DHAKA, (Reuters) – Ruthless West Indies humiliated Bangladesh with the bat and ball in front of their own fans today, skittling the World Cup co-hosts for their lowest ever ODI score of 58 before chasing down the target in 12.2 overs.
Left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn claimed four wickets while Kemar Roach and Darren Sammy bagged three scalps each as Bangladesh were flattened in 18.5 overs.
The crowd reacted angrily, throwing placards, caps, logos and even team jerseys on to the outfield.
The boos around the Shere Bangla National Stadium could still be heard when the West Indian openers Chris Gayle and Darren Bravo came out to bat but Shakib Al Hasan’s men were powerless to stop the visitors winning by nine wickets.
Bangladesh’s score of 58 was the lowest total in this year’s World Cup.
“We never thought we’d bat this poorly because we’ve been playing really good cricket for last the 12 months and we’ve been consistent with the bat,” Bangladesh captain Shakib said, trying to speak above the boos ringing round the stadium.
“I don’t know (what went wrong). We have a lot of things to work on now. We have to sit down and think about it.
“But hopefully we’ll come back strongly as there are three more games. If we want to qualify for the second round, we have to win two out of three. It is still very much possible.”
Gayle tried to explain the Bangladesh collapse.
“The wicket seemed to be doing a bit, I mean for the spinners, but Kemar Roach did a brilliant job.
“In fact, all our players stepped up to restrict Bangladesh to 60 runs.
He continued: “I think this win will take us to the quarter-final but we still can’t relax as we have couple of crucial games coming up against Ireland, India and England.”
Scoreboard
Bangladesh innings:
Tamim Iqbal c Sammy b Roach 0
Imrul Kayes c Thomas b Sammy 5
Junaid Siddique lbw b Roach 25
Mushfiqur Rahim c Sarwan b Sammy 0
Shakib Al Hasan b Benn 8
Raqibul Hasan c Pollard b Sammy 4
Mohammad Ashraful c Thomas b Roach 11
Naeem Islam c Thomas b Benn 1
Shafiul Islam c Pollard b Benn 0
Abdur Razzak not out 2
Rubel Hossain b Benn 0
Extras: (w 1 nb 1) 2
Total (all out; 18.5 overs) 58
Fall of wickets: 1-0 2-16 3-25 4-36 5-41 6-51 7-56 8-56 9-58
Bowling: Roach 6-0-19-3 (1nb, 1w), Benn 5.5-2-18-4, Sammy 7-0-21-3
West Indies innings
D. Smith b Naeem Islam 6
C. Gayle not out 37
D. Bravo not out 9
Extras (b 2 w 5) 7
Total (for one wicket; 12.2 overs) 59
Fall of wicket: 1-29
Did not bat: R. Sarwan, S. Chanderpaul, K. Pollard, D. Thomas, D. Sammy, N. Miller, S. Benn, K. Roach
Bowling: Shafiul Islam 2-0-11-0, Naeem Islam 6-1-14-1 (1w), Rubel Hossain 1-0-12-0, Abdur Razzak 1-0-8-0 (2w), Mohammad Ashraful 2-0-11-0, Shakib Al Hasan 0.2-0-1-0
Result: West Indies won by nine wickets
Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat