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BAN beat WI by 36 runs | Bangladesh vs West Indies, Highlights And Cricket Score 2nd T20I Match - Commentary
West Indies in Bangladesh, 3 T20 International Series, 2018
Date: Dec 20, 2018 Start Time: 16:30 IST | 11:00 GMT | 17:00 LocalVenue: Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
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Bangladesh vs West Indies Highlights And Cricket Score 2nd Match - T20I Commentary
The Windies bowling was way below par and they bowled 11 wides in the innings. If the Windies are to win this one and seal the series then they will have to bat very well. Join us for the Windies chase in a while.
Liton Das was in great touch and scored his 2nd T20I fifty. Das and Sarkar had a solid 58 run stand but both of them departed in quick succession. Mushfiqur Rahim didn't last long either. It looked like the Bangladesh innings would crumble down but their skipper, Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah had other ideas and made an unbeaten 91 run stand in just 42 deliveries.
What a batting performance by Bangladesh. Liton Das started the innings all guns blazing and took the attack to the Windies bowlers. Tamim played second fiddle in the opening partnership. He got out in the 5th over when the score was 42 after looking rusty all along. Soumya Sarkar replaced him and continued the run flow.
Keemo Paul to Mahmudullah. FOUR! What a way to finish the innings. Full toss on off stump and Mahmudullah just lofts it on the off side and to the left of deep cover for a boundary. The fielder has no chance there. Brilliant end to the innings for the hosts. Mahmudullah is looking for a no ball but the umpire is not interested and the innings comes to an end. BANGLADESH END ON 211/4 AFTER 20 OVERS.
Keemo Paul to Shakib Al Hasan. Full and outside off, driven by Shakib through the covers for a single.
Keemo Paul to Shakib Al Hasan. A play and a miss! Full toss outside off and Shakib tries to cheekily guide this away fine on the off side but misses the ball completely.
Keemo Paul to Mahmudullah. A half-volley but Mahmudullah can't connect properly this time and the ball drops just short of the long on fielder. He went to slog this over cow corner but doesn't hit it too well.
Keemo Paul to Shakib Al Hasan. Full and outside off, driven hard but straight to cover who is deep at the edge of the circle. Hence the batsmen can run through for a single.
Keemo Paul to Shakib Al Hasan. Full toss on middle, Shakib gets it away in the gap through mid-wicket while slogging. The batsmen come back for two by the time the ball is returned.
Keemo Paul to bowl the last over of the innings.
Carlos Brathwaite to Mahmudullah. Outside off, Mahmudullah swings and misses.
Carlos Brathwaite to Shakib Al Hasan. Shakib has played it to the point region. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Carlos Brathwaite to Mahmudullah. Flicked off the pads by Mahmudullah to rotate the strike.
Carlos Brathwaite to Mahmudullah. Wide. Once again down the leg side. Brathwaite struggling with this left hand and right hand combination. And the Windies are giving away a lot of free runs for the hosts.
Carlos Brathwaite to Shakib Al Hasan. Shorter on this occasion and the southpaw pulls it away for a single.
Carlos Brathwaite to Mahmudullah. Fuller pitching outside leg, Mahmudullah tries to flick but gets an inside edge and on the pads for a run.
Carlos Brathwaite to Mahmudullah. Down the leg side and the umpire signals it as wide.
Carlos Brathwaite to Shakib Al Hasan. Full toss outside off, Shakib chips it between mid off and extra cover for a single.
Oshane Thomas to Mahmudullah. FOUR! Doesn't matter how they come as long as they come. The ball is on a length and Mahmudullah who goes for a pull, gets a top edge on it and the ball goes over the keeper's head for a boundary. 16 runs off this over and 55 off the last three.
Oshane Thomas to Shakib Al Hasan. Short and wide outside off, Shakib cuts it away hard for another single to deep point.
Oshane Thomas to Mahmudullah. Full ball at the pads, flicked away wristily for a single.
Oshane Thomas to Mahmudullah. FOUR! It is raining boundaries here and no Windies bowler can seem to stop the bleeding of runs. This one is full and wide outside off, the batsman just puts his bat out and guides it wide of the short third man fielder. The ball runs away for a boundary.
Oshane Thomas to Mahmudullah. FOUR! This short ball is put away easily by the batsman. Mahmudullah gets into position very quickly and lifts it over short fine leg for yet another boundary. Great batting by Bangladesh.
Oshane Thomas to Mahmudullah. Full length delivery to start off, Mahmudullah lofts it very high in the air over the bowler's head but luckily for him the ball lands in between long off and long on. The batsmen come back for two.
Oshane Thomas is back for his last over.
Keemo Paul to Mahmudullah. Good stop. Goes for another yorker. Serves it full on off, Mahmudullah makes room and drives it through covers. Rovman Powell in the deep runs to his right and stops it with his feet. Saves a run for his team. However, Bangladesh have managed to get 20 runs from this over.
Keemo Paul to Shakib Al Hasan. Excellent yorker. Shakib does well to get bat to ball to the off side. They cross.
Keemo Paul to Shakib Al Hasan. FOUR! Off the middle and Shakib is dealing in boundaries. Fuller ball around off, Shakib gets to the ball and lofts this over mid-wicket. Nobody there and the skipper continues to pile on runs.
Keemo Paul to Shakib Al Hasan. FOUR! Lovely from Shakib. Full and on off, Shakib shuffles and flicks this over short fine leg. Another boundary results.
Keemo Paul to Shakib Al Hasan. Wide! More sundries. Down the leg side, wide given by the umpire.
Keemo Paul to Shakib Al Hasan. Full and on off, driven to mid off.
Keemo Paul to Shakib Al Hasan. FOUR! Edge but a boundary. Back of a length ball outside off, Shakib gets an edge as the ball bounces a bit extra. It goes over the keeper's head to the third man boundary.
Keemo Paul to Shakib Al Hasan. Wayward start. Errs this way down leg. Shakib leaves it alone. The keeper too cannot collect it. The ball rolls towards fine leg where they collect two more.
Keemo Paul is into the attack.
Carlos Brathwaite to Mahmudullah. Very full and almost yorker length, Mahmudullah digs it out towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. Very good running! End of a very good over for the hosts. 19 runs off it in the end. We see Evin Lewis getting some treatment on the hamstring area. Meanwhile, we also see a replay that shows us that the ball adjudged wide outside off stump in the over had a thin feather off the willow actually. But maybe the noise out there is too much and neither the umpire nor the fielders could hear the edge.
