Roneil Walcott
WEST Indies accomplished their first One-Day Global (ODI) series obtain over Bangladesh since 2014 when they got a convincing seven-wicket victory within the 2nd match of their three-match series at Warner Park in Basseterre, St Kitts on December 10.
With the obtain, the Shai Hope-led West Indies crew jumped out to an unassailable 2-0 series lead.
“I agree with our efficiency used to be somewhat clinical…we consistently question the guys to cease a series after going 1-0 up,” Hope acknowledged, at some point of the post-match presentation. “It’s something we beget got been struggling to cease for the old few series at residence. It’s some of the challenges we build to the boys…it’s accurate to perceive we’re 2-0 up now and we beget got one extra to hurry to study out and cease it 3-0.”
Bangladesh batted first and were snappy below the pump as Man of the Match Jayden Seales grabbed three wickets within the most basic energy play en path to ending with profession-most productive ODI figures of four for 22.
After reeling at 115 for seven after the autumn of Rishad Hossain (duck) within the Twenty sixth over, Bangladesh got a recovery stand of 92 for the eighth wicket between Mahmudullah (62 off 92 balls) and Tanzim Hasan Sakib (forty five off 62) as they finally got to a modest rating of 227.
Seales got things below arrangement with the wicket of Soumya Sarkar (two) in his 2nd over, with the wickets of Litton Das (four) and skipper Mehidy Hasan Miraz (one) falling in immediate succession. He then returned at the back pause to reveal the wicket of Mahmudullah who notched consecutive fifties within the series.
Left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie chipped in with figures of two for 36, with four a amount of bowlers getting a wicket apiece including Jamaican debutant Marquino Mindley (one for forty five). Bangladesh opening batsman Tanzid Hasan (46 off 33) survived Seales’ wrath within the facility play, nonetheless fell to Justin Greaves after slicing loosely to point within the 11th over.
“I assessed plenty sooner and realised what the batsmen were attempting to cease to me,” Seales acknowledged. “Within the most basic sport, they were attempting to spend their toes plenty extra and it used to be accurate about adjusting my lengths and my lines and attempting to power them to play into my fingers.”
With out a Alzarri Joseph within the playing XI, Seales used to be tasked with main the assault.
“I accurate knew I had an even bigger role to play and I accurate wanted to face up and build up my hand up for the crew. Fortunately, it paid off,” he acknowledged.
The Windies were in entire control in pursuit of 228 and they raced to 230 for three by the Thirty seventh over to obtain with 79 balls to spare.
Openers Brandon King (82 off 76) and Evin Lewis (49 off 62) made up for his or her struggles within the most basic ODI as they build together a clinical stand of 109 to position the hosts in an advantageous predicament.
The West Indies openers looked rather overjoyed ahead of Lewis supplied a easy return procure to Hossain within the twenty first over after being struck below the waist by a handy e-book a rough Nahid Rana shipping within the old over.
King got to his seventh ODI fifty off 52 balls, nonetheless he used to be robbed of his century landmark when Rana cleaned him up within the 29th over with the Windies rating on 175. King struck eight fours and three sixes in his innings, with Lewis clearing the rope four instances.
Keacy Carty also got caught in and played a accurate hand of forty five from 47 balls ahead of he used to be brushed apart by Afif Hossain.
With captain Hope (17 now now not out off 21) at one pause, first-match centurion Sherfane Rutherford (24 now now not out off 15) performed off the sport in emphatic vogue for the Windies with a pair of big sixes over the mid-wicket boundary off Shoriful Islam.
“We consistently analyse our sport whether we obtain or lose. It’s accurate to perceive the guys might furthermore device and bounce back the vogue they did,” Hope acknowledged.
“We’re now now not asking too significant of them. We accurate desire to perceive enhancements every time.
“We’re attempting to climb the ladder and we’re attempting to procure capabilities so we are in a position to procure that computerized qualification for the following World Cup. Each sport is extreme and the guys mark that.”
The final time the West Indies beat Bangladesh in an ODI series ten years within the past, a 91-run victory in Basseterre sealed a 3-0 series sweep. From 9.30 am on Thursday, Hope’s bills will are attempting to repeat the trick.
BANGLADESH – 227 from forty five.5 overs (Mahmudullah 62, Tanzid Hasan 46, Tanzim Hasan Sakib forty five; Jayden Seales 4/22, Gudakesh Motie 2/36) vs WEST INDIES – 230/3 from 36.5 overs (Brandon King 82, Evin Lewis 49, Keacy Carty forty five; Afif Hossain 1/12). West Indies won by seven wickets.
