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BAN beat WI by 19 runs (D/L method) | Bangladesh vs West Indies, Highlights And Cricket Score 3rd T20I Match - Commentary
Bangladesh in West Indies, 3 T20 International Series, 2018
Date: Aug 05, 2018 Start Time: 05:30 IST | 00:00 GMT | 20:00 LocalVenue: Central Broward Regional Park Stadium, Lauderhill, Florida
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Bangladesh vs West Indies Highlights And Cricket Score 3rd Match - T20I Commentary
A good cameo from Mahmudullah helped Bangladesh to go past the 180-run mark. The visitors will back themselves as they defended 171 in the previous game. However, the hosts do have a power-house batting order. Promises to be an exciting finish to the finale. Join us on the other side of the break.
Carlos Brathwaite was the chief architect behind it as he outfoxed the batsmen with some shrewd changes in pace, picking up a couple of wickets in the process. Keemo Paul was also handy while Kesrick Williams bowled with good control. There was a passing shower but it didn't hamper the momentum of the visitors.
Bangladesh have posted a strong total on the board but they would have desired more taking into account the flier they got off to. It all started with Liton Das going bonkers from the word go. He played some eye-catchy strokes and scored a blazing fifty. The Windies pulled things back though as they picked up a few quick wickets in the middle overs.
Kesrick Williams to Ariful Haque. Full ball in line of the stumps, Haque lots it to long off and they come back in time for the second. Bangladesh end on 184/5 after 20 overs.
Kesrick Williams to Ariful Haque. Lovely! Excellent ball this! Takes all the pace off this one and lands it outside off. Haque goes for the slog but pulls out of it at the last moment. The keeper collects it on the bounce.
Kesrick Williams to Mahmudullah. Slow ball outside off, Mahmudullah gets a top edge towards third man. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Kesrick Williams to Mahmudullah. FOUR! Well bowled and well played! Good cricket all round. Williams darts in a yorker on the legs of Mahmudullah. He just turns his bat to the leg side and the ball runs to the widish fine leg region.
Kesrick Williams to Ariful Haque. No ball! It's all happening here. A no ball for overstepping. He serves this outside off, Haque swings and misses. The keeper cannot collect it properly and the batsmen take the bye. However, the umpire feels otherwise as he doesn't signal the bye. Might have been an edge there. Free Hit coming up.
Kesrick Williams to Mahmudullah. Leg bye. Nice comeback. Fires this one into the pads of the batsman. Mahmudullah misses his shot and gets hit on the thigh pad. They cross as the ball goes to the on side.
Kesrick Williams to Mahmudullah. FOUR! Perfect start for the visitors. A boundary. Short ball from Williams, Mahmudullah pulls it over square leg to the ropes.
Carlos Brathwaite to Ariful Haque. Fuller ball around off, Haque drills it in the gap through mid on for a brace. Still a very good over for the hosts. Just 6 off it.
Carlos Brathwaite to Ariful Haque. The skipper using all his experience here. Darts another one full and outside off, Haque reaches for it but fails to get bat to ball.
Carlos Brathwaite to Ariful Haque. Serves this full outside off, Haque lofts this over covers and will get two for it.
Carlos Brathwaite to Ariful Haque. Wide! Not this time, skipper! Will have to bowl that again. Tries another one outside off, this time it is outside the tramline.
Carlos Brathwaite to Ariful Haque. Gold dust this from the skipper! Another well bowled ball outside off, Haque can only make contact with thin air.
Carlos Brathwaite to Ariful Haque. A swing and a miss! Full and outside off, Haque throws the kitchen sink at it but cannot make contact.
Carlos Brathwaite to Mahmudullah. Slow ball outside off, Mahmudullah reaches for it and slices it to third man for one.
Keemo Paul to Ariful Haque. FOUR! Brilliant shot! Full ball on middle and off and it is also slower in pace, Haque reads it well and lofts this over the bowler's head for a boundary.
Keemo Paul to Ariful Haque. Another two runs taken. Not in full balance trying to flat bat this. The ball comes off the top edge and goes over point. The batsmen take a couple of runs.
Keemo Paul to Ariful Haque. Good ball from Paul. Back of a length around off, Haque punches it back to him.
Keemo Paul to Ariful Haque. Smart from Haque. Plays this with soft hands through mid-wicket and has enough time to come back for the second.
Keemo Paul to Mahmudullah. Mahmudullah flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total.
Keemo Paul to Mahmudullah. FOUR! Poor ball and duly punished. Paul bowls this down the leg side. Mahmudullah just helps it on its way. It goes fine and runs to touch the fine leg fence.
Kesrick Williams to Ariful Haque. Slower ball. Goes for the yorker but dishes out a fuller ball. Haque drives it to long on for a brace. Just five runs off the 17th.
Kesrick Williams to Ariful Haque. Back of a length again, Haque can't get it past the bowler. Good over from Williams so far.
Kesrick Williams to Ariful Haque. Back of a length ball and targets the hips of Ariful. The ball shoots up and hits Haque on the gloves as he wasn't expecting it.
We are back. Good to know that we haven't lost any overs. Ariful Haque to take strike as Kesrick Williams steams in to complete his over.
2135 local time update - Good news, folks! The rain has stopped. The groundsmen have done their work and we are ready to resume play anytime soon. Stay tuned for further updates.
2118 local time update - Well, the rain has picked up pace. The groundsmen rush in with the covers and the pitch has been covered. Let's hope it is a passing shower. Stay with us for further updates...
Kesrick Williams to Mahmudullah. Short ball around off, Mahmudullah goes for the pull but is late to react and the ball hits him on the helmet. They cross and the ball is far from the fielder. Mahmudullah is fine and is good to continue.
Kesrick Williams to Ariful Haque. Haque plays it with an angled bat and guides it to third man. The batsmen have run through for a single.
A bit of drizzle in the air.
Kesrick Williams to Mahmudullah. Driven through mid off by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Ariful Haque is the next batsman. Meanwhile, Kesrick Williams is back for his final spell.