Carlos Brathwaite to Shakib Al Hasan. Full and on middle, pushed down the ground to mid on for a single.
Carlos Brathwaite to Shakib Al Hasan. Wide! Wide outside off, Shakib goes chasing but misses the ball. The umpire signals wide to this but the bowler is not pleased.
Carlos Brathwaite to Shakib Al Hasan. FOUR! Rank poor delivery from the bowler. On the pads, Shakib picks it up and puts it over the head of the short fine leg fielder for a boundary.
Carlos Brathwaite to Shakib Al Hasan. Full and outside off, Shakib drives it hard but this time it goes straight to the cover fielder.
Carlos Brathwaite to Shakib Al Hasan. SIX! Even worse now for the WI skipper. Half-volley on middle and Shakib lofts this one over mid-wicket and also over the fence. 11 runs off 2 balls in this over so far.
Carlos Brathwaite to Shakib Al Hasan. Wide! A bouncer, almost halfway down the track and the ball bounces over the head of the batsman. Immediately signaled wide by the umpire. The frustration is showing on Brathwaite's face.
Carlos Brathwaite to Shakib Al Hasan. FOUR LEG BYES! Oh my god! The ball has gone through the legs of Oshane Thomas and gone into the fence. The skipper isn't pleased. Full and on the pads, Shakib misses his flick, gets hit on the pads and the ball runs fine on the leg side. Shai Hope dives to his right but cannot get a hand to it. It should have been an easy stop for fine leg but Thomas doesn't come down in time and lets the ball run through.
Carlos Brathwaite to bowl his 3rd over.
Fabian Allen to Shakib Al Hasan. Lofted in the air over cover but the ball falls well short of the fielder in the deep. It is an easy single. Shakib keeps the strike.
Fabian Allen to Shakib Al Hasan. Wide ball down the leg side.
Fabian Allen to Mahmudullah. Yet another single towards sweeper cover. The ball was full and outside off with some good pace on it, and driven away to the deep.
Fabian Allen to Shakib Al Hasan. Well outside off, Shakib hits it away to deep cover for the fourth consecutive single.
Fabian Allen to Mahmudullah. Another ball on middle, Mahmudullah rocks back and punches it through the gap to the sweeper cover for one.
Fabian Allen to Shakib Al Hasan. Oooh! Good bounce there, almost climbed too much for Shakib to cut but he adjusts and pushes this short ball away on the off side for another run.
Fabian Allen to Mahmudullah. Flatter ball outside off, pushed away to deep cover for a single.
Fabian Allen returns for another over.
Sheldon Cottrell to Mahmudullah. Single to end the over! Mahmudullah keeps strike. 13 runs from the over and a good one for the hosts.
Sheldon Cottrell to Mahmudullah. Surprise! Two dot balls in a row. The ball is outside off and Mahmudullah fails to find the gap on the off side as he pushes this away to point.
Sheldon Cottrell to Mahmudullah. Normalcy returns. The length ball on middle and off is played back towards the bowler with a straight bat from within the crease.
Sheldon Cottrell to Mahmudullah. FOUR! And the strike rate is still the same! Cottrell comes over the wicket this time but the ball is served outside off, Mahmudullah cuts and finds the gap to the left of point and picks up another boundary. 12 off 3 now.
Sheldon Cottrell to Mahmudullah. FOUR! Two in two! Fuller this time, and the batsman comes down the wicket and lofts it over cover on a bounce to the fence for another boundary. The strike rate remains.
Sheldon Cottrell to Mahmudullah. FOUR! What a way to get off the mark! Short and outside off, Mahmudullah stands tall and cuts it away wide off the sweeper in the deep for another boundary. 400 strike rate.
Mahmudullah is in at number 6.
Oshane Thomas to Mushfiqur Rahim. OUT! What a catch! Another very good catch. Fuller ball on middle, Rahim makes room to slog this away. Gets it off the bottom of the bat. The ball skies towards deep square leg where Allen settles himself under it and makes no mistake. Not easy those under the lights. Not much contribution this time from the pocket-size dynamite, Rahim.
Oshane Thomas to Mushfiqur Rahim. Nice change of pace. Slower ball outside off, Rahim looks to guide it but cannot get bat to ball.
Oshane Thomas to Shakib Al Hasan. Slightly fuller on middle and leg, flicked towards mid-wicket for one.
Oshane Thomas to Mushfiqur Rahim. Length ball on off, rushes onto Rahim. His bottom hand comes off the bat as the ball drops near him on the left side. They cross.
Oshane Thomas to Shakib Al Hasan. Around 141kph. Similar line and length, this time driven through mid off to give Rahim the strike.
Oshane Thomas to Shakib Al Hasan. FOUR! First boundary for Shakib. Full and outside off, Shakib hits it through the line and over the top of mid off for a boundary.
Mushfiqur Rahim is the new man in.
Sheldon Cottrell to Liton Das. OUT! The off stump and middle stump are uprooted! Around the wicket, and the ball comes in with the angle after landing on off stump. Liton was looking to dab it down to third man but the ball had too much pace on it as it knocks off two stumps before the batsman could get his willow on the ball. The salutation comes out once more. Windies have two in an over and Bangladesh have to be careful not to lose way here.
Sheldon Cottrell to Liton Das. Full and worked off his legs for a couple towards deep mid-wicket. Lovely shot though.
Sheldon Cottrell to Liton Das. Fuller ball on middle, taken on the full and flicked straight to the square leg fielder. Shakib was backing up a bit too far and the fielder has a shy at the non-striker's end. The batsman was back in though.
Sheldon Cottrell to Shakib Al Hasan. Length ball on the pads, flicked away with the angle for a single.
Sheldon Cottrell to Shakib Al Hasan. Slower ball outside off, pushed down back to the bowler.
Shakib Al Hasan is the next batsman in at number 4.
Sheldon Cottrell to Soumya Sarkar. OUT! Stunner! An absolute stunner here from the skipper! Slower ball short and outside off, Sarkar times this beautifully but in the air towards cover. The ball seemed to being going for four all along. But Braithwaite times his jump to perfection, gets his hand to the ball and parries it, and completes the catch on its way down, even as he falls down. What a piece of fielding, have to stand up and applaud.
