Defending a modest total of 148, Mahedi Hasan led the payment alongside with his occupation-finest bowling figures of 4-13 from four consecutive overs upfront.
TBS Yell
16 December, 2024, 10:00 am
Closing modified: 16 December, 2024, 10:02 am
Bangladesh edged past the West Indies by seven runs in a nail-biting first T20I of the three-match series at the Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St Vincent.
Defending a modest total of 148, Mahedi Hasan led the payment alongside with his occupation-finest bowling figures of 4-13 from four consecutive overs upfront. Nonetheless, it became Hasan Mahmud’s heroics within the final over that sealed the victory. Tasked with defending 10 runs, the pacer delivered under tension, claiming the final two wickets as the West Indies were bowled out for 140 in 19.5 overs.
Earlier within the day, Soumya Sarkar’s 43 off 32 balls and Shamim Hossain’s like a flash-fire 27 off 13 balls guided Bangladesh to 147-6 after being asked to bat. For the West Indies, spinners Akeal Hosein and Obed McCoy every picked up two wickets.
Bangladesh bowlers dominated early, reducing the hosts to 36-3 for the length of the Powerplay. Mahedi Hasan then struck twice within the seventh over, whereas Tanzim Sakib and Rishad Hossain chipped in with a wicket apiece, leaving the West Indies in serious peril at 61-7 after 11.4 overs.
West Indies skipper Rovman Powell nearly single-handedly turned the match around, smashing 60 off correct 35 balls. His 67-speed partnership off 33 deliveries with Romario Shepherd (22 off 17) for the eighth wicket brought the dwelling facet again into competitors.
Taskin Ahmed broke the stand within the 18th over, putting off Shepherd and conceding correct two runs in a truly mighty spell. Tanzim Sakib held his nerve within the penultimate over, conceding eight runs, leaving Hasan Mahmud with 10 runs to defend within the final over.
Bangladesh now lead the series 1-0, with the 2nd match scheduled at the an identical venue on Wednesday.
