3rd Test: Bangladesh achieve biggest Test win with innings defeat over West Indies
Bangladesh have crushed West Indies by an innings and 184 runs at Mirpur on Sunday to claim the second Test and with it the series 2-0, their biggest ever victory and first home series win over their opponents.
Bangladesh’s previous biggest margin of victory in a Test was 226 runs, when they beat Zimbabwe in 2005 for their maiden victory.
SCORECARD: Bangladesh vs West Indies, 2nd Test, Mirpur
Leading the victory charge was Mehidy Hasan Miraz who triggered a collapse of nine wickets in the first session and continued his dominance in the afternoon to hand West Indies their second straight defeat inside three days.
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List of Bangladesh’s biggest victories in Test cricket:
| Margin | Opponents | Venue | Year |
| Innings & 184 runs | West Indies | Dhaka | 2018 |
| 226 runs | Zimbabwe | Chittagong | 2005 |
| 218 runs | Zimbabwe | Dhaka | 2018 |
| 186 runs | Zimbabwe | Chittagong | 2014 |
| 162 runs | Zimbabwe | Khulna | 2014 |
| 143 runs | Zimbabwe | Harare | 2013 |
| 108 runs | England | Dhaka | 2016 |
| 95 runs | West Indies | Kingston | 2009 |
| 64 runs | West Indies | Chittagong | 2018 |
| 20 runs | Australia | Dhaka | 2017 |
| 4 wickets | West Indies | St George’s | 2009 |
| 4 wickets | Sri Lanka | Colombo | 2017 |
| 3 wickets | Zimbabwe | Dhaka | 2014 |
West Indies were bowled out for 111 in the morning session, with Mehidy claiming 7/58 to enforce the follow-on. They then lost four wickets inside 13 overs to go into the lunch break in a daze, and Bangladesh wrapped up the win before tea with Mehidy claiming five to finish with a career-best 12/117 for the Test – the best figures by a Bangladesh bowler.
Of these, 15 fell on day three.