Keemo Paul to Shakib Al Hasan. OUT! Gone! The slower ball has done the trick! Paul takes the pace off this one and lands it in line of the stumps. Shakib shuffles and looks to whip this over deep square leg. Cannot time it well enough and finds Nurse there. Big wicket for the hosts as Shakib towards the end can prove to be dangerous.
Keemo Paul to Shakib Al Hasan. FOUR! Gets this away! Misses his yorker and dishes out a low full toss outside off. Shakib gets under it, his bottom hand comes off the handle but he still manages to loft it over mid-wicket to the fence.
Keemo Paul to Mahmudullah. Slow short ball, pulled to square leg for one.
Keemo Paul to Shakib Al Hasan. Another pinpoint yorker. Aimed at the toes and Shakib gets his bat down in time. Takes a bottom edge and the ball goes to the leg side. Another run.
Keemo Paul to Mahmudullah. Leg bye! Good ball from Paul. Darts in a yorker down the leg side. Mahmudullah can't get bat to ball. The ball hits his leg and rolls to the on side as they change ends.
Keemo Paul to Mahmudullah. Wide! Cutter down the leg side, too far for Mahmudullah to make contact.
Keemo Paul to Shakib Al Hasan. Full and outside off, Shakib drills it past covers for a run. Bangladesh will need these two to stay till the end.
Carlos Brathwaite to Shakib Al Hasan. Leg bye! Fullish delivery down the leg side, Shakib tries to flick it but is hit on the pads. The ball rolls to the leg side and the batsmen steal a run.
Keemo Paul to bowl his second over.
Carlos Brathwaite to Mahmudullah. The batsman has played it to the point region. One run added to the total.
Carlos Brathwaite to Mahmudullah. Wide! Brathwaite has been a bit wayward in this over. Bowls this one wide outside off, Mahmudullah doesn't bother with it.
Carlos Brathwaite to Shakib Al Hasan. Another short ball, pulled in front of square leg for a run.
Carlos Brathwaite to Shakib Al Hasan. Slower short ball in line of the stumps, Shakib pulls it nicely in front of square leg. The fielder in the deep moves to his right to make a stop. A couple taken.
Carlos Brathwaite to Shakib Al Hasan. Wide! Sprays this one down the leg side, the Bangladesh skipper tries to flick it but misses.
Carlos Brathwaite to Mahmudullah. A pinpoint yorker around off, Mahmudullah squeezes it past the point fielder to rotate strike.
Carlos Brathwaite to Shakib Al Hasan. Low full toss on off, Shakib turns it around the corner for a run.
Brathwaite comes back for a bowl.
Ashley Nurse to Mahmudullah. SIX! You bet he can't! Suddenly Bangladesh get 11 off the over. Gets behind the ball and slog sweeps it over mid-wicket for a huge hit. Up go the arms of the umpire.
Ashley Nurse to Shakib Al Hasan. Quicker one around off, punched through covers for just a run. Just five runs so far, can he end it properly?
Ashley Nurse to Mahmudullah. Played to the point region by the batsman. One run added to the total.
Ashley Nurse to Shakib Al Hasan. Lofts this over the bowler's head to pick another run. Three singles off three balls now.
Ashley Nurse to Mahmudullah. Loopy ball down the leg side, swept through square leg to rotate strike.
Ashley Nurse to Shakib Al Hasan. Full and around off, hit past mid on to give his partner the strike.
Andre Russell to Mahmudullah. FOUR! A boundary to end the over. A good one for the tourists. Russell bangs this short around middle and leg, Mahmudullah waits for it and pulls it through mid-wicket to the fence.
Andre Russell to Shakib Al Hasan. Another short ball down leg, Shakib pulls it to square leg for one.
Andre Russell to Shakib Al Hasan. Wide! Full and wide outside off, Shakib goes for the expansive drive but cannot get bat to ball. The umpire signals a wide.
Andre Russell to Shakib Al Hasan. Four! No, wait! That is a good effort from Williams at the boundary. Russell digs another ball short around off. Shakib goes for the pull and gets a top edge which flies towards the third man region. Kesrick dives to his right and stops a couple.
Andre Russell to Shakib Al Hasan. FOUR! Much-needed for the visitors. Drags his length back this time on middle and leg, Shakib pulls it with control to the backward square leg region for a boundary.
Andre Russell to Shakib Al Hasan. Pitches this one up around off, Shakib drives it from the middle but to the fielder at covers.
Andre Russell to Shakib Al Hasan. Back of a length ball on the legs, Shakib misses his flick and gets hit on his thigh pad.
Andre Russell is back on.
Ashley Nurse to Mahmudullah. Loopy ball around off, Mahmudullah gets in position early and looks to paddle this one. Can't connect it properly and it falls short of the short fine leg fielder. A very good over from Nurse this. Just the three runs off it after being taken for 17 in his first over.
Ashley Nurse to Shakib Al Hasan. Played to the point region by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Ashley Nurse to Mahmudullah. Just a single. A very good over so far from Nurse. Mahmudullah hits it past the mid on fielder to get another run.
Ashley Nurse to Shakib Al Hasan. A bit on the shorter side this time, Shakib cuts it through backward point to get off strike.
Ashley Nurse to Shakib Al Hasan. Another ball fired outside off, Shakib can't get it past that mid off region.
Ashley Nurse to Shakib Al Hasan. Quick and outside off, driven to mid off.
Ashley Nurse comes back for a bowl.
Kesrick Williams to Mahmudullah. Length ball outside off, played to point.
Mahmudullah is the new man in.
Kesrick Williams to Liton Das. OUT! Another one bites the dust. Bangladesh suddenly losing steam after a great start. Beautifully executed from Kesrick and he gets the danger man, Liton Das. Bowls a slower one around off, Das uses his feet and looks to loft it over mid off but is beaten by the lack of pace. Ends up chipping it to Nurse stationed there. He knew it as soon as he hit it. Williams puts his name in his imaginary book and a blazing knock from Liton comes to an end.
