Bangladesh
cricket team’s ODI series victory against West Indies was perhaps the best gift
for the entire nation in the month of victory. The host nation defeated the Caribbean team
by eight wickets in
the series decider third and final ODI match at Sylhet International Cricket
Stadium on Friday (December 14). This victory helped the home team clinch the ODI series 2-1.
With this victory, the Tigers also enhanced their tally of ODI series victory
at home.
Winning
the toss, Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe Mortaza invited the touring side
to bat first. Due to Bangladesh bowlers’ tight bowling, West Indies could
manage to score 198 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in their stipulated overs. Shai
Hope played an unbeaten knock of 131-ball 108, including nine fours and one
six. His endeavor failed to put up a competitive total on the board as other
West Indies batsmen performed miserably. The second best of their innings was Marlon
Samuels’ 19.
With
two back-to-back centuries:146 and 108 runs in the second and third ODIs respectively,
Hope finished the three-match ODI series with a total of 297 runs, beating the
previous record held by Australia’s Shane Watson who scored 294 runs against
Bangladesh back in 2011.
Bangladesh
off-spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz finished with a figure of 4 for 29 in 10 overs
while Shakib Al Hasan and Mashrafe Mortaza each claimed two wickets. Mohammad
Saifuddin took one wicket.
However,
after coming to chase, Bangladesh reached the target with 69 balls left at
hand. The home team scored 202 runs losing only two wickets in 38.3 overs. Tamim
Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar made a 131-run partnership for the second wicket stand.
Tamim remained not out on 81 while Soumya scored 80 runs, hitting five boundaries
and as many sixes. After the dismissal of Soumya, Mushfiqur Rahim came to bat
and played a 16-run innings decorated with two fours and one six. The
right-handed opening batsman Liton Das made a good start, but once again became
the victim of poor shot selection. For this reason, he could not extend his
innings. Scoring 23 off 33 balls with 5 boundaries, he got caught out at
mid-off by Rovman Powell off Keemo Paul.
Both
wickets were taken by Keemo Paul conceding 38 runs. Apart from him, none of the
bowlers could put any pressure on the Bangladesh batsmen.
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