SYLHET, Bangladesh, CMC – West Indies beat Bangladesh by eight wickets in the opening Twenty20 International of the three-match series at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium here today.
Scores:
BANGLADESH 129 off 19 overs (Shakib-al-Hasan 61; Sheldon Cottrell 4-28, Keemo Paul 2-23)
WEST INDIES 130 for two off 10.5 overs (Shai Hope 55, Keemo Paul 28 not out, Nicholas Pooran 23 not out)
Scoreboard
BANGLADESH
Tamim Iqbal c Brathwaite b Cottrell 5
Liton Das c Brathwaite b Thomas 6
Soumya Sarkar c Powell b Cottrell 5
*Shakib Al Hasan c & b Cottrell 61
+Mushfiqur Rahim run out 5
Mahmudullah Riyad c Hope b Cottrell 12
Ariful Haque c Pooran b Allen 17
Mohammad Saifuddin c Pooran b Brathwaite 1
Mehidy Hasan c Hope b Paul 8
Abu Hider not out 1
Mustafizur Rahman b Paul 0
Extras (b4, lb2, w1, nb1) 8
TOTAL (all out; 19 overs) 129
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Tamim), 2-19 (Liton), 3-31 (Soumya), 4-48 (Mushfiqur), 5-73 (Mahmudullah), 6-103 (Ariful), 7-110 (Saifuddin), 8-122 (Shakib), 9-129 (Mehidy), 10-129 (Mustafizur)
Bowling: Thomas 4-0-33-1, Cottrell 4-0-28-4 (w1), Paul 4-0-23-2 (nb1), Brathwaite 3-0-13-1, Allen 3-0-19-1, Powell 1-0-7-0
WEST INDIES
E Lewis c Ariful b Saifuddin 18
+S Hope c Mustafizur b Mahmudullah 55
N Pooran not out 23
K Paul not out 28
Extras (lb5, w1) 6
TOTAL (2 wkts, 10.5 overs) 130
Did not bat: S. Hetmyer, D. Bravo, R. Powell, +C. Brathwaite, F. Allen, S. Cottrell, O. Thomas
Fall of wickets: 1-51 (Lewis), 2-98 (Hope)
Bowling: Shakib 3.5-0-32-0, Mehidy 2-0-37-0, Hider 1-0-15-0, Saifuddin 1-0-13-1 (w1), Mustafizur 1-0-15-0, Mahmudullah 2-0-13-1.
Result: West Indies win by eight wickets.
Series: West Indies lead three-match series 1-0.
Toss: Bangladesh
Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed, Sharfuddoula; TV – Mashudur Rahman.