Kesrick Williams to Shakib Al Hasan. On a back of a length once again on that leg side, Shakib flicks it away through mid-wicket to rotate strike.
Kesrick Williams to Shakib Al Hasan. Wide! Will have to reload this one. Slower ball but serves it down the leg side. Shakib leaves it alone.
Kesrick Williams to Liton Das. A slower full ball outside off, Das opens the bat face and hits it past point to get Bangladesh to the three-figure mark.
Kesrick Williams to Shakib Al Hasan. Length ball on the pads, Shakib flicks it away to deep square leg for a run.
Kesrick Williams to Liton Das. Das plays it with an angled bat and guides it to third man. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Shakib Al Hasan comes out to bat. He played an innings of substance in the previous game. Can he replicate his effort?
Carlos Brathwaite to Mushfiqur Rahim. OUT! Brathwaite strikes again, gets his second wicket to be precise! He has been the calm amidst the storm for the Windies. Bowls an identical delivery to the previous one but the only difference is that this one comes in substantially from a back of a length around off. There is some extra lift as well as Rahim tries to manufacture a dab to third man. However, he is cramped for room and only manages to glove it behind. Ramdin does the rest. The hosts need to keep chipping away at the wickets.
Carlos Brathwaite to Mushfiqur Rahim. Back of a length outside off, Rahim tries to cut it away but gets a bottom edge. The ball goes on the bounce to the keeper.
Carlos Brathwaite to Liton Das. The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single.
Carlos Brathwaite to Liton Das. FOUR! Crisp! Fractionally overpitched outside off, Das leans ahead and drills it over covers for a rocketing boundary.
Carlos Brathwaite to Liton Das. In the air... but safe! Low full toss from Brathwaite. Das kneels and shapes to play the paddle scoop but doesn't have much pace to work with. The ball lobs in the air towards short fine leg. Williams moves back and leaps but the ball goes over him. A run taken.
Carlos Brathwaite to Mushfiqur Rahim. Brathwaite rolls his fingers on this one as Rahim comes down the track. He can only force it towards point for a quick single.
Brathwaite returns.
Kesrick Williams to Mushfiqur Rahim. Pitched up ball outside off, eased through covers for a single.
Kesrick Williams to Mushfiqur Rahim. FOUR! Innovative! Fullish ball in line of the stumps, Rahim moves inside the line and whips it away in front of square leg to pick up a boundary.
Kesrick Williams to Liton Das. Fullish ball on middle and off, Das works it through mid-wicket for a single.
Kesrick Williams to Mushfiqur Rahim. Back of a length outside off, cracked past the diving point fielder for a single.
Kesrick Williams to Mushfiqur Rahim. Deft! Similar length ball outside off, Rahim dabs it past the keeper, much finer. The third man fielder moves to his left to cut it off. A couple taken.
Kesrick Williams to Liton Das. On a length well outside off, Liton runs it down to third man for a single.
Kesrick Williams to bowl.
Samuel Badree to Mushfiqur Rahim. Back of a length ball on middle, Rahim defends it stoutly.
Samuel Badree to Liton Das. Maiden T20I fifty for Liton Das! It has been a whirlwind knock from him. Short ball on a flatter trajectory, Das punches it towards the bowler who is a bit late to react as the ball goes past him towards long off. A missed opportunity perhaps. A single taken. Das raises his bat towards the crowd and soaks in all the applause.
Samuel Badree to Liton Das. Drifting towards the pads, Das goes for the sweep but misses.
Samuel Badree to Mushfiqur Rahim. Tossed up ball, Rahim works it through the same region to rotate strike.
Samuel Badree to Liton Das. On the pads, flicked through square leg for a single.
Samuel Badree to Liton Das. Slow through the air, Das tries to help it to the leg side but is hit on the pads.
Samuel Badree is back on.
Andre Russell to Mushfiqur Rahim. Another short ball outside off, Rahim tries to do something fancy as he attempts to ramp it towards third man but misses.
Andre Russell to Liton Das. Banged halfway down the track, Das plays a pull shot to fine leg for a single.
Andre Russell to Mushfiqur Rahim. Slightly overpitched outside off, stroked to sweeper cover for a single.
Andre Russell to Liton Das. Back of a length outside off, played with an open bat face past backward point for a single.
Andre Russell to Mushfiqur Rahim. The batsman works it down the leg side. One run added to the total.
Andre Russell to Liton Das. On a length outside off, run down to third man for a single.
Keemo Paul to Mushfiqur Rahim. This one doesn't take off much as Rahim looks to play it with a horizontal bat but misses. Another successful over for Windies.
Keemo Paul to Mushfiqur Rahim. Well bowled! A bit of extra fizz on this one as the ball takes off from a length. Rahim pokes at it and is beaten.
Keemo Paul to Liton Das. Played to the point region by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Keemo Paul to Liton Das. FOUR! A gift! Shortish ball down the leg side, pulled away through backward square leg for a boundary.
Mushfiqur Rahim strides out to bat but will be at the other end as the batsmen cross.
Keemo Paul to Soumya Sarkar. OUT! Excellent presence of mind from Keemo Paul and he gets the reward as well! Wickets in quick succession for Windies, just what the doctor ordered for them. The mid on fielder was just pushed back behind and Paul bowls a ball according to the situation. Back of the hand slower one on a fullish length on off, encouraging Sarkar for an expansive shot. He falls prey to it and goes for a lofted shot but mistimes it towards long on. Powell stationed there is safe as houses. Almost an identical dismissal for him as the previous game, Paul gets the better of him twice.
Keemo Paul to Soumya Sarkar. Back of a length ball on off, answered from within the crease.
Keemo Paul is brought into the attack.
Carlos Brathwaite to Soumya Sarkar. Slower ball on a length, tapped past point for a run. A wicket and 10 runs from the over.
Carlos Brathwaite to Soumya Sarkar. FOUR! Brathwaite will be kicking himself. After a good delivery, he bowls a poor one. Low full toss on the pads, Sarkar just tickles it through short fine leg to get himself going.