Sheldon Cottrell back for his second spell.
Fabian Allen to Soumya Sarkar. Sarkar works it down the leg side. They pick up a single.
Fabian Allen to Soumya Sarkar. SIX! Sweet! That came off the middle of the bat. Short ball on middle and leg, Sarkar comes down and hoicks this over square leg for a monster hit.
Fabian Allen to Liton Das. Rocks back and punches this ball to the off side to give his partner the strike.
Fabian Allen to Soumya Sarkar. Pitches this ball up outside off, guided to short third man for one.
Fabian Allen to Liton Das. Short again outside off, Liton rocks back and pulls it towards cow corner for another run.
Fabian Allen to Soumya Sarkar. Short ball down the leg side. Sarkar checks his pull as it goes behind short fine leg. They cross.
Keemo Paul to Soumya Sarkar. Single to end the over. Flatter ball on middle, Sarkar works it away calmly to deep square leg for a single and keeps strike. 16 runs off the over.
Keemo Paul to Soumya Sarkar. FOUR! Short and pulled away beautifully. Sarkar rocks back to this short ball on middle and deposits behind square on the leg side for another boundary.
Keemo Paul to Soumya Sarkar. Wide! Well down the leg side and it is deemed as a wide by the umpire.
Keemo Paul to Soumya Sarkar. FOUR! What a shot! Marvellous timing. Full toss outside off, Sarkar takes it on the full and drives it through the covers and all the way for a boundary. The fielders didn't even move there.
Keemo Paul to Liton Das. DROPPED! Another opportunity for Windies goes begging. Full and outside off, Das drives this in the air towards cover and Darren Bravo puts his right hand out and tries to take this one but cannot hold on. The ball rolls towards long off for a single.
Keemo Paul to Liton Das. FOUR! Full, too full outside off. Liton who is in sparkling form this evening, just opens the face of the bat and runs it very fine to the right of the keeper for a boundary.
Keemo Paul to Soumya Sarkar. Full ball on leg stump, Sarkar tries to go for a loft over long on but mistimes it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
Carlos Brathwaite to Liton Das. Bouncer! Das ducks in time to let that one go over him.
Carlos Brathwaite to Liton Das. Wide down the leg side, No trouble at all for Liton. The umpire has signalled a wide.
Carlos Brathwaite to Liton Das. FOUR! Shot! Didn't look to hit it hard. Just got to the pitch of it and lofted it over mid off. No protection there and the ball bounces just before the ropes. Fifty for Das. His 2nd in this format. How many more can he make?
Carlos Brathwaite to Soumya Sarkar. Full again outside off, creamed through cover-point to rotate strike.
Carlos Brathwaite to Liton Das. Down the leg side, Das flicks it off his pads towards fine leg for one.
Carlos Brathwaite to Soumya Sarkar. Full again on middle and leg, Sarkar on-drives it towards mid on to change strike.
Carlos Brathwaite to Soumya Sarkar. Full and outside off, Sarkar drives it crisply but straight to the extra cover fielder.
Carlos Brathwaite in for another spell.
Keemo Paul to Soumya Sarkar. Short ball on the hips, worked away wristily to the deep square leg fielder for a single.
Keemo Paul to Soumya Sarkar. FOUR! Short and punished! It is on middle and Sarkar pulls this away to the left of deep mid-wicket for a boundary. The ball raced away to the fence and there is no chance for the fielder in the deep.
Keemo Paul to Liton Das. Misfield! The ball is on length outside off, Das pushes it straight to point but Hetmyer at point, completely misses the ball and misfields. A single is taken.
Keemo Paul to Soumya Sarkar. Full and quick at the pads, Soumya doesn't get the ball on his bat properly and it goes onto his pads. The ball rolls onto the off side for a single.
Keemo Paul to Liton Das. Outside off again, crunched away hard towards the sweeper fielder for another single. It was in the air but well controlled.
Keemo Paul to Soumya Sarkar. Slower ball outside off on a fuller length, driven through the covers for a single.
Keemo Paul is into the attack.
Fabian Allen to Soumya Sarkar. Short ball on middle, pulled away by SS to deep mid-wicket for a single as he keeps strike.
Fabian Allen to Soumya Sarkar. Slower again and Sarkar who is down the ground misses his flick to get hit on the thigh pad.
Fabian Allen to Liton Das. Goes back short and Das pulls this away in the air to deep mid-wicket for a single. The connection wasn't true enough but that was better for the batsman as the ball doesn't carry to the fielder in the deep.
Fabian Allen to Liton Das. Slower through the air and on middle, Liton pushes this back watchfully to the bowler.
Fabian Allen to Liton Das. Short ball on middle again, Liton has enough time to rock back and pull this away wide of mid on for a couple.
Fabian Allen to Soumya Sarkar. Flatter ball on middle and leg, worked towards deep square leg for a single.
The umpire signals the end of the Powerplay.
Oshane Thomas to Liton Das. Nicely done. Very good execution from Oshane. Goes short again outside off, Das tries to cut this but misses it. Nothing from the umpire. Good over the hosts, 14 from it.
Oshane Thomas to Liton Das. No ball! Too high this time. Tries to bang this one hard again but it is well over the batsman's head. Free Hit coming up!!!
Oshane Thomas to Liton Das. Thomas goes short outside off, Das tries to upper cut it but cannot get bat to ball.
Oshane Thomas to Liton Das. SIX! Make that another one. Superb stuff from Liton. Fuller ball again on off, Das gets in position early and paddles this over fine leg over the ropes.
Oshane Thomas to Liton Das. SIX! HUGE! What a fine shot from Liton Das. Overpitched ball in line of the stumps, Das makes room and lofts this over the bowler's head for a biggie.
Oshane Thomas to Soumya Sarkar. Fuller on the pads, driven through mid wicket for a single by Sarkar.
Oshane Thomas to Soumya Sarkar. Full and outside off, kept out towards point with a punch.
Oshane Thomas returns.
Fabian Allen to Liton Das. Liton goes for the huge slog sweep but misses this ball completely outside off.
Fabian Allen to Liton Das. Shorter ball on middle and it is punched back down the ground.
Fabian Allen to Liton Das. FOUR! Flatter on middle, Das was into position early and sweeps it beautifully over the head of the square leg fielder for a boundary. The deep mid-wicket player almost reached it in time but the ball just had enough to trickle over the fence.
