Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto believes his side lost the Mirpur Test more through its failures than West Indies' strengths, blaming poor batting and wayward spin.

West Indies chased 170 with 8 wickets to spare after Bangladesh's 53-6 collapse on the third day on Saturday.

Nayeem Hasan's half-century revived hopes on the fourth, but the visitors won.

"We believed 170 was defendable on this pitch. But unfortunately, that did not happen this time. We have to give them some credit, but we could have bowled better," Shanto said.

The spinners bowled 28.1 overs without a wicket, conceding more than 4 runs an over. Shanto said they had failed to find the right length.

"Had we taken seven or eight wickets, we migh...