Soumya Sarkar comes out to bat.
Carlos Brathwaite to Tamim Iqbal. OUT! Absolutely against the run of play! The captain delivers when it was badly needed and he is pumped up. Iqbal pre-meditates as he shuffles across. Brathwaite smartly bowls a slower one on a length on middle and off. Iqbal kneels to play the paddle scoop but doesn't have enough pace to work it. Ends up playing it straight towards Williams at short fine leg who takes it easily. Iqbal who was the Man of the Match in the previous game walks off.
Carlos Brathwaite to Liton Das. Full ball outside off, Das drives it past point for a run. We can see how animated Brathwaite is. He is egging his players to give their best.
Carlos Brathwaite to Liton Das. FOUR! Exquisite! He is moving on like a train at the moment. Fuller in length outside off, Das comes ahead and strokes it through covers.
Carlos Brathwaite to Liton Das. Full length ball attacking the stumps, driven crisply to mid on.
Carlos Brathwaite to have a bowl now.
Andre Russell to Tamim Iqbal. FOUR! Shot! Iqbal gets into position expecting the short ball and pulls it over mid-wicket to find the fence. 19 from this over, change in pace hasn't worked for the Windies.
Andre Russell to Tamim Iqbal. A dot ball from Russell! Short ball, rising on Iqbal. He fends it off awkwardly.
Andre Russell to Tamim Iqbal. FOUR! Stand and deliver! That was hammered. Slightly overpitched on off, Tamim punches it hard down the ground to pick up another boundary. 50 up for Bangladesh and it has come at the rate of knots. Actually, it is their quickest in T20Is.
Andre Russell to Liton Das. Das comes down the track and Russell smartly bowls a slower one. It is helped through mid-wicket for a run.
Andre Russell to Liton Das. SIX! Fortune favours the brave! They feel that they can pull off anything at the moment. Short ball on middle, Das goes for the pull but gets a big top edge over the keeper. It is going, going and sails over the fence.
Andre Russell to Liton Das. FOUR! No, he can't as of now! A poor delivery and duly punished! Back of a length ball on middle and leg, Das comes inside the line and swipes it over backward square leg for a boundary.
Andre Russell comes into the attack. Can he dry up the runs?
Samuel Badree to Tamim Iqbal. SIX! Boom! Iqbal is continuing from where he left off in the last game. In the slot for Tamim. He kneels and slog sweeps it with aplomb over mid-wicket to hit a towering maximum. 12 from this over, 29 from the last two. The Windies spinners have been put on immense pressure in the Powerplay.
Samuel Badree to Tamim Iqbal. Quicker one in line of the stumps, Iqbal flat-bats it back towards the bowler.
Samuel Badree to Tamim Iqbal. Once again Tamim frees his arms and nails the drive but finds the point fielder.
Samuel Badree to Tamim Iqbal. FOUR! All grace and timing written on that stroke! Half-volley outside off, Iqbal's eyes light up as he leans ahead and drills it through covers to pick up his first boundary.
Samuel Badree to Liton Das. The batsman works it down the leg side. One run added to the total.
Samuel Badree to Tamim Iqbal. Fullish delivery, knocked down to long off for a single.
Ashley Nurse to Liton Das. FOUR! 17 from the over! Das is on a roll. Tossed up ball outside off, Liton slog sweeps it towards short mid-wicket. The fielder dives to his left but it goes past him in a flash for a rocketing boundary.
Ashley Nurse to Liton Das. SIX! You need this kind of momentum at the beginning of the innings. Typical response from the bowler as he bowls this one on a shorter length. Das lines it up, shuffles across and pulls it over backward square leg to pick up back-to-back maximums.
Ashley Nurse to Liton Das. SIX! Clean as a whistle! Loopy delivery on a fullish length outside off, Das crouches and slog sweeps it over cow corner to clear the fence. Nice aggressive start from him.
Ashley Nurse to Tamim Iqbal. Slower through the air outside off, Iqbal eases it through covers to rotate strike.
Ashley Nurse to Tamim Iqbal. Another delivery which comes in with the angle, Tamim defends it off the inner half of the bat.
Ashley Nurse to Tamim Iqbal. Nurse starts off with an arm ball. Iqbal leans ahead tentatively and blocks it.
Spin from both ends. Ashley Nurse to share the new ball from the other end.
Samuel Badree to Liton Das. Well played! Short ball, pulled away towards cow corner for a couple. 8 from the first over, decent start for Bangladesh.
Samuel Badree to Liton Das. Quicker and straighter one, skids after pitching. Das hangs back and dead-bats it.
Samuel Badree to Tamim Iqbal. Badree bowls his stock delivery. A quick leg spinner on off and gets it to spin in. Iqbal works it nicely towards mid-wicket for a run and gets off the mark.
Samuel Badree to Liton Das. On a flatter trajectory and shorter in length, Das half-pulls it through wide mid on to rotate strike.
Samuel Badree to Liton Das. Liton comes down the track but he is not quite to the pitch of this one. Ends up defending it eventually.
Samuel Badree to Liton Das. FOUR! Dream start for Bangladesh! Low full toss down the leg side, Das kneels and sweeps it away through square leg to find the fence.
We are all set to get rolling. Liton Das and Tamim Iqbal to open the batting for Bangladesh. Samuel Badree has the new ball in his hand. Here we go...
Windies skipper, Carlos Brathwaite says that he feels that toss is not a factor. Adds that they want to restrict Bangladesh to as less as possible and come out on top. Mentions that they have had a few individual chats. Announces that Andre Russell is fit and raring to go. Informs that there is one change - Evin Lewis misses out and Chadwick Walton makes the cut in his place.
Bangladesh skipper, Shakib Al Hasan says that they will bat first. States that it looks like a good wicket but it might get slower as back-to-back games are being played on it. Informs that they are playing with the same team.
TOSS - Bangladesh win the toss and opt to bat.
