1st ODI WI vs Ban Match 2018

WI vs Ban match

Bangladesh Beat Windies  

In

1st ODI Match

Bangladesh win by 48 runs

ODI 1 of 3 (BAN leads 1-0)

Bangladesh - 279/4 50/50 ov RR: 5.58  

                    

   Windies - 231/9 50/50 ov RR: 4.62

v Bangladesh win by 48 runs

v Mortaza stars with figures of 4/37

v Iqbal's 130* put total out of Windies' reach

Bangladesh Batting	R	B	4s	6s		S/R
Tamim Iqbal NOT OUT	130	160	10	3		81.25
Anamul Haquec Ashley Nurse b Jason Holder	0	3	0	0	0.00
Shakib Al Hasanc Shimron Hetmyer b Devendra Bishoo	97	121	6	0	80.16
Sabbir Rahmanst Shai Hope b Devendra Bishoo	3	4	0	0	75.00
Mushfiqur Rahim WKTc Devendra Bishoo b Andre Russell	30	11	3	2	272.72
Mahmudullah NOT OUT	4	1	1	0	400.00
Mosaddek Hossain	-	-	-	-	-
Mehedi Hasan	-	-	-	-	-
Mashrafe Mortaza CPT	-	-	-	-	-
Rubel Hossain	-	-	-	-	-
Mustafizur Rahman	-	-	-	-	-
Extras(w 8, lb 7)
Total(4 wickets, 50 overs)

Windies Batting	R	B	4s	6s		S/R
Chris Gaylerun out (Mahmudullah/Mosaddek Hossain)	40	60	1	2		66.66
Evin Lewisc Mahmudullah b Mashrafe Mortaza	17	29	2	1	58.62
Shai Hope WKTlbw Rubel Hossain	6	11	0	0	54.54
Shimron Hetmyerc Shakib Al Hasan b Mustafizur Rahman	52	78	5	0	66.66
Jason Mohammedc Mushfiqur Rahim b Mehedi Hasan	10	19	0	0	52.63
Jason Holder CPTc Mosaddek Hossain b Mashrafe Mortaza	17	18	0	1	94.44
Rovman Powellc Mushfiqur Rahim b Mustafizur Rahman	0	1	0	0	0.00
Andre Russellc Mahmudullah b Mashrafe Mortaza	13	12	1	1	108.33
Ashley Nursec Mahmudullah b Mashrafe Mortaza	7	11	0	0	63.63
Devendra Bishoo NOT OUT	29	40	3	0	72.50
Alzarri Joseph NOT OUT	29	21	2	2	138.09
Extras(w 6, b 4, lb 1)
Total(9 wickets, 50 overs)

After losing the Test series 2-0, a win in the first one-day international against the Windies brought Bangladesh some respite and Tamim Iqbal is happy to play the format the team is 'very comfortable with'.

Bangladesh reached 279/4, helped by Iqbal's 130*, Shakib Al Hasan's 97 and a late 11-ball 30 from Mushfiqur Rahim, and were then led with the ball by captain Mashrafe Mortaza, who picked up 4/37 as they restricted the hosts to 231/9 and won by 48 runs.

"I think the first 10 overs were very very difficult. It got better after the 25th over," Iqbal, the Player of the Match, said after the match.

Windies captain Jason Holder struck early for his side, dismissing Anamul Haque for a duck in the second over of the innings, but Iqbal and Shakib added 207 runs in 43 overs for the second wicket to take their side to a respectable total.

But Rahim's blitz at the death changed the momentum of the game. "Luckily Mushy played a valuable knock and got us 20-30 runs extra. This is one format where we feel we are very comfortable. We had a new captain and a new voice," Iqbal said.

Mortaza lauded his batsmen saying they set the tone in challenging conditions. "It is always hard but I enjoy on the ground. Just play with your heart as you are playing for your nation. Hopefully, we will carry on from here," Mortaza said.

"We won here against South Africa in 2007. Batting was challenging but Shakib and Tamim set the tone for us and Mushy played a blinder at the end."

Mortaza's counterpart, Holder, felt that his team bowled well until the 45th over of the Bangladesh innings but lost the plot thereafter. "They played some good cricket today. I felt we were pretty good till the 45th over but it fell away after that. Not enough partnerships with the bat as well," Holder said.

Despite having a star-studded batting line-up with the likes of Chris Gayle, Ewin Lewis and Andre Russell, the Windies could not get their chase going as wickets at regular intervals hampered their scoring rate. Shimron Hetmyer top-scored with 52 and was seconded by Gayle, who made 40, but that clearly wasn't enough.

"We did not execute today. We need to do it better with the bat and the ball. We've just got to prepare well. We obviously had our plans today but that did not go well," Holder said.

Tamim Iqbal is the Man of the Match for his fine century. He says it was tough going for them and first 10 overs were very difficult. Feels the wicket became easier after the 25th over. States that they had a score in mind and luckily Rahim played a handy cameo to take them there. Admits they didn't play good cricket in Tests but this is the format they play their best. Further adds that they wanted to play their 'A' game and is glad that they managed to do so.