Fabian Allen to Liton Das. Where was Soumya going! Flatter ball outside off, Liton Das works it on the leg side but straight to square leg. The non-striker wants a single and tries for a quick single and is almost halfway down the pitch when Das sends him back. The throw though is wayward and Sarkar gets back in safely.
Fabian Allen to Soumya Sarkar. Fuller on middle, Sarkar pushes this down the ground and gets off the mark with a single.
Soumya Sarkar is the number 3 batsman.
Fabian Allen to Tamim Iqbal. OUT! Right down mid-wicket's throat! Tamim's struggle comes to an end. He was looking a bit shaky from the start. Short and asking for trouble. Tamim rocks back to pull it but pulls it right into the arms of Cottrell at mid-wicket. Fabian Allen cannot believe his luck. First blood drawn.
Fabian Allen to Tamim Iqbal. Wide! Wide ball to start off, well down the leg side. Good stop by Hope with his right pad.
Fabian Allen is now into the attack.
Carlos Brathwaite to Liton Das. SIX! back-to-back biggies. A very good end to the over. 13 from it. Carlos drags his length back a bit. Liton charges down the track and slaps this over mid-wicket for half a dozen.
Carlos Brathwaite to Liton Das. SIX! Easy pickings! This one sits up nicely. It was on the pads, Das just whips it away from his sight and it goes over the fine leg region for a maximum.
Carlos Brathwaite to Liton Das. Back of a length ball on middle and leg. Das gets a little extra bounce on this. Looks to hook it away but misses it to get hit on his body. No damage done.
Carlos Brathwaite to Tamim Iqbal. Down the leg side, flicked away past square leg for a single.
Carlos Brathwaite to Tamim Iqbal. Around off again, Tamim tries to play it fine past short third man but can't get it past him.
Carlos Brathwaite to Tamim Iqbal. Length ball closer to the off pole, played to the point region.
Sheldon Cottrell to Liton Das. A dot ball to end the over. Wide outside off, Das times this well off the back foot square on the off side but the point fielder makes a good diving stop to his left and prevents any run. Great over for the hosts, 13 runs off it in the end.
Sheldon Cottrell to Liton Das. FOUR! Third boundary in four balls. Slower ball on off stump but Liton is quick in reading it and caresses it beautifully through the gap between point and cover for another boundary.
Sheldon Cottrell to Liton Das. FOUR! The scoop comes out this time, Liton Das takes this almost off his leg stump and puts it very fine on the leg side for four runs.
Sheldon Cottrell to Liton Das. Full and on middle and leg, driven hard down the ground but Carlos Braithwaite puts a full-length dive to his left to stop what would have been a certain boundary.
Sheldon Cottrell to Liton Das. FOUR! Short and on middle, Das makes room and slashes it hard over point. The ball is well wide of the third man fielder as it runs into the fence. That's a great shot.
Sheldon Cottrell to Tamim Iqbal. DROPPED! A poor shot and even poorer fielding. The ball was on length and quick outside off, Tamim plays a loose shot and the ball goes straight to Fabian Allen at cover-point. It goes in and out of his hands and the batsmen run through for a single by the time it is collected off the grass. Got to feel bad for Sheldon Cottrell, should have had a wicket there.
Oshane Thomas to Liton Das. Short ball to end the over. Liton ducks under the ball and lets it go through.
Oshane Thomas to Tamim Iqbal. Almost had him! Another edge that doesn't go to hand. The ball lands on middle and then moves away late from Tamim. He was looking to play it on the leg side but the ball takes the edge and flies just wide of gully. Single taken.
Oshane Thomas to Tamim Iqbal. Outside off on a length ball, defended off the back foot towards the off side.
Oshane Thomas to Tamim Iqbal. On the hips again, Tamim connects his nudge better this time and puts it in the gap through mid-wicket for another couple.
Oshane Thomas to Tamim Iqbal. Leading edge! The ball was on middle and Tamim closes the face of the bat too quick as he tries to work it away on the leg side. The ball gets the leading edge but goes in the gap between cover and point for a couple.
Oshane Thomas to Liton Das. Drifting on the pads, Das flicks it away in the air but away from the fielder for a single to deep square leg.
Oshane Thomas to bowl from the other end.
Sheldon Cottrell to Tamim Iqbal. Good end to the over by Cottrell. Length ball outside off, Tamim tries to pat it down on the off side and run for a quick single but the fielder is too quick to it. 9 runs off the first over.
Sheldon Cottrell to Tamim Iqbal. Deft on this occasion, length ball outside off, the left-hander just dabs it down wide of slip and the batsmen come back for two by the time the ball is returned by third man.
Sheldon Cottrell to Tamim Iqbal. FOUR! Delightful to watch. A full toss outside off, Tamim takes it on the full and drives it through the covers all the way for a boundary.
Sheldon Cottrell to Tamim Iqbal. Short of a length ball on middle and length, TI works it away in the gap towards mid-wicket for a couple.
Sheldon Cottrell to Tamim Iqbal. Misses out! It was a half-volley outside off, Tamim goes for a huge one over the bowler's head but the ball shapes away in the end and the batsman completely misses the ball. Free Hit wasted.
Sheldon Cottrell to Tamim Iqbal. No ball! The ball seems to have slipped out of Cottrell's hand and it goes on the full to Tamim. The batsman is surprised as the ball hits him at around the waist region. The umpire immediately signals a no ball. It will be a Free Hit the next ball.
Sheldon Cottrell to Tamim Iqbal. Good length outside off, Tamim plays it watchfully towards point.
The two opening batsmen, Tamim Iqbal and Liton Das are walking out to the middle along with the fielders and the two umpires. We are all set to go. Sheldon Cottrell will be bowling the first ball to Tamim.
Shakib Al Hasan the Bangladesh skipper feels that the pitch will suit them more than the visitors and the fact that they have played here more will help them. Says the boys are up for the challenge. Regarding their failure to play bounce well the previous game, he says that the players have enough experience and will look to do better this time around. Signs off by saying that a day or two will not change much and hence they are going with an unchanged line up and looking to put the loss behind them.
Carlos Brathwaite the Windies skipper reckons that the pitch is on the slower side. Says he chose to bowl cause they got success in the previous game defending the target. Mentions that the intent of the first match will be the same and hopes that they cross the line this time as well.