Pitch Report - Jeff Dujon assessing the surface says that there is a bit of sheen on the surface and it will play the same way it played in the previous game. States that the ball will come onto the bat and it will be conducive for strokeplay.
Hello and a warm welcome to the third and final T20I. Just like the Windies fought back in the ODI series, Bangladesh have bounced back with aplomb in the shortest format of the game. We all saw in the previous game how formidable a unit they are when they fire on all cylinders. Shakib Al Hasan will want his men to turn up once again. Windies, on the other hand, are a dangerous team too and you can take them lightly at your own peril. With the series on the line, expect every player to turn up the heat. Toss and team news coming up in a while...
The trophy has been handed over to Shakib, he along with his teammates are now seen taking pictures with it. A proud moment for him and his side. They have bounced back brilliantly after being thrashed in the Test series. Windies on the other hand will be disappointed in not winning the T20I series, a format in which they are surely amongst the best. Nevertheless they now have to put all that behind and focus on what is coming up. For now, it is time for us to say goodbye. We have loved your company and wish to see you around next time. Till then, take care.
Bangladesh skipper and Man of the Series, Shakib Al Hasan, says they showed a lot of character, especially after losing the first game. They take a lot of confidence from here and he hopes they can kick on. He further adds he was batting and bowling well throughout and he hopes it continues. Mentions they have been doing really well in the shorter format and this win will give them a lot of confidence when they play against other big teams. Ends by thanking the support that the crowd has given them.
Man of the Match, Liton Das, says he feels really good beating the Windies as they are the World Champion. The wicket he felt was really good for batting as it was similar to the surface back home. He thanks god and feels fortunate for scoring his first fifty in T20Is.
Windies skipper, Carlos Brathwaite, says they could have won the game if they had kept wickets in hand. Credits his bowlers to pull things back after the start Bangladesh got. Admits Bangladesh played better cricket and congratulates them. Ends by saying Rovman Powell's batting and Ashley Nurse's bowling have been the positives in this tour.
Powell and Ramdin did build a good 45-run partnership but it did not come at a rate which was required. Russell then came out all guns blazing, clearing boundaries at will and evoked belief in the Windies camp but he lacked support from the other end. His blitzkrieg meant the hosts needed 50 from the last three, something which other teams have managed to achieve in the past but his wicket was the final nail in the coffin. He fell prey to the most impressive bowler in this series, Mustafizur Rahman, who finished with another 3-fer before rain intervened once again. The Windies were 19 runs behind from where they had to be at the end of 17.1.
Another clinical performance by them. This time it was set up by their batsmen, Liton Das especially whose 32 ball 61 in the first innings helped his side set a target which was surely above par on this sluggish surface. With runs on the board, their bowlers came out and bowled excellent lines and length. Used all their variations to great effect and had the Windies 3 down with not a lot on the scoreboard in the Powerplay.
So that is it! The customary handshakes happening as the game has been called off and Bangladesh, courtesy the DLS method, have won the game and the series 2-1. Their players are out there and are having a complete ball. A few players performing some dance moves in front of the crowd while the others soak in the applause from their supporters. They deserve every bit of it as they have come out victorious against all odds.
Well, the rain is back! Bangladesh won't mind though as they are winning according to the DLS method. it is pouring down at the moment. Let us hope it is once again a passing shower and we get the remaining overs in.
Mustafizur Rahman to Andre Russell. OUT! Game, set and match! It has to be, right? Well, looking at the way the Bangladesh players are celebrating, they surely feel so. A low full toss on off, not the easiest of deliveries to put away. Russell does try to hit it over the long off fence but it goes off the lower part of the bat. Ariful Haque there does really well to judge it and takes it just inside the rope with the fingers pointing towards the sky. End of a power-packed innings by Russell, he walks back dejected but he is the reason why the Windies have gotten so close in the first place.
Mustafizur Rahman is back on.
Abu Hider to Ashley Nurse. Clever from Russell. He does not take the single as Nurse gets a thick outside edge towards third man. 14 from this over and they need half of 100 from the last three overs.
Abu Hider to Andre Russell. Full on off, Russell hits it down to long off for a run.
Abu Hider to Andre Russell. SIX! Russell continues hitting maximums despite losing partners. Another slower ball on off, Russell this time picks it and once you do that. It is a free hit. He waits for it and then smashes it over the long off fence.
Ashley Nurse strides out to bat.
Abu Hider to Carlos Brathwaite. OUT! Brathwaite holes out! Another failure for him. Excellent change of length by Hider. He bangs it short outside off, Carlos may not have expected it as his weight is on the front foot. He still tries to drag his pull but only gets a top edge which lobs towards long on where the substitute, Sabbir Rahman, cups it by taking a couple of steps backward.
Abu Hider to Andre Russell. Changes the angle and comes around the wicket. Bowls a slower one and Russell hits it towards deep mid-wicket for a run. Bangladesh will be happy with the fact that he is not on strike.
Abu Hider to Andre Russell. SIX! This one is colossal! WOW! He is keeping the Windies alive here. This is right in his arc, full and on middle, Russell tonks it over the long on fence. Pressure on the bowler now. They need this to be a huge over, a 20 run over or maybe even more.
In comes Abu Hider for the 17th over.
Rubel Hossain to Carlos Brathwaite. Brilliant from Rubel Hossain! Just 5 from his last over as he finishes with figures of 4-0-28-1. He bowls it full and wide outside off, CB swings but misses. 64 from 24, the run chase now looks a farfetched one.
Rubel Hossain to Carlos Brathwaite. Still no boundaries in this over! Full and outside off, Carlos hits it through covers and the batsmen take two.
Rubel Hossain to Andre Russell. Another single! Singles won't do for the Windies. Russell clobbers this down to long off for just a run.
Rubel Hossain to Andre Russell. Now a dot! Very well bowled! Bowls it wide outside off, Russell maybe not expecting that line and hence lets it be.
Rubel Hossain to Carlos Brathwaite. The big man tries to be cheeky with a paddle scoop but misses to get hit on the pads. The ball rolls towards square leg and the batsmen run a leg bye. Good start by Rubel, just two singles from the first two.
