West Indies vs Bangladesh, 1st T20I

Gone! Aljo bowled clean! Done and dusted! Bangladesh win by 7 runs! Nice first game with two to play. Bangladesh 1-0.

19.5
Hasan Mahmud to Alzarri Joseph, out Bowled!! Game. Set. Match! Bangladesh win a thriller. A length delivery by Hasan Mahmud, the ball shapes back in and strikes timber. Alzarri Joseph swings and misses, only to find his stumps rattled. Game. Set. Match! Bangladesh win the thriller.

BiG STUPSEEEEEEÉEEEEEE!!!!!

BAN 147/6 (20)

WI 140 (19.5)

Bangladesh won by 7 run

In reply to Narper

Simmo ...one up...

Sammy looks upset as expected.

In reply to Narper

Sammy coaching last batsman...9 runs needed with 3 balls to go....

What an idiot...

The batsman cant think?


Pooo looked ill , he should not have played tonight.

We need to win the next 2 matches to win the series. This is what happens when you underestimate the opposition.

ICM looks like he gave up ice cream...they belly looks smaller

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Badree was supporting Bangladesh.

11:42pm A classic contest. At the half-way stage, it felt that was not in the offing, especially with Bangladesh only managing 147. But they bowled and fielded their hearts out. Taskin got the ball rolling before Mahedi came into his own and ripped through the batting order, bagging a career-best four-wicket haul and leaving the hosts tottering at 61-7.

West Indies found a way to wrestle back the initiative. Captain Powell led the way with a blistering half-century and was supported by Shepherd. With 20 needed off 18, it seemed the hosts' game to lose, and they did lose it in the end. Taskin removed Shepherd at the start of the 18th and Powell, as push came to shove, could not find the fence with the regularity he did earlier. A game West Indies will definitely learn from, but also a game they, having come so close, will feel they should have done.

Mahedi Hasan, Player of the Match: We tried to bowl straight and stick to our process. I enjoyed this wicket. I played in the Global Super League before and that gave me confidence. Very good knock from Shamim. It was a crucial moment for our team. I tried my best to have a partnership (with Shamim).


Litton Das, Bangladesh captain: We have played here before. When I saw the wicket, it (the pitch) did not behave the way I thought. When we batted, we felt it was not a great wicket. We were thinking 150-160 would be a good total. We knew with the bowlers we had, we could fight (with our score). I want them (our team) to play aggressive cricket. They are showing their quality and playing really good cricket at the moment. It has been such a long tour. Good start (to win the first T20I). If we play good for another game, we can win the series.

Rovman Powell, West Indies captain: It is just a matter of us assessing it a little earlier. We could have consolidated a little bit more. The only time they would be in the game was if we lost wickets in clusters and we did that. It is a case of me being Powell the batter than just the captain. Good to see that I am getting a bit of consistency (in my batting). (On the death bowling) Always been a struggle for us. Over the last 12 months or so, we have improved. It was a credible bowling performance. As a batting group, we let down the team. (On Shepherd's role) We wanted a left-right combination against the left-spinner and wanted to access both sides of the field. Hopefully he can get more of an opportunity (moving forward). Great support (from the crowd), we need their support now more than ever. (On how they will recover before the next game) Having honest conversations (about what went wrong) We have been a T20 team that has played good cricket but in the last seven or eight games, we have lost our way.

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