T20 win seemed distant as West Indies thrashed Bangladesh in the second ODI even more convincingly than the first. After a disastrous start, Tigers lifted themselves through brilliant back-to-the-wall batting by Mushfiqur and Nasir, but were crushed by the blades of Simmons and, in particular, Samuels.
Match Report – 2nd ODI: Bangladesh v West Indies, Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, 15 October 2011
All the three batters played carefree shots that led to their downfall, leaving Bangladeshi captain Mushfiqur at the crease with former skipper Shakib Al Hasan to resurrect the innings from a dreadful position of one for 3.
After hitting Roach for three fours in an over, Shakib too played a poor stroke handing West Indies a massive advantage at 18 for 4. Alok Kapali joined his skipper and the pair stopped the slide by taking their side to 58 in the 19th over when Kapali fell.
Naeem Islam, who was dropped early by Sammy, resisted and carried the score past 100 before Samuels caught him off his own bowling for w well-made 30. Batting at number 8, Nasir Hossain gave good company to his captain who was carrying hopes of his team on his tiny shoulders.
After successfully launching Roach over deep square leg, Mushfiqur tried to repeat the dose to Andre Russell but handed a straight forward catch to Samuels who was lurking at the boundary for the same purpose. His innings of 69 (109b, 2x4, 1x6) was ended in time by West Indies, other wise both him and Nasir were getting their team to a decent total.
Abdur Razzak played a cameo but was run out for a 19-ball 25. Nasir then, desperately, changed gears looting 16 runs off a Russell over, the 48th of the innings. Nasir was the last man out on the penultimate ball of the 49th, but not before reaching a remarkable fifty. It took just 54 balls that included 3 fours and a six.
Kemar Roach got 3 for 49, while Rampaul and Sammy both bagged a couple each. Although Tigers recovered remarkably well through Rahim and Nasir, yet the total was well below par and needed a big effort from their bowlers to snatch a win.
West Indies started solidly, denying Bangladesh early wickets which they desperately needed. Lendl Simmons, centurion of the last match, and Danza Hyatt posted 71 runs for the first wicket. Hyatt was the aggressor of the two, hitting four sixes and two fours in his 46-ball 39.
Marlon Samuels continued from where Hyatt left, easing into the innings first and then opening up as Simmons reached his fifty (in 103 balls) at the other end. Simmons started batting freely but could not convert his fifty into a hundred this time. He was adjudged LBW as he missed a sweep off Shakib for a solid 80 off 125 balls which included 3 fours and as many sixes.
Samuels punished Rubel with a hat-trick of fours to celebrate his 50 which he had achieved the previous over off 57 balls. Shafiul Islam then bore the brunt of Samuel’s aggression as he was thumped for 3 fours and a stunning six in an over which went for 21 runs.
He was dropped by Nasir off his own bowling but at 85 but West Indies raced to the target with 7.2 overs to spare. Samuels, who remained not out on 88 (74b, 12x4 1x6), was named Man of the Match. Shakib took both wickets to fall, for 30 runs.
It was a whipping victory for the West Indies who now lead the 3-match series by 2-0. Bangladesh need to put some thought and application into their batting if they are to stop a resurgent West Indies from a clean sweep.
Summarised Scores:
West Indies 221/2 in 42.4 overs (Samuels 88*, Simmons 80; Shakib 2/30) beat Bangladesh 220/10 in 48.5 overs (Mushfiqur Rahim 69, Nasir 50; Roach 3/49) by 8 wickets
West Indies lead the series 2-0
Man of the Match: Marlon Samuels
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Credits: AP (Image), CricketArchive.com
Published in SportPulse.net on 15/10/11
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