Rubel Hossain to Andre Russell. Well bowled! A yorker one middle, it also tails back in. Russell tries to go big but gets an inside edge through mid-wicket for a run.
Rubel Hossain is back on.
Shakib Al Hasan to Carlos Brathwaite. Loopy outside off, eased to covers for nothing. Shakib finishes another good spell. His figures read 4-0-22-1 and Windies need 69 off last 5 overs. Can they do it? Russell surely can! It's a test of nerves now.
Shakib Al Hasan to Carlos Brathwaite. Four Byes! Windies won't mind that. The uneven bounce in the pitch comes to the aid of the hosts. Shakib bowls a fuller ball outside off, Russell looks to get bat to it from his crease but the ball scrapes along the track and through the legs of Rahim behind the sticks. The ball races to the fence. So, after 3 singles off the first 4 balls, a boundary results.
Shakib Al Hasan to Andre Russell. Flatter again on the pads, flicked through mid-wicket for an easy single.
Shakib Al Hasan to Carlos Brathwaite. Slower on middle, punched to long on for another single.
Shakib Al Hasan to Carlos Brathwaite. Carlos has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
Shakib Al Hasan to Andre Russell. Flatter around off, pushed to covers for a run.
Mustafizur Rahman to Carlos Brathwaite. A surprise short delivery by Rahman. Brathwaite does really well to evade it at the very last moment. 13 from the over. Just the rate they need to go at.
Mustafizur Rahman to Carlos Brathwaite. Slower ball on the pads, Carlos tucks it around the corner and some good running gets them two.
Mustafizur Rahman to Andre Russell. Back of a length, surprisingly, Russell plays a defensive stroke towards point for a quick run.
Mustafizur Rahman to Andre Russell. FOUR! How strong is this guy? That has gone to the fence like a tracer bullet. Rahman goes full and outside off, Russell slaps it through covers off balanced, beating the dive of the fielder in the deep for a boundary. He is on a roll here.
Mustafizur Rahman to Andre Russell. SIX! That is out of here! Get the bag of balls out. WOAH! What a hit! Length ball on middle, Russell walks across and hits it way over the long on fence. He is dealing in maximums and Windies would hope he does not stop.
Skipper Carlos Brathwaite is the next man in.
Mustafizur Rahman to Rovman Powell. OUT! In the air... taken! Another batsman pays the price for playing across the line. Never a good idea doing so, especially to Rahman who is always angling the ball away from you. He lands it on the shorter side outside off, rolls his fingers over it and slants it away further with the angle. Powell needed to go and hence, he tries to clear the mid-wicket fence with the pull. He only manages to get a top edge which goes high up in the air towards backward point where Hider settles under it and takes it. Half the side back in the hut for the Windies. The good thing for them though is they still have Russell out there.
Mustafizur Rahman is back on.
Shakib Al Hasan to Andre Russell. Once again a dot after the biggie. Shakib changes the angle and bowls it from over the wicket. He pitches it outside leg and then gets it to turn into the batsman. Russell does not expect it to turn and shoulders arms but the ball hits him on the pads. No harm done in the end.
Shakib Al Hasan to Andre Russell. SIX! BRUTE! This guy is all about power and that shot is the perfect example. Shakib attacks the stumps and bowls it quicker. Russell clears his front leg and flat-bats it over the long on fence for the second maximum in the over. 89 in 43 needed now.
Shakib Al Hasan to Andre Russell. Quicker on the stumps, Russell keeps it out.
Shakib Al Hasan to Andre Russell. SIX! Russell has come out all guns blazing here. He goes down on one knee and with the angle, slog sweeps it over the mid-wicket fence for his second maximum.
Shakib Al Hasan to Andre Russell. The batsman defends it from within the crease.
Shakib Al Hasan to Rovman Powell. Eases this through long on for a run.
Shakib Al Hasan is back on for the 13th over.
Rubel Hossain to Andre Russell. SIX! BANG! Russell has deposited this one into the stands. He says enough is enough as he goes deep into his crease expecting a short one. He gets one and he pulls it with power over the mid-wicket fence. 4,0,W,0,0,6 is how this over reads.
Rubel Hossain to Andre Russell. Good change in length by the pacer. He bangs it short and Russell is surprised by it as he ducks under it.
Rubel Hossain to Andre Russell. Good length again on middle, Russell tries to defend but gets an inside edge onto his pads.
Andre Russell is the new man in.
Rubel Hossain to Denesh Ramdin. OUT! TIMBER! The bowling change has worked for Bangladesh as another one bites the dust. It is a length ball which tails back in a little from outside off. It also skids off the surface. Ramdin clears his front leg and goes for the heave but misses it altogether. The ball clips the off pole. Ramdin starts walking back but he has been asked to wait as the umpire wants to check the front foot. Replays show it is fine and Ramdin is given the marching orders.
Rubel Hossain to Denesh Ramdin. A dot to follow the boundary! Good comeback by Rubel, he bowls it slower and outside off. Ramdin tries to go downtown but misses.
Rubel Hossain to Denesh Ramdin. FOUR! Starts off with a poor delivery, on the pads. Ramdin is good enough to put that away as he flicks it fine through the leg side. A boundary to begin the over, ideal start for the Windies.
Rubel Hossain is back into the attack.
Mustafizur Rahman to Rovman Powell. A couple to end a good over for the Windies. 12 from it. Powell plays this well, he works it through square leg with soft hands and runs two. 112 more needed in 9 overs.
Mustafizur Rahman to Rovman Powell. WIDE! A bumper on middle, Powell lets it be and the umpire signals a wide. Rahim is not happy but replays show it was the right call.
Mustafizur Rahman to Denesh Ramdin. A single now as Ramdin pushes it through covers.
Mustafizur Rahman to Denesh Ramdin. Another back of a length delivery on middle, Ramdin guides it to point. So two dots after going for 8 off the first two balls.
