Bangladesh vs West Indies, 1st T20I - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

West Indies won by 16 runs

165/3(20)

BAN

149(19.4)

PLAYER OF THE MATCH

Rovman Powell, in his 100th T20I game, hit 3 sixes in the final over and that clearly stole all the momentum Bangladesh had until that point. West Indies were flirting around 6 RPO for most part of their innings, but they finished strong by scoring 31 off the last 8 balls. Unfortunately for the home side, they never quite recovered from that assault. Can they turn things around in the second game on Wednesday? Do join us for that one to find out. Until then, cheers and goodbye!!

Shai Hope | West Indies skipper: We assessed the conditions a bit better today. Wickets in hand gave us the impetus we needed today and Rovman was excellent with the bat in his 100th game. When you set a lot of plans and when everyone comes in and executes that it becomes easier for me. Everyone played their role well and credit to the guys for that.

Rovman Powell | Player of the Match: Pleased, it was difficult at the start but I just kept believing that if I get a good boundary, I can turn it around. Not easy for the guys to come in and start hitting, so we needed to take it deep. We needed to maximize there and the skipper was there till the end.

Litton Das | Bangladesh skipper: They batted really well in the first 10 overs. The wicket was on the slower side and if we had taken early wickets, they would have been under pressure. We needed to execute our slog overs a bit better and that is the main thing we will focus going into the next game. The way Shamim batted was a bit disappointing, he needed to take responsibility at that stage. We bowled really well whole match except for the last over. They (West Indies) took some really good catches as well.

21:45 local, 15:45 GMT, 21:15 IST: Classic case of losing too many wickets too early for Bangladesh. At the halfway stage, former skipper Powell felt that they were probably 10-15 short and highlighted the need to have a good powerplay with the ball. The bowlers did exactly that. After conceding 16 off the first 7 deliveries, West Indies removed Bangladesh's 4 of Bangladesh's top 5 in the next 25 balls. Towhid tried to rebuild, but he too succumbed to the pressure of required rate after the 10th over mark. There was a moment of belief when the hosts scored 31 runs off 2 overs (14 & 15), but all the hopes came crashing down as Holder accounted for the key wicket of Tanzim in the 16th over. There was dew on offer and Bangladesh will regret not having wickets in the bank for slog overs. West Indies were really good in the field, and their bowlers put up a disciplined effort to help their side take the lead in the series. Stick around for the post-match reactions...

19.4

Shepherd to Taskin Ahmed, out Hit Wkt!! Oh dear! He nails this full delivery for a maximum over mid-wicket, but in the process of hitting that six - he went a bit too deep inside the crease and disturbed the stumps with his boot. A bail comes off as soon as he finished playing that shot. Not the ideal way to get out, but it is an ideal start to the series for the West Indies. They win by 16 runs and go 1-0 up in the series. Taskin Ahmed hit wkt b Shepherd 10(8) [6s-1]

Shepherd to Taskin Ahmed, THATS OUT!! Hit Wkt!!

19.3

Shepherd to Mustafizur, 1 run, pitched up outside off, Mustafizur slogs off the toe end to the right of long-on

19.2

Shepherd to Mustafizur, no run, full and close to the wide tramline outside off, Mustafizur can't get bat on the attempted drive

19.2

Shepherd to Mustafizur, wide, slower and fuller, too wide and past the swinging blade of Mustafizur

19.1

Shepherd to Taskin Ahmed, 1 run, slower length delivery outside off, Taskin heaves and gets an inside edge to the left of short fine leg for a quick single

Romario Shepherd [3.0-0-26-0] is back into the attack

20 needed off 6

1 0 1 4 2 2 (10 runs)

BAN 146-9

Mustafizur Rahman

10(6)

Taskin Ahmed

9(6)

Jayden Seales

4-0-32-3

18.6

Jayden Seales to Mustafizur, 2 runs, juicy full toss outside off, Mustafizur makes room and slaps it down the ground to the left of long-off

18.5

Jayden Seales to Mustafizur, 2 runs, makes room and steers the short of length delivery to the right of third man

18.4

Jayden Seales to Mustafizur, FOUR, swings hard at a short ball outside off and the outside edge flies in the gap between the keeper and short third

18.3

Jayden Seales to Taskin Ahmed, 1 run, falls in no-man's land. A blind slog and it drops in the middle of three fielders (deep mid-off) converging from different directions...

18.2

Jayden Seales to Taskin Ahmed, no run, angling away outside off with extra bounce, Taskin Ahmed looks to slog and gets beaten on the outside edge

18.1

Jayden Seales to Mustafizur, 1 run, 134ks full on the stumps, Mustafizur slogs it off the inside half to long-on

1 4 W 0 1 6 (12 runs)

BAN 136-9

Taskin Ahmed

8(4)

Mustafizur Rahman

1(2)

Jason Holder

4-0-31-3

17.6

Holder to Taskin Ahmed, SIX, a bit too full on leg stump, Taskin Ahmed with a mighty heave-ho over mid-wicket and he got enough timing on it to claim a maximum

17.5

Holder to Mustafizur, 1 run, swivels and slogs the slower length ball to deep mid-wicket

17.4

Holder to Mustafizur, no run, low full toss outside off, Mustafizur chips the drive off the cue end to mid-off

Mustafizur Rahman, left handed bat, comes to the crease

17.3

Holder to Rishad Hossain, out Caught by Powell!! Three for Holder. He bowls full and wide of off stump, Rishad Hossain crouches and looks to launch it down the ground. Sends it off the toe end and picks out Powell at long-off. Rishad Hossain c Powell b Holder 6(3) [4s-1]

