Bangladesh performed their first-ever tied recreation in worldwide cricket after having featured in 814 matches throughout the three codecs. The West Indies defeated the Bangla Tigers in an exciting Tremendous Over to stage the three-match sequence.
Bangladesh and West Indies eked out a low-scoring thriller at a treacherous Dhaka floor within the second ODI of the three-match sequence. The 2 groups had been tied at 213 on the finish of the 100-over recreation, with West Indies failing to chase 5 runs of the final over as Saif Hassan conceded 4 runs.
Nonetheless, it was the staff from the Caribbean that finally saved their nerve and clinched the competition in a Tremendous Over after scoring 10 within the six-ball shoot-off and defending it by only one run to stage the three-match sequence.
Speaking concerning the Tremendous Over, Shai Hope, Sherfane Rutherford, and Brandon King powered the Windies to 10 within the over bowled by Mustafizur Rahman. Akeal Hosein got here to bowl the Tremendous Over for the Windies and beautifully defended 10 off the final over.
Bangladesh characteristic in first-ever tied recreation
In the meantime, this was the first-ever tied recreation for Bangladesh of their historical past of cricket. The Bangla Tigers have performed 814 matches in worldwide cricket, with 454 in ODIs, 154 in Checks and 206 in T20Is, and this was the first-ever time that that they had been concerned in a tied contest.
Speaking concerning the West Indies, they’ve now been concerned in as many as 12 tied video games throughout codecs – one in Check, and 11 in ODIs.
Shai Hope’s fifty led Windies within the chase
Coming to the sport, it was Shai Hope’s sturdy 67-ball 53-run knock that helped the Windies tie the sport. He held the chase collectively whereas wickets fell round him and stayed unbeaten, having struck 4 fours. Justin Greaves and Akeal Hosein additionally helped with their sturdy 26-run and 16-run cameos within the second innings.
Earlier contributions from a number of Bangladesh gamers, together with a 45-run knock from Soumya Sarkar and a heroic 14-ball 39 from Rishad Hossain, had taken the hosts to a aggressive whole of 213, which appeared manner too far at one level.