PITCH REPORT - Tino Mawoyo says that the length of boundaries are quite even here on all sides. Looking at the surface that will be used today, he says the surface looks good and there a few cracks along with the pitch being dry. Also adds that the tiny bit of grass will hold the pitch together and the ball will come on to the bat. Feels that the batsmen will enjoy themselves here. Adds that the team winning the toss might like to bat first, with the conditions being lovely for batting.
TOSS - Windies have won the toss and decide that they will chase.
Welcome to the 2nd T20I between Bangladesh and Windies at Dhaka. The visitors absolutely outplayed their opposition in the first game of the series. It was all too easy for them in the format that they favor the most. They first bowled out the hosts cheaply and then, didn't even break a sweat while chasing the total down within 11 overs. Thus, this match is expected to be closer as losing once more will mean that the Bangladeshis lose the series as well. Windies on the other hand, will look to be ruthless as ever. The slower nature of the wicket at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium should hold the home team in good stead and help them more than the Sylhet wicket. We should be in for a cracker of a game! Stay tuned with us, Toss should be here soon.
So that's it from this one. With this Bangla win, it means it's going to go down to the decider. It takes place in Dhaka on Saturday, at 1700 local (1100 GMT). Do join in for that. Cheers!
Shakib Al Hasan is awarded the MAN OF THE MATCH. He had a terrific outing with the bat wherein he scored 42 off 26 and also, his 5-wicket haul took the Windies batting order apart. That ensured his side won the game.
Post the good batting show, they wreaked havoc with the ball. Shai Hope blazed right from the start and was looking like scoring another big one, but he departed soon. Post that, it was a mere procession, with Rovman Powell the only one to put up any kind of resistance with his fifty. Shakib derailed the Windies batting order with his maiden T20I 5-fer, and the rest, barring Saifuddin, chipped in with the wickets too. A dominating performance, one which the home side would be thoroughly proud of.
An emphatic victory for the hosts as they level the series 1-1. They were always ahead in this game from the time they were put in to bat. Liton Das took the attack to the Windies bowlers right from the word go. Put on two brisk stands with Tamim and Sarkar to set the tone for the game and scored a fifty too. A couple of wickets were lost in quick succession, but then the experienced heads of Shakib and Mahmudullah took the game completely away from the visitors, as the duo added 91 runs between them in no time. It helped the Tigers post a total well in excess of 200 on the board.
Mahmudullah to Oshane Thomas. OUT! That's the final wicket down of the Windies. Tossed up on middle, Thomas goes for a typical tailender's shot. He tries to hit it across the line and heave it over the fence but misses the ball completely and it hits the off stump. BANGLADESH WIN THIS MATCH BY 36 RUNS and level the series.
Mahmudullah to Sheldon Cottrell. Chipped over the bowler's head by Cottrell for a single.
Mahmudullah will bowl the last over of the innings.
Abu Hider to Oshane Thomas. Kept out by Thomas. Maybe the Windies are trying not to be bowled out.
Abu Hider to Sheldon Cottrell. Top edge but lands safely. A single is taken. Both teams going through the motions here.
Abu Hider to Sheldon Cottrell. This ball is punched away on the off side towards cover. The fielder picks up the ball and hits the stumps at the non-striker's end. But the batsman makes it home in time.
Abu Hider to Sheldon Cottrell. Another swing to this ball outside off and another miss.
Abu Hider to Sheldon Cottrell. This length delivery is on middle and leg, the batsman gets an inside edge that goes onto his pads.
Abu Hider to Sheldon Cottrell. Outside off and Cottrell goes for a swipe and misses the ball completely.
Mustafizur Rahman to Keemo Paul. OUT!!! 9th wicket down for the Windies. And Bangladesh are inches away from leveling this series. Short by Mustafizur, Paul tries to heave it over mid-wicket but the ball falls straight down the throat of Ariful Haque at deep mid-wicket.
Mustafizur Rahman to Keemo Paul. WIDE! Bouncer! The ball is too short and over the head of the batsman. Umpire stretches his arm out for a wide.
Mustafizur Rahman to Keemo Paul. SIX! A bit shorter on length by Rahim. Keemo Paul rocks back on his back foot and pulls it away over the square leg fence for a maximum.
Mustafizur Rahman to Sheldon Cottrell. Fuller on middle and Cottrell pushes it towards the fielder at long on for a single.
Mustafizur Rahman to Keemo Paul. Lofted over mid off but the ball is not timed properly and falls short of the fielder at long off. Single taken.
Mustafizur Rahman to Keemo Paul. Once again on length but this time Mustafizur gets some bounce off the pitch and manages to find the outside edge of Paul's bat. But the ball falls short of the keeper.
Mustafizur Rahman to Keemo Paul. Length delivery on middle, Paul tries to punch it through covers but misses.
Mohammad Saifuddin to Keemo Paul. A single to end the over. Paul just drops this length ball on leg towards mid-wicket for a run. Keeps the strike too. The Windies need 48 runs in 18 balls.
Mohammad Saifuddin to Keemo Paul. Four in a row! Again quick on middle, Keemo drops it on the leg side towards mid-wicket and gets back for two. This time, it is very comfortable. Wonderful batting this! Might just be a little too late.
Mohammad Saifuddin to Keemo Paul. Good ball on middle and leg, Paul pushes it with soft hands to long on. The batsmen come back for yet another two. Amazing running between the wickets, third couple in a row.
Mohammad Saifuddin to Keemo Paul. Wide outside off again and Keemo gets it in the gap to left of cover for another couple.
Mohammad Saifuddin to Keemo Paul. Full and outside off, driven wide of long off for a couple.
Mohammad Saifuddin to Keemo Paul. FOUR! Majestically cut away by Paul. There was width outside off and the batsman took full toll. He stands tall and cuts it away for a boundary to the left of the fielder at the deep who had no chance.
Mohammad Saifuddin is back into the attack.
Mustafizur Rahman to Keemo Paul. Fuller on off, Paul drives it through covers for a single.
Sheldon Cottrell is in at number 10.
Mustafizur Rahman to Rovman Powell. OUT! Powell is a goner and this time he has ran out of luck. Once again Rahman bowls fuller and takes pace off the delivery this time. Powell tries to lift it over long on but all he could do was find the top edge. The ball went high in the sky and Tamim Iqbal takes a good catch, coming in from the boundary.