Holder to Rishad Hossain, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

17.2

Holder to Rishad Hossain, FOUR, low full toss wide of off stump, Rishad Hossain stays low and gets a thick outside edge on the drive that races away in the gap between the keeper and short third

17.1

Holder to Taskin Ahmed, 1 run, short ball angled in from round the wicket, Taskin swivels on one leg and drags the pull to fine leg

0 4 0 W 0 1 (5 runs)

BAN 124-8

Taskin Ahmed

1(2)

Rishad Hossain

2(1)

Jayden Seales

3-0-22-3

16.6

Jayden Seales to Taskin Ahmed, 1 run, looks to flick this into the leg-side and gets an inside edge onto pad that rolls to mid-wicket

16.5

Jayden Seales to Taskin Ahmed, no run, short of length outside off, Taskin Ahmed stays on the back foot and punches to cover

Taskin Ahmed, left handed bat, comes to the crease

16.4

Jayden Seales to Nasum Ahmed, out Caught by Holder!! Excellent tag team work from Holder and Powell. Nasum Ahmed slogs the off-cutter down the ground and Powell, running to his right from long-on, has the presence of mind to toss the ball away to his mate running in from long-off. He made that look really easy. Knew that the momentum was going to take him beyond the ropes and threw the ball back in the nick of time. Holder takes that with supreme ease. Nasum Ahmed c Holder b Jayden Seales 20(13) [4s-3 6s-1]

Jayden Seales to Nasum Ahmed, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

16.3

Jayden Seales to Nasum Ahmed, no run, full and slanting away wide of off, Nasum Ahmed made room early and missed out on the drive

16.2

Jayden Seales to Nasum Ahmed, FOUR, gets the desired connection this time around. Clears his front leg, waits for something short outside off and it has been heaved away for a one-bounce boundary to the left of long-on

16.1

Jayden Seales to Nasum Ahmed, no run, angling away from a length outside off, Nasum Ahmed looks to slog down the ground and gets beaten on the outside edge

Jayden Seales [2.0-0-17-2] is back into the attack

47 needed off the last 4 overs

1 4 1 0 W 2 (8 runs)

BAN 119-7

Rishad Hossain

2(1)

Nasum Ahmed

16(9)

Jason Holder

3-0-19-2

15.6

Holder to Rishad Hossain, 2 runs, goes wide of the crease and bowls a low full toss on the stumps, Rishad flicks it to the right of long-on and comes hustling back to complete the second

Rishad Hossain, right handed bat, comes to the crease

15.5

Holder to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, out Caught by Roston Chase!! Holder provides another crucial breakthrough. He takes the pace off the short ball and drags it wide of off stump. Tanzim looks to go big on the off-side and throws his hands on the slash. Off the thick top-edge and the fielder at deep backward point takes a fine catch to his left. Tanzim Hasan Sakib c Roston Chase b Holder 33(27) [4s-3 6s-1]

Holder to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

15.4

Holder to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, no run, slower ball full toss outside off, Tanzim looks to smash it down the ground and gets beaten due to lack of pace

15.3

Holder to Nasum Ahmed, 1 run, yorker length on the stumps, squeezed away into the covers for a quick single

15.2

Holder to Nasum Ahmed, FOUR, digs it short and wide of off stump, Nasum backs away and slaps it away over mid-off with plenty of bottom hand power

15.1

Holder to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, 1 run, shuffles across early looking for a scoop, and drags it off the inside edge (onto his body) to the right of the fielder at short fine leg

Jason Holder [2.0-0-11-1] is back into the attack

31 off the last 2 overs. Bangladesh now need 55 off the remaining 5...

0 0 1 4 6 Wd Wd 0 (13 runs)

BAN 111-6

Nasum Ahmed

11(7)

Tanzim Hasan Sakib

32(24)

Khary Pierre

4-0-33-1

14.6

Khary Pierre to Nasum Ahmed, no run, too full outside off, Nasum Ahmed drills it straight to the man at short extra cover

14.6

Khary Pierre to Nasum Ahmed, wide, make that two in a row now...

14.6

Khary Pierre to Nasum Ahmed, wide, drifting down the leg-side, Nasum Ahmed looks to sweep and misses

14.5

Khary Pierre to Nasum Ahmed, SIX, juicy full delivery in the slot just outside off, Nasum Ahmed clears his front leg and swats it away over wide long-on for a 80-metre maximum

14.4

Khary Pierre to Nasum Ahmed, FOUR, overpitched wide of off stump, Nasum crouches and clubs it off the cue end back over the bowler's head. Just had enough power to beat the man at long-on

14.3

Khary Pierre to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, 1 run, advances and heaves this to the left of long-on

14.2

Khary Pierre to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, no run, turning away from a length just outside off, Tanzim looks to cut square and gets beaten by the extra bounce

14.1

Khary Pierre to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, no run, short and quick outside off, Tanzim mistimes the cut to cover

Khary Pierre [3.0-0-20-1] is back into the attack

68 needed off 6 overs now

Wd 2 0 6 4 4 1 (18 runs)

BAN 98-6

Tanzim Hasan Sakib

31(21)

Nasum Ahmed

1(4)

Romario Shepherd

3-0-26-0

13.6

Shepherd to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, 1 run, slower ball bumper outside off, Tanzim swivels and drags the pull to deep mid-wicket. 18 runs off the over.

13.5

Shepherd to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, FOUR, tries a yorker and ends up spraying a low full toss wide of off stump. Tanzim goes deep inside the crease, crouches a tad and opens the bat face to slice it away backwards of point. No chance for the fielder in the deep to his left...

