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Published 16:50 IST, February 7th 2021

Michael Vaughan lauds Kyle Mayers' heroics as he announces his arrival at biggest stage

Former English skipper Michael Vaughan hailed Kyle Mayers after the Windies middle-order batsman helped his team register a famous win by scoring 200 on debut

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Former English skipper Michael Vaughan came forward to hail Kyle Mayers after the debutant's maiden double century powered West Indies to an impressive three-wicket win over Bangladesh in the first Test match at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Sunday. The middle-order batsman remained unbeaten on 210. 

Meanwhile, this is the fifth-highest successful fourth-innings chase in the history of Test cricket.

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'Remember the name': Michael Vaughan 

Taking to the micro-blogging site, Vaughan hailed the southpaw for scoring a match-winning double-century on debut and that too in the fourth innings of a Test match. He then urged all the cricket fans to 'Remember the name'. 

READ: Kyle Mayers Scores 200 On Debut As WI Successfully Chase Down 395 Against Bangladesh

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Kyle Mayers does the unthinkable as Windies register a famous win

Chasing a mammoth target of 395 to go 1-0 up in the two-match series, the visitors seemed to be in a spot of bother after losing their top-order before even breaching the three-figure mark before the middle-order duo of Mayers and Nkrumah Bonner (86) added 116 runs for the fourth-wicket stand before the latter was dismissed. 

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The Windies did lose a couple of wickets after Boner's dismissal but the 28-year-old batsman from Barbados kept fighting on from the other end as he took the Bangladesh bowlers to the cleaners. In the end, his efforts paid off as the Calypso Boys did the unthinkable on the final session of the final day's play. 

Mayers was adjudged the Man of the Match for his outstanding knock as West Indies have drawn first blood in the Test series. The second and final Test match will be played from February 11-15 at Dhaka's Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. 

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16:50 IST, February 7th 2021