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HEADLINE: Review: BANvWI 3rd ODI

 
CaribbeanCricket.com 2018-12-16 18:41:34 

Windies’ eight-wicket loss to Bangladesh in the 3rd ODI on Friday morning means that the Caribbean side’s miserable tour of Asia persists. In what was a colossal opportunity to avenge their loss of the reverse fixture in the Caribbean, the West Indies chose to engage combat without the talented Oshane Thomas. However, the fight did not last long enough to regret that decision, as the hosts got to the measly target of 198 with 69 deliveries to spare.

In the initial stages of the tour of the subcontinent with Holder and Law at the helm, the West Indies made several bemusing decisions, slimming their already meagre chances in several matches before a ball was even bowled. Still, in the absence of both, now under the tutelage of Rovman Powell and Nic Pothas, decisions akin to those made on the Indian tour are still at play.

In this regard, with all due respect to Kemar Roach and the servant he has been to West Indies cricket—in a top cricketing nation, with all things being equal, Oshane Thomas does not miss out while Roach retains his place as a wicket-taking bowler in a series-decider. No one is lamenting Windies’ thought process behind the extra spinner, but instead who paid the consequences for that decision.


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