13.4

Shepherd to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, FOUR, slower full delivery on leg stump, Tanzim sinks to one knee looking to drag it through mid-wicket and ends up getting a thick inside edge that runs away past the fielder at short fine to his right

13.3

Shepherd to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, SIX, a juicy full delivery angled into the pads, Tanzim picks the length early and hoicks it into the cow corner orbit with a proper whip of the wrists

13.2

Shepherd to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, no run, skiddy length delivery just outside off, Tanzim makes room and looks to go square on the off-side. Past the outside edge...

13.1

Shepherd to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, 2 runs, full on the stumps, Tanzim lifts the drive straight down the ground to the left of long-on

13.1

Shepherd to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, wide, banged in short, too high and wobbles down the leg-side as Tanzim shoulders arms

Romario Shepherd [2.0-0-8-0] is back into the attack

1 1 1 0 0 0 (3 runs)

BAN 80-6

Nasum Ahmed

1(4)

Tanzim Hasan Sakib

14(15)

Akeal Hosein

4-0-22-2

12.6

Akeal Hosein to Nasum Ahmed, no run, sliding down (just inside the leg-side wide guideline) the leg-side, Nasum flicks and misses

12.5

Akeal Hosein to Nasum Ahmed, no run, nudged away to the left of mid-wicket

12.4

Akeal Hosein to Nasum Ahmed, no run, dropped. Tough chance. Quicker and wider of off, Nasum cuts and the thick outside edge has been shelled by the skipper. Straight in and straight out...

12.3

Akeal Hosein to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, 1 run, slider on the stumps, Tanzim mistimes the flick to the right of mid-on for a quick single

12.2

Akeal Hosein to Nasum Ahmed, 1 run, slides in and keeps low just outside off, Nasum flicks with the spin to deep mid-wicket

12.1

Akeal Hosein to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, 1 run, quicker on off, punched down to long-on

Akeal Hosein [3.0-0-19-2] is back into the attack

Nasum Ahmed, left handed bat, comes to the crease

1 1 1 1 2 W (6 runs)

BAN 77-6

Towhid Hridoy

28(25)

Tanzim Hasan Sakib

12(13)

Jayden Seales

2-0-17-2

11.6

Jayden Seales to Towhid Hridoy, out Caught by Akeal Hosein!! Akeal Hosein has taken another stunner. Towhid Hridoy pulls the slower ball bouncer and ends up dragging it off the top-edge to the right of short fine. Akeal Hosein tries to take it with both hands, fumbles on the first attempt and recovers swiftly to grab the redbound with a one-handed effort to his left. Is that the game for the West Indies? Towhid Hridoy c Akeal Hosein b Jayden Seales 28(25) [4s-2]

Jayden Seales to Towhid Hridoy, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

11.5

Jayden Seales to Towhid Hridoy, 2 runs, goes wide of the crease and bowls it on a length, Towhid clips it to deep mid-wicket and calls for two straightaway. A fine throw from Pierre, but Jayden Seales fails to collect it cleanly. Had he got that clean, Tanzim Hasan Sakib would have been a goner by a long way....

11.4

Jayden Seales to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, 1 run, skiddy short of length delivery angled in at the body, Tanzim picks it off his hip and tucks it off the splice wide of mid-wicket

11.3

Jayden Seales to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run, short on the stumps, Towhid swivels and pulls to deep square

11.2

Jayden Seales to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, 1 run, change of pace from Jayden Seales, Tanzim hangs back and stabs into the off-side for a quick single

11.1

Jayden Seales to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run, two sounds and there's an inside edge on that. Nips in from a length on middle and leg, Towhid looks to work leg-side and the inside edge rolls to cover off the pads

Jayden Seales [1.0-0-11-1] is back into the attack

95 needed off the last 9 overs

2 1 1 4 0 0 (8 runs)

BAN 71-5

Tanzim Hasan Sakib

10(11)

Towhid Hridoy

24(21)

Khary Pierre

3-0-20-1

10.6

Khary Pierre to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, no run, forces this off the back foot once again and picks out the man at cover

10.5

Khary Pierre to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, no run, flat on off, Tanzim goes on the back foot and punches to cover

10.4

Khary Pierre to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, FOUR, much-needed boundary for Bangladesh. Pitched short on the stumps, Tanzim uses the depth of the crease to rock back and muscle the pull in the gap between deep mid-wicket and long-on

10.3

Khary Pierre to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run, stays on the back foot and uses his wrists to whip this short ball to the right of long-on

10.2

Khary Pierre to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, 1 run, tossed up on off, Tanzim looks to go down the ground and miscues it off the cue end wide of long-on

10.1

Khary Pierre to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, 2 runs, flat on off stump, Tanzim slogs and drags it off the thick inside half to the right of deep mid-wicket

103 needed off the last 10 overs

1 0 0 1 1 1 (4 runs)

BAN 63-5

Tanzim Hasan Sakib

3(6)

Towhid Hridoy

23(20)

Romario Shepherd

2-0-8-0

9.6

Shepherd to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, 1 run, 125ks on a length outside off, Tanzim goes deep inside the crease and cuts square on the off-side

9.5

Shepherd to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run, short and wide of off, Hridoy rolls his wrists on the pull to deep mid-wicket

9.4

Shepherd to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, 1 run, short outside off, Tanzim hops and works it along the ground to deep mid-wicket

9.3

Shepherd to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, no run, tails in from a fuller length on off, Tanzim Hasan Sakib looks to clip leg-side and gets an inside edge onto pad. Looks for a quick single, but sent back!

