25 overs West Indies 61 (Shakib 4-16, Nasir 2-3) v Bangladesh
The threat of rain loomed over gloomy Chittagong but the weather stayed
clear enough for Bangladesh to demolish West Indies for their
second-lowest total in one-day internationals. From 33 for 1,
Bangladesh's bowlers began to hack through the line-up as nine wickets
fell for 28 runs. The strong crowd that turned up despite the wetness
cheered as the home side dished out retribution for the two defeats in
the series, and for the humiliation in the 2011 World Cup.
West Indies had lost only two and four wickets during their victories in
Mirpur but this Chittagong pitch was different. The pace was sluggish,
the bounce low and the ball did not come on to the bat. There was turn
too. To add to that, rain on the eve of the match had left the outfield
soggy, and shots hit along the ground lost speed quickly. Batting
conditions were far from ideal, and Mushfiqur Rahim immediately chose to
bowl after winning four out of four tosses on the tour.
Danza Hyatt and Kieran Powell, playing because Lendl Simmons had a back
problem, struggled to score. They added only 10 runs in six overs before
Hyatt lost patience and attempted to loft Nazmul Hossain, who replaced
Rubel Hossain, down the ground and edged to slip.
Marlon Samuels, the scourge of Bangladesh on this tour, tried to play
like he had in Mirpur. He stayed back in his crease irrespective of
whether the ball was full or not and attempted to drive and steer behind
point. After 14 quiet deliveries, Samuels tried to carve Shafiul Islam
and holed out to Suhrawadi Shuvo at sweeper cover. West Indies were 33
for 2 in the 11th over.
Powell looked the best of the batsmen, which wasn't saying much, as he
batted with an upright stance and used his top hand to drive straight
and through the off side. He had hit the only boundaries (four) during
the mandatory Powerplay, all of them against medium-pace. Spin in the
12th over, however, was a tougher test and Powell was bowled off the
second ball he faced from Nasir Hossain. The offbreak drifted into him,
pitched on leg stump, and ripped across the outside edge to hit the top
of off stump. It was the delivery of the match. The very next ball,
Nasir induced a return catch from Pollard. They were his first one-day
wickets and Nasir had reduced West Indies to 34 for 4.
The innings went into free-fall thereafter. Darren Bravo edged a square
drive to the keeper in the 13th over and Darren Sammy was lbw to
Shakib's first ball off the next. Shakib went on to cut through the
lower order, finishing with figures of 4 for 16 as he ended the innings
in the 22nd over.
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