Mustafizur Rahman to Rovman Powell. Once again full, Powell tries to go arieal but finds the top edge. The ball doesn't travel much and Mustafizur dives to take the catch near where a mid-wicket would have been had he been inside the circle. He cannot get his hands to it. And with that lucky escape Powell brings up his maiden T20I half century and Windies total goes past 150.
Mustafizur Rahman to Rovman Powell. Full on middle, Powell tries to go over the long on region but doesn't connect well. Maybe that was a blessing in disguised as the ball falls short of the fielder at long on. The batsmen take a couple.
Mustafizur Rahman to Keemo Paul. Length delivery on off, Paul plays the square cut and rotates the strike.
Mustafizur Rahman to Keemo Paul. Full on leg, Paul gets his front foot out of the way and heaves it over the long off fence for a maximum.
Mustafizur Rahman is back into the attack.
Shakib Al Hasan to Rovman Powell. Worked away straight to the square leg fielder. No run and Powell can't get back on strike for the next over.
Shakib Al Hasan to Rovman Powell. Outside off, punched off the back foot but straight to the fielder at cover.
Shakib Al Hasan to Rovman Powell. Almost had his sixth! The ball on middle and leg is tried to be whipped away by Powell. He misses his true connection but is lucky to get an inside edge onto the pads.
Shakib Al Hasan to Keemo Paul. On the pads, flicked away to deep square leg for a single by Paul.
Shakib Al Hasan to Keemo Paul. Flatter delivery on middle, defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
Keemo Paul is next in to bat.
Shakib Al Hasan to Fabian Allen. OUT! Bowled 'em! Fifer for the Bangla skipper! The ball is pretty much a straight one. Allen goes for a huge slog over deep mid-wicket and misses the ball completely. It goes and hits the leg stump. Shakib is not even celebrating. He just walks up to his teammate like it is too easy for him. The seventh one is down and the Windies look all but out here.
Abu Hider to Rovman Powell. FOUR! Once again its a bit shorter on length by Abu. Powell tries to pull this one too but once again it finds the top edge and flies behind Rahim's head for a another boundary. 20 runs came of that over.
Abu Hider to Rovman Powell. FOUR!! Pulls back his length, Rovman tries to heave it over square leg but finds the top edge and the ball goes straight behind the keeper's head for a boundary.
Abu Hider to Rovman Powell. SIX! Massive! Full on middle by Haider. Powell lofts it straight behind the bowlers head for a 102m maximum.
Abu Hider to Rovman Powell. FOUR! Length delivery outside off and Rovman Powell hits it straight back at the bowler for a boundary.
Abu Hider to Rovman Powell. Once again short on length, Allen pulls but doesn't connect properly luckily it falls in no mans land and the batsmen take a couple.
Abu Hider to Rovman Powell. Starts off with a bouncer on the leg but the umpires see no problem in it.
Shakib Al Hasan to Fabian Allen. On the stumps, Allen gets an inside edge onto his pads as he tries to play at it.
Shakib Al Hasan to Fabian Allen. Blocks this off the inner half on the leg side.
Fabian Allen is the new man in.
Shakib Al Hasan to Carlos Brathwaite. OUT! That's a soft dismissal. Brathwaite is frustrated with himself. Shakib bowls it around leg, Brathwaite gets low to sweep and in the process, his back leg is stuck out of the crease. Seeing this, Rahim casually takes the bails off and appeals. It's taken upstairs and replays show that the batsman is gone. Bangladesh inching closer to victory. A wide is signalled since it was down leg.
A stumping appeal against Carlos Brathwaite is taken upstairs. Rahim looks confident. Let's see now...
Shakib Al Hasan to Rovman Powell. Played to mid-wicket region by the batsman. One run added to the total.
Shakib Al Hasan to Rovman Powell. Straighter one on leg, coming in with the angle, Powell backs away and throws his bat at it, only to edge it. It goes past the leg stump off the inside edge and two runs are taken.
Shakib Al Hasan to Carlos Brathwaite. Sliding in on leg, goes off the pads of the batsman on the leg side after taking an inside edge. A single is taken.
Shakib Al Hasan to Rovman Powell. Sliding in on middle and leg, worked through mid-wicket. One run to the total.
Mehidy Hasan to Carlos Brathwaite. SIX! Makes good enough connection to clear the rope. Tossed up around off, Brathwaite lofts it over wide long off, just over the leaping fielder there. 100 needed in 48 balls.
Mehidy Hasan to Rovman Powell. Width on offer again, outside off, cut to sweeper cover for a single.
Mehidy Hasan to Rovman Powell. Short and wide outside off, Powell crashes it through the covers and manages to come back for the second run.
Mehidy Hasan to Carlos Brathwaite. Fuller again, quicker in pace, driven through mid off for one more.
Mehidy Hasan to Rovman Powell. Full and attacking the stumps, bashed down to long on for a single.
Mehidy Hasan to Rovman Powell. Darts it across, flat and short outside off, Powell reaches for it but misses.
Carlos Brathwaite to bat next. Also, Mehidy Hasan is back on.
Shakib Al Hasan to Darren Bravo. OUT! Third of the evening for the Bangla skipper. He tosses it up on off and it drifts away, Bravo looks to slog it over the leg side but gets a top edge instead. It lobs towards short third man where Mustafizur takes a good catch moving behind to his right.
Shakib Al Hasan to Darren Bravo. Plays this back down the track for no run.
Shakib Al Hasan to Darren Bravo. Short and flat outside off, it's forced through the gap on the off side for a brace.
Shakib Al Hasan to Rovman Powell. Half volley on the stumps, Powell backs away and hits it down to long off for one.
Darren Bravo is next in.
Shakib Al Hasan to Shimron Hetmyer. OUT! The dangerous Hetmyer is sent back to the dugout. He wasn't looking his usual self today though. The Bangladesh skipper pulled the length back and Hetmyer tries to heave it over the square leg region for a maximum. But he gets it high on his bat and the ball goes towards the mid on region. Saifuddin initially misjudges the ball but manages to dive and grab the ball. A good catch in the end by the pace bowler. The chances of Windies winning this one has dwindled a bit after this wicket.
Shakib Al Hasan to Rovman Powell. Flatter delivery on off, Powell charges down the ground and flicks it away on the leg side for a single.