9.2

Shepherd to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, no run, swinging away with extra bounce outside off, Tanzim Hasan Sakib slashes and misses

9.1

Shepherd to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Towhid Hridoy tucks it into the mid-wicket pocket for an easy single

Romario Shepherd [1.0-0-4-0] is back into the attack

20:48 local, 14:48 GMT, 20:18 IST: Good news folks. The floodlights issue has been sorted and we are good to go again...

20:44 local, 14:44 GMT, 20:14 IST: Whoopsy! Looks like it's gonna be a longer delay than expected. The players have gone off the field and let's hope it is just a brief delay.

Once again some floodlights have gone off and that has forced the umpires to call for a drinks break. Bangladesh in all sorts of trouble. Can Towhid help his side get close to the target?

1 1 W 1 1 0 (4 runs)

BAN 59-5

Tanzim Hasan Sakib

1(2)

Towhid Hridoy

21(18)

Khary Pierre

2-0-12-1

8.6

Khary Pierre to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, no run, quicker and on a length on the stumps, Tanzim Hasan Sakib gets forward to defend to short cover

8.5

Khary Pierre to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run, flat good length on off, Towhid Hridoy goes on the back foot and whips it to long-on

8.4

Khary Pierre to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, 1 run, tossed up full on a length outside off, Tanzim Hasan Sakib gets forward to drive and gets it wide of cover

Tanzim Hasan Sakib, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Some issues with the floodlights. Some have gone off. So there will be a break in play. The umps have a chat to Shai Hope. They are informing him about what is happening. Looks like we are all set now.

8.3

Khary Pierre to Nurul Hasan, out Bowled!! Dragged back on. Keeps low on a good length, on off, Nurul Hasan makes room to cut and chops it back on off a thick inside-edge. On this pitch, it's always dangerous to play those kind of shots and Khary Pierre strikes in his comeback over. West Indies have Bangladesh half their side down. Nurul Hasan b Khary Pierre 5(10)

Khary Pierre to Nurul Hasan, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

8.2

Khary Pierre to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run, flat good length on off, Towhid Hridoy goes on the back foot and nudges it to deep mid-wicket

8.1

Khary Pierre to Nurul Hasan, 1 run, dragged down just outside off, Nurul Hasan goes on the back foot and pulls to deep mid-wicket

Khary Pierre [1.0-0-8-0] is back into the attack

1 1 0 1 4 2 (9 runs)

BAN 55-4

Towhid Hridoy

19(16)

Nurul Hasan

4(8)

Jason Holder

2-0-11-1

7.6

Holder to Towhid Hridoy, 2 runs, a slower-ball off-cutter on a length outside off, Towhid Hridoy goes on the back foot and pulls wide of long-on for two

7.5

Holder to Towhid Hridoy, FOUR, Towhid Hridoy breaks the shackles. A half-volley outside off and in the slot, Towhid Hridoy powers it straight down the ground and the ump had to be quick to get out of the way

7.4

Holder to Nurul Hasan, 1 run, short outside off, Nurul Hasan pulls wide of deep square-leg but still just one

7.3

Holder to Nurul Hasan, no run, full on off, Nurul Hasan gets forward to defend it back

7.2

Holder to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run, short of length on off, Towhid Hridoy goes on the back foot and pulls, mistimes it to deep square-leg

7.1

Holder to Nurul Hasan, 1 run, short on off, Nurul Hasan goes on the back foot and pulls to deep square-leg

1 1 0 0 1 1 (4 runs)

BAN 46-4

Nurul Hasan

2(5)

Towhid Hridoy

12(13)

Romario Shepherd

1-0-4-0

6.6

Shepherd to Nurul Hasan, 1 run, short outside off, Nurul Hasan goes on the back foot and pulls down to deep square-leg

6.5

Shepherd to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run, short of length on off, Towhid Hridoy goes on the back foot and pulls to deep mid-wicket

6.4

Shepherd to Towhid Hridoy, no run, back of a length and cramps Towhid Hridoy up, who gives the charge and steers to backward point

6.3

Shepherd to Towhid Hridoy, no run, wide of the crease and angles the length delivery on off, Towhid Hridoy inside-edges the flick on to leg, rolls to cover

6.2

Shepherd to Nurul Hasan, 1 run, full on the pads, Nurul Hasan gets forward to flick wide of deep mid-wicket and they are happy with one

6.1

Shepherd to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run, length on the pads, tucked to deep mid-wicket

Romario Shepherd, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

1 0 W Wd 0 0 0 (2 runs)

BAN 42-4

Nurul Hasan

0(3)

Towhid Hridoy

10(9)

Jason Holder

1-0-2-1

5.6

Holder to Nurul Hasan, no run, now the inswinger and it comes back in to off, on a tight length, Nurul Hasan gets forward to defend it back

5.5

Holder to Nurul Hasan, no run, another full outswinger outside off, Nurul Hasan gets forward to push and it runs off the thick outer half to short third man

5.4

Holder to Nurul Hasan, no run, short of Chase at a wide slip. Nice outswinger on a length outside off, Nurul Hasan gets forward to defend and the soft hands ensures the outside-edge doesn't carry

5.4

Holder to Nurul Hasan, wide, slips the length delivery down leg, Nurul Hasan shuffles across to clip and misses

Nurul Hasan, right handed bat, comes to the crease

5.3

Holder to Shamim Hossain, out Bowled!! Holder with a jig as Shamim Hossain goes. A short of length delivery on middle, Shamim Hossain pulls and misses it by a long way, goes under the bat and hits the top of middle-stump. Holder breaks into a jig. Shamim Hossain b Holder 1(4)

