LIVE – West Indies v Bangladesh: 1st ODI – Lendl Simmons’ ton puts Windies on top
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LMP-Simmons-c1843 scored a magnificent century against Bangladesh in the first One Day International (ODI) of the three match series at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur in Bangladesh on Thursday, October 13, 2011.
The tourists reached 298 runs for the loss of four wickets in their allotted 50 overs, courtesy a 122-run knock by Simmons.
Earlier, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mushfiqur-Rahim-c2045, who guided his side to a brilliant win in the lone Twenty20 of the series, opted to field first after winning the toss.
The pitch appeared to be a very good one for the batsmen, but Rahim thought that his side would be better off chasing, as the conditions will remain same throughout the game.
West Indies’ innings was started by Simmons and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AB-Barath-c886, who have been opening for their club Trinidad & Tobago in the recently concluded Champions League Twenty20 tournament.
The pair gave a solid start to their side, contributing 67 runs for the first wicket partnership. However, Barath was unable to continue his innings, as he had to leave the field due to an injury. He scored 21 runs with the help of a couple of boundaries
before being retired hurt.
Barath’s injury did not cause too many problems for the visitors, as the innings was carried forward by Simmons and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Marlon-Nathaniel-Samuels-c74804. The pair batted extremely well, collecting 150 runs for the second wicket partnership.
The stylish opener finally got out after contributing 122 runs to the total from 124 balls. He smashed eight fours and a couple of massive sixes in an impressive outing.
Just seven runs later, Samuels also got out. He had done his job though, scoring 71 runs off 78 deliveries with the help of six fours and a couple of towering sixes. He has been in fabulous form on the tour, scoring runs with consistency.
The Caribbean Kings needed a strong finish after getting a terrific start. They were provided that by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KA-Pollard-c1754.
They got out after collecting 20 and 41 runs, but guided the total closer to 300 in the end.
Bangladesh’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rubel-Hossain-c2378 was the pick of the bowlers for his side, dismissing three batsmen in the match.
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