http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 v West Indies – Only Twenty20 – Match Recap
West Indies 132 v Bangladesh 135 - Bangladesh won by 3 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
West Indies lost the only T20 match in their ongoing tour of Bangladesh by three wickets at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 as the hosts successfully chased a tally of 132 runs.
After winning the toss, the hosts chose to field first in a bid to restrict the opposition on a meagre tally to give their bowlers a fighting chance in the 20-over clash.
Bangladesh made early inroads when in the fifth over spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tamim-Iqbal-c2640 at mid-on after posting 15 runs on the board. At the time of his departure, the tourists had managed
to post only 25 runs.
Later, ace opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdur-Razzak-c41688. The batsman found his way back to the pavilion after playing a knock of 23 runs off 24 deliveries.
By this time, the tourists had bolstered 61 runs on the board for the loss of two wickets.
After Simmons’ wicket, West Indies batting line-up was unable to cope with the batting conditions in Bangladesh as wickets kept falling like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gareth-Berg-c1457.
Meanwhile, middle-order batsman Marlon Samuels was the only highlight of the West Indian innings as the 30-year-old batsman played a handsome knock of 58 runs off 42 deliveries by smashing sensational shots all around the park in front of a hostile crowd,
which went silent whenever the batsman smacked a boundary.
Samuels hit two fours and four sixes in his exuberant innings, where he completely dominated the bowlers before losing his wicket on the second delivery of the final over. He was caught behind by wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim off a superb delivery by Shafiul
Islam.
At the time of his wicket, West Indies had managed to post 129 runs on the board for the loss of seven wickets.
Later, coming out to bat, the home side had a decent target in front of them and needed to bat sensibly to win the game as West Indies contained bowlers (http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Marlon-Nathaniel-Samuels-c74804) capable of ripping the Bangladesh batting
line-up.
The hosts failed to give their innings a flying start as they lost 22-year-old left-hand opener Tamim Iqbal in the fourth over when the tally was just 23 runs on the board.
The batsman after making 11 runs off 14 deliveries was caught behind by wicketkeeper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/D-Ramdin-c1299 off the bowling of Ravi Rampaul.
However, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Ashraful-c76740 took hold of the situation as the duo clobbered 26 runs in the second wicket partnership.
Later, wicketkeeper/skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mushfiqur-Rahim-c2045 played an unbeaten captain’s knock of 41 runs off 26 deliveries to secure a victory for his side as Bangladesh posted 135 runs in response to the West Indian total.
The skipper was also named as the Player of the Match for his emphatic clobbering with the bat.
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