Holder to Shamim Hossain, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

5.2

Holder to Shamim Hossain, no run, good length on leg-stump, Shamim Hossain turns it to mid-wicket

5.1

Holder to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run, short of length and angling into the body, Towhid Hridoy goes on the back foot and tucks it to deep backward square-leg

Jason Holder, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

1 W 0 1 0 1 (3 runs)

BAN 40-3

Towhid Hridoy

9(8)

Shamim Hossain

1(2)

Akeal Hosein

3-0-19-2

4.6

Akeal Hosein to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run, tossed up full on middle, Towhid Hridoy gets forward to flick to deep mid-wicket for one

4.5

Akeal Hosein to Towhid Hridoy, no run, good length and no turn on off, Towhid Hridoy goes on the back foot and punches it back to Akeal Hosein, stares down the batter

4.4

Akeal Hosein to Shamim Hossain, 1 run, good length on middle, Shamim Hossain goes on the back foot and nudges a single wide of mid-wicket

4.3

Akeal Hosein to Shamim Hossain, no run, flat good length outside off, Shamim Hossain goes on the back foot and punches it to mid-wicket

Shamim Hossain, left handed bat, comes to the crease

4.2

Akeal Hosein to Saif Hassan, out Caught by Shepherd!! Straight to short fine and now West Indies on top. It's full on middle and leg, Saif Hassan shuffles across to sweep and doesn't time it, simple catch to Romario who seems to suggest that he didn't pick it from the lights. Akeal Hosein has his 2nd. Saif Hassan c Shepherd b Akeal Hosein 8(7) [6s-1]

Akeal Hosein to Saif Hassan, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

4.1

Akeal Hosein to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run, Towhid Hridoy acts like as if he is going to come down, flat good length on off, Hridoy goes on the back foot and tucks it to deep square-leg

0 1 4 2 0 1 (8 runs)

BAN 37-2

Towhid Hridoy

7(5)

Saif Hassan

8(6)

Khary Pierre

1-0-8-0

3.6

Khary Pierre to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run, wide of the crease and tossed up full on the pads, flicked wide of mid-on for one

3.5

Khary Pierre to Towhid Hridoy, no run, quicker good length and drifts into the pads, Towhid Hridoy goes on the back foot to tuck it, misses, sliding down leg

3.4

Khary Pierre to Towhid Hridoy, 2 runs, tossed up full on off, Towhid Hridoy gets forward to flick to the deep backward square-leg region, easy two

3.3

Khary Pierre to Towhid Hridoy, FOUR, good late-cut. Flat good length just outside off, Towhid Hridoy goes on the back foot and makes room to cut late, it flies away wide of backward point

3.2

Khary Pierre to Saif Hassan, 1 run, flat good length on leg-stump, Saif Hassan shuffles across and nudges a single to the backward square-leg region

3.1

Khary Pierre to Saif Hassan, no run, Khary Pierre shortens the length as Saif Hassan gives the charge, rapped on the pads, but sliding down and also Saif was down the pitch

Khary Pierre, Left arm orthodox, comes into the attack

0 B2 0 4 W 0 (6 runs)

BAN 29-2

Towhid Hridoy

0(1)

Saif Hassan

7(4)

Akeal Hosein

2-0-16-1

2.6

Akeal Hosein to Towhid Hridoy, no run, tossed up on a good length on middle, Towhid Hridoy with a forward defence

Towhid Hridoy, right handed bat, comes to the crease

2.5

Akeal Hosein to Litton Das, out Caught&Bowled!! Now Akeal Hosein takes a superb catch. One-handed to his right. The wrong hand too, the right one. On a good length on off, stops on Litton Das who punches it airily, Saif Hassan was in Akeal Hosein's way, but he moves and sticks the right hand out, it sticks and Litton can't quite believe it. West Indies have the couple of wickets they needed in the powerplay. Game on now. Litton Das c and b Akeal Hosein 5(8) [4s-1]

Akeal Hosein to Litton Das, THATS OUT!! Caught&Bowled!!

2.4

Akeal Hosein to Litton Das, FOUR, and out comes the reverse-sweep. It's tossed up around off, Litton Das is so quick to turn around and reverse-sweeps it over short third man

2.3

Akeal Hosein to Litton Das, no run, lovely delivery, Litton Das makes room and then sees the ball fizz past the outside-edge, tossed up around off, drift in and then sharp spin away

2.2

Akeal Hosein to Litton Das, byes, 2 runs, down leg, Litton Das sweeps and misses, byes as it's inside the new wide guideline

2.1

Akeal Hosein to Litton Das, no run, turn for Akeal Hosein, good length outside off, Litton Das backs away and cuts to cover-point

4 W 0 0 1 6 (11 runs)

BAN 23-1

Saif Hassan

7(4)

Litton Das

1(3)

Jayden Seales

1-0-11-1

1.6

Jayden Seales to Saif Hassan, SIX, smashed over deep square-leg. A short of length delivery on off, Saif Hassan is so quick on the back foot, nails the pull and it's some 15 rows back

1.5

Jayden Seales to Litton Das, 1 run, length on the stumps, Litton Das again on the walk, defends in front of backward point and they take an easy single

1.4

Jayden Seales to Litton Das, no run, full on off, Litton Das is on the walk as he drives to cover

1.3

Jayden Seales to Litton Das, no run, short of length and tight on the stumps, Litton Das goes on the back foot to defend it back