Shakib Al Hasan back on.
Mohammad Saifuddin to Rovman Powell. Dipping full toss on leg, Rovman goes across and paddles it fine down the leg side. One run collected to end the over. 115 needed off 60 for Windies to win.
Mohammad Saifuddin to Shimron Hetmyer. Drives it down the ground, to long off and gets a run.
Mohammad Saifuddin to Shimron Hetmyer. FOUR! BANG! When he hits 'em, they stay hit. Full and in the slot, Hetmyer clears his front leg out of the way and smashes it straight back down the ground for a boundary.
Mohammad Saifuddin to Rovman Powell. Swing and a miss, but since Rahim can't hold on, it's a run. The umpire signals a run, so that means Powell actually edged it. Rahim has put down a simple catch. Fuller ball around off, Powell swings and gets a feather behind, which Mushfiqur makes a mess of.
Mohammad Saifuddin to Shimron Hetmyer. Better from Saifuddin. Dishes in a yorker on leg, Hetmyer digs it out through mid-wicket and takes a single.
Mohammad Saifuddin to Shimron Hetmyer. SIX! Brute force from Shimron Hetmyer. Length ball in line of the stumps, the young southpaw goes deep inside crease, shifts his weight on the back foot and muscles the heave over mid-wicket for a biggie.
Mohammad Saifuddin returns.
Mustafizur Rahman to Shimron Hetmyer. Shorter on length this time by Rahman. Hetmyer tries to pull it over the square leg region but all he could manage was a top edge. Luckily for Hetmyer the ball falls in a no mans land at mid on. They take a single.
Mustafizur Rahman to Shimron Hetmyer. Play and a miss. Short outside off, Hetmyer frees his arms and tries to go over point but misses.
Mustafizur Rahman to Rovman Powell. Once again Rahman takes the pace off the ball, Powell moves on to the off stump and tries to whack it through the fine leg region but misses and the ball hits the pad. The batsmen take a single. Leg bye signaled by the umpire.
Mustafizur Rahman to Rovman Powell. Good length delivery on middle and Powell blocks it off the back foot.
Mustafizur Rahman to Rovman Powell. Slower ball by Mustafizur. Pitching outside off on length, Rovman has a go at it but misses.
Mustafizur Rahman to Rovman Powell. FOUR! Cheeky! Length delivery ourtside off by Mustafizur. Powell gets on one knee and sweeps it towards the square leg region for a boundary.
Mustafizur Rahman back on. He was quite expensive in his first over, let's see how he goes here.
Mehidy Hasan to Rovman Powell. Another single to end the over. The ball is short and outside off, Powell rocks back and punches it to deep cover and retains the strike.
Mehidy Hasan to Shimron Hetmyer. Fuller ball on middle and leg, Hetmyer comes down the wicket and pushes it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Mehidy Hasan to Shimron Hetmyer. Drifting down the pads, the ball is flicked away on the leg side through square leg. The ball is in the gap and the batsmen can come back for the second. Good placement from the youngster on that occasion.
Mehidy Hasan to Shimron Hetmyer. Flatter outside off, pushed away towards cover-point.
Mehidy Hasan to Shimron Hetmyer. NOT OUT! The umpire has to change his decision once again! There is a clear inside edge. The ball is a flatter one on middle and sliding in, Hetmyer plays inside the line and misses his attempted punch on the off side. The ball takes the inside edge and actually runs to the boundary. But the umpire had given his decision as out. Hetmyer reviews and the edge is noticed and the decision is overturned. The ball is deemed as a dead ball.
Review time. It's for an lbw decision against Shimron Hetmyer.
Mehidy Hasan to Shimron Hetmyer. Flatter outside off, Hetmyer cuts hard but straight to the fielder at point.
Mohammad Saifuddin to Shimron Hetmyer. Slower one by Saifuddin this time. Pitched on length outside off, Hetmyer gets on his back foot and punches the ball away on the off side for a single.
Mohammad Saifuddin to Shimron Hetmyer. Full toss on middle and Shimron pulls it away but very close to the fielder at mid-wicket. Mahmudullah dives and saves it. Saifuddin is very lucky that it was just a dot ball. Hetmyer is agitated to miss out on that one.
Mohammad Saifuddin to Shimron Hetmyer. Full on off finds the inside edge of Hetmyer's bat and onto the pads.
Mohammad Saifuddin to Rovman Powell. Shorter on this occasion and Rovman pulls it away to rotate the strike.
Mohammad Saifuddin to Rovman Powell. Full length delivery and Powell drives it straight to the fielder at cover.
Mohammad Saifuddin to Shimron Hetmyer. Starts the spell with a full toss on middle and leg, Hetmyer flicks it away for a single. Lucky escape there for Saifuddin, getting away with a full toss.
Mohammad Saifuddin is back on to bowl.
Mehidy Hasan to Rovman Powell. Dropped! Short ball and Powell pulls it hard. Luckily for him, it bursts straight through the hands of the man at short mid-wicket. Difficult chance, came to Shakib super fast. Two runs taken.
Mehidy Hasan to Rovman Powell. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
Mehidy Hasan to Rovman Powell. FOUR! Full on the pads, Powell gets forward and across before paddling it fine down the leg side. Two fielders give the chase, but can't stop it.
Mehidy Hasan to Rovman Powell. Quicker one outside off, Powell comes forward to play and gets an edge down to third man. A couple of runs are collected.
Rovman Powell walks into the middle next.
Mehidy Hasan to Shai Hope. OUT!! The dangerman Shai Hope is sent back to the dugout and Mehidy has got the big breakthrough. Flighted delivery slightly short by Mehidy, tempts Shai Hope to have a go at it. He is tempted and goes for the big slog sweep over mid-wicket but cannot time the ball and all he manages to do is find Liton Das in the deep. How will Windies go for it now? Shai Hope was the man in form and was looking good. This wicket weighs in gold for the hosts.
Mehidy Hasan to Shai Hope. Tossed up on off, Hope droves it straight to the fielder at cover.
Mehidy Hasan called on to bowl.
Shakib Al Hasan to Shai Hope. The batsman has driven it through mid on. One run added to the total.
Shakib Al Hasan to Shimron Hetmyer. Quicker through the air, full on the stumps, Hetmyer works it to mid-wicket for one run.
