Match Details
This was an even more poor performance with the bat for the hosts as they didn’t even get closer to 150, which they at least did in the first ODI.
Earlier, Bangladesh at toss decided to make first use of the pitch with the ball. And they were right about it as the pitch in Guyana was very slow and sluggish! Apart from a few 20-plus partnerships, West Indies really didn’t have any control in the game. They fell like a pack of cards or should I say they played careless shots, especially against spinners on a pitch which was not a good one either.
The scorecard would have been even worse for the Windies if not for Keemo Paul who remained unbeaten on 25 off 24 balls, taking the team over the 100-run mark. Kyle Mayers and Shai Hope gave the team a steady start (27 in 10.3 overs) but once the former got out the procession started. Sadly it didn't stop as they were skittled out for just 108 in 35 overs.
For the most part of Bangladesh's bowling innings, they attacked the hosts with spinners. And were successful in running through them as well. Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Nasum Ahmed didn’t let the batter to even take a breather!
Mehidy’s impressive spell read 8-1-29-4 while his partner’s figures were quite spectacular as he finished his quota well within the 30 overs. Nasum pickles three wickets and gave away just 19 runs in his ten overs, including four maiden overs! The other spinner Mossadek Hossain and surprisingly the pacer Shoriful Islam made their appearance in the wickets column once.
Tamim Iqbal and Najmul Hossain Shanto started the chase cautiously and slowly stepped on the accelerator. Though it was a walk in the park, the visitors had to deal with some of the misbehaving balls.
Nicholas Pooran, after a poor day with the bat, made poor decisions of reviewing a couple of umpire’s decisions which were more off from desperations! Finally, they broke the opening stand, thanks to Shanto (20 off 36) for throwing his wicket away in the bowling off Gudakesh Motie.
After the 48-run opening stand for the first wicket, Tamim (50* off 62) added an unbeaten 64 off 51 for the second wicket alongside Litton Das (32* off 27)! Tamim finished the game with a boundary and also completed his 53rd ODI fifty in the process!