Litton Das, right handed bat, comes to the crease

1.2

Jayden Seales to Tanzid Hasan, out Caught by Shepherd!! Magnificent from Romario. He has taken a blinder at mid-on. A slower short of length delivery just outside off, Tanzid Hasan goes on the back foot to pull, miscues it, it looks to be clearing Romario who runs back and leaps with both hands, times it to perfection and hangs on, just used the right hand to catch it and then balanced it to his body as he fell to turf. The left hand played no part in the catch but it played a part in him landing well. That was always going away from him and he had to leap at the right moment. No wonder West Indies are elated. Tanzid Hasan c Shepherd b Jayden Seales 15(5) [4s-2 6s-1]

Jayden Seales to Tanzid Hasan, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

1.1

Jayden Seales to Tanzid Hasan, FOUR, Tanzid Hasan immediately attacks Jayden Seales, he comes down the track and flat-bats the drive to a length delivery wide outside off, wide of cover and it races away

Jayden Seales, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

0 1 6 4 1 0 (12 runs)

BAN 12-0

Saif Hassan

1(3)

Tanzid Hasan Tamim

11(3)

Akeal Hosein

1-0-12-0

0.6

Akeal Hosein to Saif Hassan, no run, good length and flat outside off, Saif Hassan goes on the back foot to defend it back

0.5

Akeal Hosein to Tanzid Hasan, 1 run, no slip now. It's slower and turns in from outside off, Tanzid Hasan goes on the back foot and punches it down to long-on

0.4

Akeal Hosein to Tanzid Hasan, FOUR, quicker on middle and off, Tanzid Hasan goes on the back foot and pulls hard and flat, over mid-wicket and no chance for deep mid-wicket to his right

0.3

Akeal Hosein to Tanzid Hasan, SIX, Tanzid Hasan is away with a six. Poor delivery and it's put away. Short and down leg, Tanzid Hasan goes on the back foot and pulls it all the way over deep backward square-leg

0.2

Akeal Hosein to Saif Hassan, 1 run, the one-finger slider and drifts in like an inswinger, on off, Saif Hassan punches it wide of mid-on for one

0.1

Akeal Hosein to Saif Hassan, no run, turn and keeps low, good length outside off, turns away, Saif Hassan goes on the back foot and pats to cover

Welcome back. Dew there as we see on air. It will be spin to start off. Akeal Hosein to begin for West Indies. A slip in.

Saif Hassan and Tanzid Hasan are at the crease. Saif Hassan is on strike. Akeal Hosein will open the attack

Rovman Powell: Important for me to come and give the guys some inspiration, last few months haven't been good. It is not an easy surface, and once you give yourself time in the middle, it can become easier. Important for the bowlers to control the powerplay. I think 175 could have been a very good total on that wicket, but I think it will be really important to control the powerplay with the ball.

19:39 Local Time, 13:39 GMT, 19:09 IST: West Indies will be very happy with that finish. 51 off the last 3 overs and they end up on 165. Powell was struggling to get bat on ball but all of a sudden he found his six-hitting mojo - smashing four in a row. That late assault has helped West Indies. This is a pitch which is very dry and we saw balls taking parts of the pitch when it landed. It spun and bounced too. Shai Hope was the anchor of the innings and he batted really well, his lofted hits straight down the ground were a treat to watch. Bangladesh started well with the ball and Nasum and Mustafizur were the pick of the bowlers. That last over spoiled Tanzim Hasan Sakib's figures while Rishad was expensive too. Should be a good chase if West Indies can take wickets in the powerplay. Let's see what happens. Back for it shortly...

Wd 1 6 6 6 0 2 (22 runs)

WI 165-3

Rovman Powell

44(28)

Shai Hope

46(28)

Tanzim Hasan Sakib

4-0-47-0

19.6

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Powell, 2 runs, very full outside off, Powell gets forward to drive to long-off, Hridoy fires a throw on the bounce to Litton Das, who is unsighted by Powell running past him, there's a chance for one more as Das can't stop it, but Powell doesn't take it. Good sportsmanship shown and Das acknowledges it by patting gloves with Powell. West Indies end on 165

19.5

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Powell, no run, superb delivery. Good yorker and just outside off, Powell fails to dig it out

Tanzim Hasan Sakib round the wicket.

19.4

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Powell, SIX, hat-trick of sixes. Length delivery outside off, Powell gets forward to loft and totally miscues it, but it's high up in the air, long-on was in business but it just has enough to clear him, Tanzim Hasan Sakib can only wear a disappointed expression

19.3

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Powell, SIX, and he is on a roll now. A slower-ball on a fuller length outside off, Powell gets forward and lofts, over long-on and caught by Romario outside the long-on fence, was the back of the hand slower-ball

19.2

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Powell, SIX, consecutive sixes for Powell. West Indies cross 150. A low full-toss on off, so easy for Powell who swings it over deep mid-wicket, such a powerful striker of the ball

19.1

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Shai Hope, 1 run, full outside off, Shai Hope gets forward to drive to extra-cover, they take a quick single

19.1

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Shai Hope, wide, short on the stumps, slower and Shai Hope pulls and misses, called a wide

Tanzim Hasan Sakib [3.0-0-25-0] is back into the attack

2 1 1 1 2 Wd 6 (14 runs)

WI 143-3

Rovman Powell

24(23)

Shai Hope

45(27)

Mustafizur Rahman

4-0-24-0

18.6

Mustafizur to Powell, SIX, Powell finally gets one away. A slower-ball off-cutter and full outside off, Powell gets forward to loft and it flies all the way over wide long-on, spoils what was a good over till then from Mustafizur

