain as back-up for Mortaza, but the way things unfolded in the first Test, the captain may not be missed. <br /><br />Winning the series will be very important to Bangladesh, after they arrived in the Caribbean as rank outsiders.<br /><br />The home team will again field a weakened line-up for the Test. The batting has been boosted with the addition of Ryan Hinds, one of the leading batsmen in last season’s first-class competition. Kraigg Brathwaite and Andre Creary, two under-19 players who had been included in the squad for the first Test, have been released.</p>
<p>Bangladesh need only to draw to fulfill a long-held dream of their first Test series victory after they took a 1-0 lead with a 95-run victory in the opening Test at St Vincent.<br /><br />But celebrations have been tempered following a knee injury to their new captain Mashrafe Mortaza which appears likely to sideline him for the match.<br /><br />Mortaza fell clumsily on his right knee when bowling during the first Test, and spent the last two and a half days off the field.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />The Tigers have flown out Nazmul Hossain as back-up for Mortaza, but the way things unfolded in the first Test, the captain may not be missed. <br /><br />Winning the series will be very important to Bangladesh, after they arrived in the Caribbean as rank outsiders.<br /><br />The home team will again field a weakened line-up for the Test. The batting has been boosted with the addition of Ryan Hinds, one of the leading batsmen in last season’s first-class competition. Kraigg Brathwaite and Andre Creary, two under-19 players who had been included in the squad for the first Test, have been released.</p>