Mustafizur Rahman to Denesh Ramdin. Well fielded. Rahman shortens his length on off, Ramdin once again tries to guide it through backward point but the fielder there dives to his left and makes a good stop.
Mustafizur Rahman to Denesh Ramdin. SIX! Boom boom goes Ramdin. Rahman pays the price for bowling a touch too full. Ramdin clears his front leg and lofts it over long on for a biggie. 8 from the first two balls. They need to convert this into a big one.
Mustafizur Rahman to Denesh Ramdin. Nice shot! On the shorter side, it was the cutter by Rahman on off. Ramdin makes room and guides it through backward point for a brace.
Mustafizur Rahman is back on.
Shakib Al Hasan to Denesh Ramdin. Ramdin flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 61 off the first 10 and 124 required off the last 10.
Shakib Al Hasan to Rovman Powell. Brilliant effort in the deep from Haque. Bangladesh have been so active in the field in the last couple of matches and they made Windies work hard for their runs. Powell hoicks the fullish delivery to long off. Haque there runs to his left, puts in the dive and keeps them to one. Pressure piling up slowly but surely.
Shakib Al Hasan to Denesh Ramdin. Wide outside off, a touch short as well, Ramdin uses his long lever and punches it towards cover for a run.
Shakib Al Hasan to Rovman Powell. Worked through the on side for an easy single.
Shakib Al Hasan to Rovman Powell. Ooh! Nice and straight from Shakib. This one comes in with the angle and Powell is late to get his bat down in time and gets an inside edge onto his pads. No harm done in the end.
Shakib Al Hasan to Denesh Ramdin. Shakib bowls a flatter delivery on off to which Ramdin plays the cut and runs a single through the point region.
Shakib Al Hasan comes back.
Soumya Sarkar to Rovman Powell. FOUR! Short and punished. They have managed to turn this into a good over. A shortish ball bowled by Sarkar on middle and off, Powell hacks it across the line and gets it powerfully to the square leg fence on a bounce. 8 runs came off this one.
Soumya Sarkar to Rovman Powell. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
Soumya Sarkar to Denesh Ramdin. Half-tracker from Soumya in line of the stumps, Ramdin slogs it across to mid-wicket and changes strike.
Soumya Sarkar to Rovman Powell. Punched through covers for an easy single. So, 3 singles off the first 3 balls. Can they turn this into a big one?
Soumya Sarkar to Denesh Ramdin. On the pads this time, Ramdin works it to the on side for another run. 50 up for Windies.
Soumya Sarkar to Rovman Powell. Full outside off, driven towards covers for a run.
Rubel Hossain to Denesh Ramdin. Cuts the short ball to the point fielder for nothing. The required run-rate is going up and up with every over.
Rubel Hossain to Rovman Powell. Shows the full face of the bat and gets it to mid-wicket for a single.
Rubel Hossain to Rovman Powell. Edged but safe! A short of a length ball on off, Powell again slashes hard but the extra bounce means an outside edge is induced. The ball goes aerially towards third man and the fielder there runs in and saves a couple for his team.
Rubel Hossain to Rovman Powell. FOUR! Slashed and slashed hard. A full ball wide of off stump. Powell throws his bat at it from his crease and manages to get it up and over point. A boundary results.
Rubel Hossain to Denesh Ramdin. Hustle from the Windies batters. An angled delivery around off from Hossain, Ramdin manages to get an inside edge onto his pads. The ball rolls near the stumps. Powell sets off for a run and the striker obliges. A quick single is taken.
Rubel Hossain to Rovman Powell. Pacy delivery on a back of a length, cut uppishly through backward point for a run.
Rubel Hossain is back on.
Soumya Sarkar to Rovman Powell. On the pads, flicked to mid-wicket for another single.
Soumya Sarkar to Denesh Ramdin. Slower on a length, pushed towards cover. One run taken.
Soumya Sarkar to Denesh Ramdin. Wide! Unusual bounce. Too high to worry the batsman! The umpire has signalled a wide.
Soumya Sarkar to Denesh Ramdin. Shortish on middle and leg, Ramdin fails to put it away and gets hit on his thigh pad. The ball rolls to the right side of the stumps and the keeper and the bowler make sure that no run is taken.
Soumya Sarkar to Rovman Powell. Rovman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. One run added to the total.
Soumya Sarkar to Denesh Ramdin. Wrists the length ball to the on side off the back foot for a run.
Soumya Sarkar to Denesh Ramdin. Wide! Full and down the leg side again. The umpire signals wide.
Soumya Sarkar to Rovman Powell. Fuller around off, driven towards covers for a run.
Denesh Ramdin is the next man in.
Shakib Al Hasan to Marlon Samuels. OUT! You bet he can. Ends it by shattering the stumps. Yes, the ball did stay low but credit to Shakib for varying his pace beautifully. Bowled the last one a touch slow and on the fuller side. This time he bowls it quicker and on a slightly shorter length. Once again it is the arm ball as it comes in with the angle. Samuels goes back to punch it through the off side but the ball stays very low. Samuels is too late to adjust as the ball goes beneath his bat and hits the middle stump. He stands there in disbelief but then has to walk back. Third wicket in the Powerplay for Bangladesh and they now have the Windies in dire straits. They need another 153.
Shakib Al Hasan to Marlon Samuels. On the stumps, slower through the air this time. Kept out by Samuels. Just a single so far, can he end it well?
Shakib Al Hasan to Marlon Samuels. Fires it on the pads, Samuels goes back and tries to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. The last over of the Powerplay is turning out to be a very good one for the visitors.
Shakib Al Hasan to Rovman Powell. This time Powell goes back and whips it through mid-wicket with the angle and gets to the other end.
Shakib Al Hasan to Rovman Powell. The arm ball on off, Powell goes back and keeps it out.
Shakib Al Hasan to Rovman Powell. Flatter on off, the batsman guides it to point.
Shakib Al Hasan is into the attack.
Soumya Sarkar to Marlon Samuels. Shows the full face of the bat and keeps it out. End of another successful over for the visitors.