18.6

Mustafizur to Powell, wide, slower short delivery and across Powell who bails out of the pull, called a wide for height

18.5

Mustafizur to Powell, 2 runs, short of length on the body, Powell pulls wide of short fine and Taskin chases and pushes the ball to deep square-leg with a dive, saves two

18.4

Mustafizur to Shai Hope, 1 run, slower short delivery on the stumps, Shai Hope gets forward to pull and mistimes it to deep mid-wicket

18.3

Mustafizur to Powell, 1 run, slower-ball off-cutter and full outside off, Powell drags the heave to deep mid-wicket and it's just one

18.2

Mustafizur to Shai Hope, 1 run, slower-ball off-cutter and wide outside off, Shai Hope reaches for it to flat-bat, gets it straight down the ground

18.1

Mustafizur to Shai Hope, 2 runs, short of length on off, Shai Hope gets forward and punches it hard and wide of deep point, Nasum runs and dives to his right to cut it off, saves two

6 1 1 1 2 4 (15 runs)

WI 129-3

Rovman Powell

15(20)

Shai Hope

41(24)

Taskin Ahmed

4-0-36-2

17.6

Taskin Ahmed to Powell, FOUR, width and slashed away. A short of length delivery outside off, Powell throws the bat at that and the thick outside-edge flies away over short third man

17.5

Taskin Ahmed to Powell, 2 runs, slower-ball on a length outside off, Powell drags the pull to deep mid-wicket and Shamim fumbles, one becomes two and Litton Das is not happy

17.4

Taskin Ahmed to Shai Hope, 1 run, low full-toss on off, Shai Hope gets forward to drive to long-on

17.3

Taskin Ahmed to Powell, 1 run, loud grunt from Taskin Ahmed as he delivers the yorker length delivery on off, dug out to long-on

17.2

Taskin Ahmed to Shai Hope, 1 run, another slower-ball, but on a back of a length on off, Shai Hope goes on the back foot and works it to deep mid-wicket

17.1

Taskin Ahmed to Shai Hope, SIX, slower-ball and in the slot on off, Shai Hope gets forward and lofts through the line, he has been so good today with that shot, flies straight down the ground

Taskin Ahmed [3.0-0-21-2] is back into the attack

0 B1 1 0 1 1 (4 runs)

WI 114-3

Shai Hope

33(21)

Rovman Powell

8(17)

Mustafizur Rahman

3-0-10-0

16.6

Mustafizur to Shai Hope, 1 run, short of length on off and middle, Shai Hope cuts and it's mistimed wide of extra-cover

16.5

Mustafizur to Powell, 1 run, short of length just outside off, Powell goes on the back foot and pulls to long-on

16.4

Mustafizur to Powell, no run, slower-ball off-cutter and across Powell outside off, he swings and misses

16.3

Mustafizur to Shai Hope, 1 run, good length just outside off, Shai Hope gets forward to drive and mistimes it to extra-cover

16.2

Mustafizur to Powell, byes, 1 run, slower-ball off-cutter on a good length outside off, Powell cuts and misses, lands in front of Litton Das and he can't gather, gives away one

16.1

Mustafizur to Powell, no run, dropped by Tanzim Sakib at short third man. A short of length delivery outside off, Powell flashes hard and the thick outside-edge goes low to Tanzim who dives and drops it, simple catch and he puts it down

Mustafizur Rahman [2.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack

1 1 1 L1 1 4 (9 runs)

WI 110-3

Shai Hope

31(19)

Rovman Powell

7(13)

Tanzim Hasan Sakib

3-0-25-0

15.6

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Shai Hope, FOUR, nice. Superbly done. Almost yorker length on off, Shai Hope turns around and reverse-scoops it wide of short third man

15.5

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Powell, 1 run, slower short ball at Powell who goes on the back foot to pull, gloves it and it dribbles to his left

15.4

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Shai Hope, leg byes, 1 run, low full-toss and sliding down leg, Shai Hope flicks and misses, easily missing leg-stump

15.3

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Powell, 1 run, length on off, Powell gets forward to flick and finds deep square-leg

15.2

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Shai Hope, 1 run, a back of the hand slower-ball outside off, Shai Hope gets forward to drive to sweeper cover

15.1

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Powell, 1 run, slower-ball off-cutter on a good length on off, Powell defends and it dribbles in front of Litton Das, they steal one as Shai Hope races across, a direct-hit could have been interesting for Hope

Tanzim Hasan Sakib [2.0-0-17-0] is back into the attack

1 1 0 0 0 1 (3 runs)

WI 101-3

Rovman Powell

4(10)

Shai Hope

26(16)

Nasum Ahmed

4-0-15-0

14.6

Nasum Ahmed to Powell, 1 run, quicker good length delivery on off, no spin, Powell goes on the back foot and tucks it down to long-on

14.5

Nasum Ahmed to Powell, no run, three dots in a row. Nasum Ahmed goes wide of the crease and it's tight on off, on a length, Powell goes on the back foot and punches it back

14.4

Nasum Ahmed to Powell, no run, wide of the crease and tossed up full on off, a forward defence back

14.3

Nasum Ahmed to Powell, no run, on a length and turns from there, just outside off, Powell goes on the back foot to cut, mistimes it back to Nasum Ahmed

14.2

Nasum Ahmed to Shai Hope, 1 run, pushed through on a short of length on off, Shai Hope goes on the back foot to pull, it skids on, off the thick outer half of the bat to long-off

14.1

Nasum Ahmed to Powell, 1 run, flat good length outside off, Powell goes on the back foot and chops the cut wide of cover