Shakib Al Hasan to Shai Hope. Full ball on off, it's wristed down to long on for a single.
Shimron Hetmyer will bat next.
Shakib Al Hasan to Nicholas Pooran. OUT! Pooran departs after a magnificent hit on the previous ball. Shakib takes some pace off this and keeps tossing it up there, Pooran gets low to unleash the big slog sweep but this time he skies it towards backward square leg. Tamim runs in from short fine leg and takes a well-judged catch. A quickfire partnership of 41 comes to an end.
Shakib Al Hasan to Nicholas Pooran. SIX! That's outta here! It's tossed up on middle stump, Pooran gets low to this one, uses the pace as it's a little quicker and sweeps it over mid-wicket for a biggie.
Shakib Al Hasan to Shai Hope. Slower through the air, fuller on off, Hope slogs it off the inner half over mid-wicket. One run to the total.
Shakib Al Hasan is into the attack now.
Mustafizur Rahman to Shai Hope. Fullish delivery on the pads, flicked to deep square leg for a run. 24 runs off the over, the most expensive one of the match.
Mustafizur Rahman to Shai Hope. FIVE WIDES! This is turning out to be an expensive over. Short ball down the leg side, Hope ducks and lets it be. Even Rahim can't reach it as it runs away to the fence behind. The 50 is up for Windies.
Mustafizur Rahman to Shai Hope. A couple this time. Seems like a dot ball at this stage. Hope moves inside the line and helps it down to fine leg and comes back on strike.
Mustafizur Rahman to Shai Hope. FOUR! Four balls, four boundaries. Shai Hope, you beauty. Keep 'em coming. Mustafizur pitches it full and angles it in on off, Hope chips it neatly over mid off.
Mustafizur Rahman to Shai Hope. FOUR! Make that three in a row. No stopping this man, is there? Fuller length ball on off, Hope stays leg side and lifts it over the cover infield easily. Zero fielders out in the deep, so the ball goes across the boundary line.
Mustafizur Rahman to Shai Hope. FOUR! Two in two for Shai Hope. This is exceptional batting. Short ball into the body, the batsman moves inside the line and pulls it over backward square leg. Easily finds the boundary line.
Mustafizur Rahman to Shai Hope. FOUR! Hit straight and hit clean. Wonderful connection from Shai Hope. Full in length on off stump, Hope plants his front foot forward and bashes it over mid on. No chance of stopping that.
Mustafizur Rahman into the attack now.
Abu Hider to Nicholas Pooran. FOUR! A bad ball and it's put away. Short and slow, Pooran picks it up early and unfurls a powerful pull shot through mid-wicket to find the fence.
Abu Hider to Nicholas Pooran. Another swing and another miss. Fuller and just outside off, Pooran backs away and looks to smack it hard, but fails to connect.
Abu Hider to Nicholas Pooran. Full and just outside off, Pooran backs away, looking to go big over the covers. Is unable to make any kind of connection though.
Abu Hider to Nicholas Pooran. FOUR! Deft from Pooran. Length delivery with some width on offer outside off, Nicholas just opens the face, plays it late as he runs it past short third man. A boundary results.
Abu Hider to Nicholas Pooran. Short ball down the leg side, wide called by the umpire.
Abu Hider to Shai Hope. Just ahead of a length, close to off, tapped down in front of covers for a single.
Nicholas Pooran walks in at no.3.
Abu Hider to Evin Lewis. OUT! Lewis holes out! The only man on the leg side boundary and the southpaw finds him to perfection. Full and angling in on middle and leg, Lewis lofts it over mid-wicket. A lot of height, not enough distance and it's straight down the throat of Liton Das in the deep. He settles under the ball and takes a safe catch. That's the first wicket down for the Windies.
Mohammad Saifuddin to Shai Hope. Yorker fired in on the stumps, it's drilled out through the covers. Two taken. 16 off the over.
Mohammad Saifuddin to Shai Hope. FOUR! Hope's brought the hammer down and banged this. Wow. Marginally ahead of a length, close to off, Shai Hope just stands tall and smacks it back down the ground. No fielder moved, it was hit that well.
Mohammad Saifuddin to Shai Hope. FOUR LEG BYES! Back of a length and coming in on leg, Hope looks to work it across but gets it off the thigh pad. It rolls down and across the fine leg fence. Another boundary.
Mohammad Saifuddin to Shai Hope. FOUR! Takes the aerial route and gets the desired result. Good length ball outside off, Hope stands his ground and lofts it over wide mid off for a boundary. Just needed to clear the infield. Did so with ease.
Mohammad Saifuddin to Shai Hope. Closer to off, on a length, Hope places it behind point and comes back for the second.
Mohammad Saifuddin to Shai Hope. Short of a length delivery well outside off, moving away, Hope looks to play at it but misses.
Mohammad Saifuddin to bowl from the other end.
Abu Hider to Evin Lewis. NOT OUT! The umpire has to change his decision. It looked like an inside edge from the beginning and Lewis went upstairs straightaway. It was a length delivery that kept a bit low and Evin Lewis who attempted the typical Carribean flick, doesn't make good connection. The ball made contact with the bottom of the bat and doesn't even hit his pad. A very poor decision by the umpire, who raised his finger almost immediately. Thankfully there is DRS available, else Lewis would have been really frustrated. This is even stated by the fact that Lewis is startled when the finger goes up. He almost walks away in disgust before his partner Shai Hope reminds him that he can take a review. On the review, it is proved that the decision was an absolute howler from the umpire.
LBW Review! Lewis thinks he has got a bottom edge to this decision given against him. He looks confident.
Abu Hider to Evin Lewis. Well outside off and swinging away after landing on a full length, Lewis goes for a huge swipe over mid off but misses the ball.
Abu Hider to Shai Hope. Full and outside off, Hope plays it away from his body, in the air and towards mid off. The batsmen run through for a single.
Abu Hider to Evin Lewis. This one comes in after landing on a length, the Windies are off the mark with a single towards deep mid-wicket.
Abu Hider to Evin Lewis. Well outside off and swinging away, Lewis goes for the cut but misses the ball by quite some distance.
Abu Hider to Evin Lewis. Good length ball outside off to start, defended back down the ground by Lewis.
We are back for the chase. Windies need to go all guns blazing from the word go. Shai Hope and Evin Lewis will start the innings. For the hosts, Abu Hider will open the bowling.