Soumya Sarkar to Marlon Samuels. Wide! Down the leg side, wided.
Rovman Powell walks in next.
Soumya Sarkar to Chadwick Walton. OUT! What, really? Walton has hit that down the throat of the substitute fielder Sabbir Rahman at long on. A nothing delivery really, on middle and on a length, Walton lofts it off the front foot but gets more height than distance. An easy catch in the deep and Windies lose a wicket to the part-timer. He is ecstatic and so is the Bangladesh camp.
Soumya Sarkar to Chadwick Walton. Wide! The ball is way wide on the leg side but the batsman still goes after it. The umpire signals a wide.
Soumya Sarkar to Marlon Samuels. Marlon works it down the leg side. One run added to the total.
Oh no! This is unfortunate. Nazmul Islam has gone out of the field due to the injury on his left hand. Soumya Sarkar will complete his over.
Nazmul Islam to Marlon Samuels. Ouch! This will pain a lot. He bowls a floated delivery in line of the stumps, Samuels pushes it tentatively towards the mid on region. Islam dives to stop the ball to his right. He manages to do so successfully but Walton steps on his right hand while trying to get back in his crease. His fingers start to bleed straightaway and he is walking off the field to get some treatment. Really unfortunate this.
Nazmul Islam to Chadwick Walton. Fuller on off, driven to mid off for another easy run.
Nazmul Islam to Marlon Samuels. Flatter on the pads, worked to the on side for a run.
Nazmul Islam is on.
Mustafizur Rahman to Chadwick Walton. Short, Walton fails to connect to the pull. End of a successful over for Bangla tigers.
Marlon Samuels is the new man in.
Mustafizur Rahman to Andre Fletcher. OUT! In the air... gone! Proactive stuff from the visitors. Just a ball prior to this one, Islam was sent to the deep backward point region for this exact shot. Rahman cleverly delivers this wide outside off, angling it across Fletcher. The batsman slices it from his crease. The ball goes aerially towards the fielder who stations himself nicely and takes the catch just inside the fence. Bangladesh have their first after keeping a check on the run-rate.
Mustafizur Rahman to Chadwick Walton. A wild hoick across the line from Chadwick. He gets it to wide of mid on and changes strike.
Mustafizur Rahman to Chadwick Walton. Full and wide outside off, Walton fails to connect to the ball.
Mustafizur Rahman to Andre Fletcher. No backup means FIVE RUNS. Lucky for Windies. Fletcher gently taps the length ball towards the backward point region and sets off for a run. Das there runs in and collects the ball in his stride. He has a shy at the striker's end but misses the stumps. There is no fielder in the mid-wicket region through which the ball goes after missing the sticks. The fielder from deep square leg runs to his left, puts in a dive but fails to stop the ball. Four extra runs.
Mustafizur Rahman to Andre Fletcher. A play and a miss. A back of a length ball outside off, Andre fails to connect to it.
Mustafizur Rahman is into the attack.
Abu Hider to Chadwick Walton. FOUR! Risky but effective! Walton looks set to play the role of the aggressor. He gets a length ball with width on offer. He flashes hard at it from his crease, gets it over cover-point and into the boundary. 8 off the third over.
Abu Hider to Andre Fletcher. Fletcher rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Abu Hider to Chadwick Walton. Uuf! Things happening here. Walton is living dangerously. Hider bowls a length ball outside off, Walton punches it to mid off and sets off for a run. The fielder there runs in, collects the ball and has a shy at the stumps at the bowler's end but misses. The replay shows that Walton would have been gone had the ball hit but it wasn't to be.
Abu Hider to Chadwick Walton. The batsman has driven it straight down the ground.
Abu Hider to Chadwick Walton. Almost, almost a wicket. Just short of Sarkar running in from long on. A fuller ball on middle, Walton lofts it in anticipation to clear the fence but the connection wasn't there. The ball lobs towards the mid on region. Sarkar stationed at long on runs in, puts in a dive but still couldn't reach it. A brace results.
Abu Hider to Chadwick Walton. Starts this over from around the wicket, angling it into the right-hander. Defended to covers for nothing.
Rubel Hossain to Andre Fletcher. A flash and a miss. Another skiddy delivery from Hossain. Fletcher looks to slash it through the off side but fails. Decent start from both the teams.
Rubel Hossain to Andre Fletcher. Good comeback from Rubel after being hit for a boundary. He bowls a short of a length ball around off which Andre could only defend back to him.
Rubel Hossain to Chadwick Walton. Shortish in line of the stumps, pushed to short mid-wicket for another single.
Rubel Hossain to Chadwick Walton. Walton has driven that ball straight back.
Rubel Hossain to Chadwick Walton. FOUR! Beautiful, Chadwick Walton. Looked so easy. A back of a length delivery on the hips, Walton gets into position and flicks it over mid-wicket for a boundary.
Rubel Hossain to Chadwick Walton. Nice pace and bounce from Rubel. A back of a length ball outside off, it skids off the surface and goes past the flashing blade of Walton.
Rubel Hossain to share the new ball.
Abu Hider to Chadwick Walton. Shortish on off, pushed to mid off for a run. 7 off the first over.
Abu Hider to Chadwick Walton. FOUR! Caressed! Lovely timing on the length ball to get it through covers for the first boundary of the innings.
Abu Hider to Chadwick Walton. Short of a length around off, blocked off the back foot.
Abu Hider to Andre Fletcher. Leg Bye! Starting a bit too straight again. Again erring in line and bowls it on the pads. Fletcher tries to flick but the ball brushes his pads and rolls to the leg side. A single taken.
Abu Hider to Chadwick Walton. Leg Bye! On a length on the pads, Walton fails to put bat to ball and gets hit on the pads. A leg bye stolen.
Abu Hider to Chadwick Walton. Starts with a back of a length ball around off, pushed to covers by Chadwick.
We are ready to go. Andre Fletcher and Chadwick Walton is the opening duo for Windies. Abu Hider has the new ball in his hand. Here we go...