After 6 years, the Tigers won the series after defeating the world champions
The West Indies are the two-time world champions in T20. This time, Bangladesh won the series by defeating them on their soil with one match in hand. Also, after 6 long years, Bangladesh won the series against West Indies in the short format of cricket.
Bangladesh will face West Indies in the second T20I at St. Vincent on Wednesday (December 18) morning. Bangladesh was ahead in this match by winning the first T20. In the end, Bangladesh won the series by 27 runs with one match in hand.
After winning the first match against the West Indies, Bangladesh entered the field today to win the series. Batting first at St Vincent’s, the Tigers averaged 129 runs. After that, the bowlers of the red-green team did a great performance to defend the small target. The hosts lost 6 wickets for 42 runs and were eventually all out for 102 runs by Taskin Ahmed-Tanjim Shakib. Liton Das’s team confirmed the series with a great victory of 27 runs.
After setting a target of 130 runs, the Bangladeshi bowlers bowled brilliantly from the start. Taskin brought the team a wicket in his first over. Brandon King returned to the dressing room after getting out. Then Taskin struck again in his second over. Andre Fletcher returned to the dressing room after Tiger was dismissed by the speedster. West Indies are under pressure after losing 2 wickets in 19 runs by Taskin. Mehdi Hasan then showed Johnson to Charles to the dressing room. Then he returned to Nicholas the Old.
Hasan Mahmood and Tanjim Shakib also joined the wicket-taking festivities. West Indies lost 6 wickets in 9 overs when these two took one wicket each. Meanwhile, after losing 6 wickets, Roston Chase led the team with Akil Hossain.
In the seventh wicket, these two teamed up to lead the team to victory. But in the end, Rishad Hossain broke this pair. Chase hit a huge six off Rishad’s second ball in the 17th over. However, he has to take the path to the dressing room in that over. After getting bowled by Rishad, he scored 32 runs from 34 balls and returned to Sajghar. His partnership of 47 runs with Akil broke when the chase returned.
Rashad dismissed Gudakesh Moti in the same over. After that, Alzari Joseph was guided by Shakib and Akil by Taskin Sajghar, which secured the series victory for Bangladesh in a brilliant 28-run victory.
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