Windies spinners bowl smarter, a stark difference in length and loop

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On Day 2, broadcast data showed that Warrican bowled 47 per cent of his deliveries on five-metre lengths, while 52 per cent were even fuller, between three and four metres.

West Indies' spinners are bowling slower than their Bangladesh counterparts, and it is having a telling effect in the Sylhet Test, just as it did in the Mirpur Test.

For subcontinent spinners to not read the conditions faster than their West Indies counterparts is telling. Years of spin dominance at home may have had an adverse effect on their lengths.

Jomel Warrican was far more challenging with his lengths in Sylhet than Taijul Islam. It was noticeable that Warrican was bowling far slower. While his deliveries ranged between 70 and 73 km/h, Taijul's were around 86-88 km/h.

The slower pace allowed Warrican to impart more revolutions on the ball. He was also pitching it much fuller. On Day 2, broadcast data showed that Warrican bowled 47 per cent of his deliveries on five-metre lengths, while 52 per cent were even fuller, between three and four metres.

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