3rd ODI WI vs Ban Match 2018

Win vs Banmatch

Bangladesh Beat the Windies

In

3rd ODI Match

Bangladesh win by 18 runs

ODI 3 of 3 (BAN wins 2-1)

 Windies - 283/6 50/50 ov RR: 5.66               

Bangladesh - 301/6 50/50 ov RR: 6.02

v Tamim Iqbal (103) and Mahmudullah (67) help push visitors to 301/6

v Chris Gayle falls for 73, Shai Hope makes 64, Rovman Powell smashes unbeaten 74 from 41

v Bangladesh win by 18 runs to secure series

Bangladesh Batting	R	B	4s	6s		S/R
Tamim Iqbalc Kieran Powell b Devendra Bishoo	103	124	7	2		83.06
Anamul Haquec Kieran Powell b Jason Holder	10	31	1	0	32.25
Shakib Al Hasanc Keemo Paul b Ashley Nurse	37	44	3	0	84.09
Mushfiqur Rahim WKTb Ashley Nurse	12	14	0	1	85.71
Mahmudullah NOT OUT	67	49	5	3	136.73
Mashrafe Mortaza CPTc Chris Gayle b Jason Holder	36	25	4	1	144.00
Sabbir Rahmanc Evin Lewis b Sheldon Cottrell	12	9	2	0	133.33
Mosaddek Hossain NOT OUT	11	5	1	0	220.00
Mehedi Hasan	-	-	-	-	-
Rubel Hossain	-	-	-	-	-
Mustafizur Rahman	-	-	-	-	-
Extras  (nb 1, w 11, lb 1)        13
Total  (6 wickets, 50 overs)   301

Vs

Windies Batting	R	B	4s	6s		S/R
Chris Gaylec Mehedi Hasan b Rubel Hossain	73	66	6	5		110.60
Evin Lewisc Mushfiqur Rahim b Mashrafe Mortaza	13	33	1	0	39.39
Shai Hope WKTc Shakib Al Hasan b Mashrafe Mortaza	64	94	5	0	68.08
Shimron Hetmyerb Mehedi Hasan	30	42	2	0	71.42
Kieran Powellrun out (Mashrafe Mortaza/Mehedi Hasan)	4	7	0	0	57.14
Rovman Powell NOT OUT	74	41	5	4	180.48
Jason Holder CPTc Rubel Hossain b Mustafizur Rahman	9	10	0	0	90.00
Ashley Nurse NOT OUT	5	7	0	0	71.42
Keemo Paul	-	-	-	-	-
Devendra Bishoo	-	-	-	-	-
Sheldon Cottrell	-	-	-	-	-
Extras(w 8, lb 3)    11
Total  (6 wickets, 50 overs)       283

 Bangladesh pipped the Windies to the post by 18 runs in a high-scoring final one-day international to take the three-match series 2-1.

The architect of Bangladesh’s win in the series finale was Tamim Iqbal. Not for the first time in the series, Iqbal headlined his team’s batting, opening the innings and going on till the 39th over before falling for 103, scored off 124 balls.

He had started the series with an unbeaten 130, a relatively slower innings than this one but one where he batted till the end, and had then scored 54 in a losing cause in the second ODI.

The performances, coming as they did after a horror Test series where his team totalled 43, 144, 149 and 168 as they lost 2-0, satisfied Iqbal.

“We didn't have a great Test series, so we practiced a lot. But this is a format we are comfortable in. What I wanted to do was bat long. My team asked me to bat long, so I did it successfully. The wickets in the West Indies are never easy, but you have to be patient here. Patience is the key and that's why I got the big runs,” said Iqbal, the Player of the Match and the Player of the Series.

On the day, in Basseterre, Bangladesh first scored 301/6, Shakib Al Hasan (37), Mahmudullah (67*) and Mashrafe Mortaza (36) helping Iqbal with the runs, and the bowlers then doing enough to restrict the Windies to 283/6. Mortaza was the best of the bowlers, returning 2/63, Evin Lewis and Shai Hope his victims.

“Cricket is a mental game. The boys stepped up from the first ODI, but we played well for the most part of the game even when we lost in Match 2,” said Mortaza, who had picked up four wickets in the first game too.

From the Windies’ point of view, there was no let-up in intensity. Jason Holder and Ashley Nurse conceded runs at below the match rate while picking up two wickets apiece, and with the bat, Chris Gayle was strong at the top with a 66-ball 73 and while Hope scored his 64 off 94 balls, Rovman Powell blitzed away later on with a 74* in just 41 balls.

“We struggled to put together a complete game; 300 was a par score here, and the bowlers did pretty well, but we didn't bat well in the middle overs. We lost momentum in the middle, but credit to Gayle and Rovman for giving us a chance, but we just weren't able to tick over the scoreboard,” said Holder.

Hope might have eaten up a few balls too many. Looking at how things ended, Powell could well have made a difference if he had a few more deliveries to face, which was something Holder pointed to.

“These days 300 is a par score, and we should have chased it down. We’ve got a lot of work to do before the (2019 ICC Cricket) World Cup, but (Shimron) Hetmyer played well, Keemo (Paul) came into his own, Chris was amazing and Rovman has been doing well. So a couple of positives,” he said.

The Windies won the Tests 2-0 and Bangladesh have taken the ODIs 2-1. Next up are the Twenty20 Internationals. The first will be played in Basseterre, on Tuesday, 31 July, before the teams travel to Lauderhill in Florida for the second and third games.

“The boys are in good touch, the juniors need to step up too. The bowlers were good in all three games, and now we need to start the T20s confidently. West Indies are a great T20I team,” stressed Mortaza.