17.6

6

Holder to Taskin Ahmed, SIX, to deep mid-wicket

If only they field like this always they probably would have played 2023 world cup. Fine exhibition of fielding

BAN 130-9(17.5) CRR:7.29

REQ:16.62

Bangladesh need 36 runs in 13 balls

Jason Holder 4-0-31-3

BAN 146-9(19) CRR:7.68

Bangladesh need 20 runs in 6 balls

Mustafizur Rahman 10(6)

Taskin Ahmed 9(6)

Why is Shepherd bowling the last over? Hoping for the best here.

Shepherd to Taskin Ahmed, SIX, to deep mid-wicket

Bangladesh need 11 runs in 2 balls

$$$$$aaaaammmmmmmmmmyyyyy!

19.4

Shepherd to Taskin Ahmed, out Hit Wkt!! Oh dear! He nails this full delivery for a maximum over mid-wicket, but in the process of hitting that six - he went a bit too deep inside the crease and disturbed the stumps with his boot. A bail comes off as soon as he finished playing that shot. Not the ideal way to get out, but it is an ideal start to the series for the West Indies. They win by 16 runs and go 1-0 up in the series

Taskin Ahmed hit wkt b Shepherd 10( [6s-1]

West Indies won by 16 runs

WI 165/3(20)

BAN 149(19.4)

Wi lucky you can never trust shepherds bowling

Well done lads, we go 1-0 up in the series. Shepherd bowling at the death is never something to be calm about. I just don't trust him in the latter overs.

@velo

I couldn't agree with you more

Litton Das | Bangladesh skipper: They batted really well in the first 10 overs. The wicket was on the slower side and if we had taken early wickets, they would have been under pressure. We needed to execute our slog overs a bit better and that is the main thing we will focus going into the next game. The way Shamim batted was a bit disappointing, he needed to take responsibility at that stage. We bowled really well whole match except for the last over. They (West Indies) took some really good catches as well.

Rovman Powell | Player of the Match: Pleased, it was difficult at the start but I just kept believing that if I get a good boundary, I can turn it around. Not easy for the guys to come in and start hitting, so we needed to take it deep. We needed to maximize there and the skipper was there till the end.

Rovman Powell, in his 100th T20I game, hit 4 sixes in the final over and they clearly stole all the momentum Bangladesh had until that point. West Indies were flirting around 6 RPO for most part of their innings, but they finished strong by scoring 31 off the last 8 balls. Unfortunately for the home side, they never quite recovered from that assault

Shai Hope | West Indies skipper: We assessed the conditions a bit better today. Wickets in hand gave us the impetus we needed today and Rovman was excellent with the bat in his 100 game. When you set a lot of plans and when everyone comes in and executes that it becomes easier for me. Everyone played their role well and credit to the guys for that.

So was it the plan to have Shepherd bowl the final over? I hope that you are kidding, Hope.