Nasum Ahmed [3.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack

6 6 0 1 0 1 (14 runs)

WI 98-3

Rovman Powell

2(5)

Shai Hope

25(15)

Rishad Hossain

4-0-40-1

13.6

Rishad Hossain to Powell, 1 run, the googly and on the pads, Powell goes on the back foot to flick and the leading-edge luckily for him is in the gap wide of cover, was in the air and at a catchable height

13.5

Rishad Hossain to Powell, no run, tossed up on a length on middle, Powell gets forward to defend it back

13.4

Rishad Hossain to Shai Hope, 1 run, on a length outside off, Shai Hope goes on the back foot and taps it in front of backward point, who is a bit lax, allows the single, Litton Das not happy with the fielder

13.3

Rishad Hossain to Shai Hope, no run, slower and gets the ball to turn, from outside off, length, Shai Hope goes on the back foot to nudge, off the thick outer half of the bat to short cover

13.2

Rishad Hossain to Shai Hope, SIX, consecutive sixes. Such a flat hit. On a length on the stumps, Shai Hope gets low and forward to swipe it, it's a flat trajectory and skims over deep mid-wicket, all the way too

13.1

Rishad Hossain to Shai Hope, SIX, tossed up full and in the slot, Shai Hope gets forward and lofts straight down the ground, superbly hit, to the pitch and didn't hold back

Rishad Hossain [3.0-0-26-1] is back into the attack

W W 1 1 0 0 (2 runs)

WI 84-3

Rovman Powell

1(3)

Shai Hope

12(11)

Taskin Ahmed

3-0-21-2

12.6

Taskin Ahmed to Powell, no run, short at Powell, he goes on the back foot to pull and toe-ends it down, rolls back to Taskin Ahmed, Powell shadow-practices the shot again

12.5

Taskin Ahmed to Powell, no run, short of length and right on top of off, Powell gets forward to defend it back, was nicely behind that

12.4

Taskin Ahmed to Shai Hope, 1 run, short of length on off, Shai Hope goes on the back foot and dabs it down to third man

12.3

Taskin Ahmed to Powell, 1 run, no hat-trick. Full outside off, Powell gets forward to drive wide of mid-off for one and is off the mark

Rovman Powell, right handed bat, comes to the crease

12.2

Taskin Ahmed to Rutherford, out Caught by Litton Das!! Two in two. Taskin Ahmed roars in delight. Length on off, Rutherford pulls and the top-edge goes miles, Litton Das calls for it and takes it near short fine, Rutherford went for it the first ball and it rushed him. Taskin Ahmed on a hat-trick. Rutherford c Litton Das b Taskin Ahmed 0(1)

Taskin Ahmed to Rutherford, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Sherfane Rutherford, left handed bat, comes to the crease

12.1

Taskin Ahmed to Brandon King, out Caught by Tanzim Hasan Sakib!! Brandon King holes out. Length delivery on middle and leg, King swings and it's off the thick inner half of the bat, Tanzim Sakib takes a good catch at deep backward square-leg, was coming at him straight but at pace and he takes it two-handed. Taskin Ahmed punches the air in delight. Brandon King c Tanzim Hasan Sakib b Taskin Ahmed 33(36) [4s-1 6s-2]

Taskin Ahmed to Brandon King, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Taskin Ahmed [2.0-0-19-0] is back into the attack

0 0 0 1 1 1 (3 runs)

WI 82-1

Brandon King

33(35)

Shai Hope

11(10)

Mustafizur Rahman

2-0-7-0

11.6

Mustafizur to Brandon King, 1 run, slower-ball off-cutter on a fuller length outside off, Brandon King gets forward to drive and loses his bottom-hand, dribbles away to sweeper cover

11.5

Mustafizur to Shai Hope, 1 run, short of length outside off, Shai Hope goes on the back foot and punches it nicely but picks out deep point

11.4

Mustafizur to Brandon King, 1 run, slower-ball off-cutter on a length around off, Brandon King shuffles across and tucks it to deep mid-wicket

11.3

Mustafizur to Brandon King, no run, slower-ball off-cutter on a length on off, Brandon King gets forward to push to backward point, three dots in a row

11.2

Mustafizur to Brandon King, no run, short of length on the body, Brandon King goes on the back foot to pull and misses, hit on the body and it was a pacy delivery

11.1

Mustafizur to Brandon King, no run, slower-ball off-cutter on a length and across Brandon King, outside off, he tries to steer and misses

Mustafizur Rahman [1.0-0-4-0] is back into the attack

6 0 0 1 1 1 (9 runs)

WI 79-1

Brandon King

31(30)

Shai Hope

10(9)

Rishad Hossain

3-0-26-1

10.6

Rishad Hossain to Brandon King, 1 run, tossed up full, the leg-break, Brandon King gets forward to loft and doesn't time it, down to long-on

10.5

Rishad Hossain to Shai Hope, 1 run, on a length on off, Shai Hope goes on the back foot and looks to turn to leg, off the thick leading-edge as it rolls wide of backward point

10.4

Rishad Hossain to Brandon King, 1 run, short outside off, Brandon King goes on the back foot and pulls to long-on

10.3

Rishad Hossain to Brandon King, no run, tossed up full outside off, lovely loop on this leg-break, turns big and Brandon King misses the slogsweep

10.2

Rishad Hossain to Brandon King, no run, keeps low this leg-break outside off, Brandon King makes room slightly to cut and misses, also turned

10.1

Rishad Hossain to Brandon King, SIX, dragged down on the stumps, Brandon King goes on the back foot and pulls so flat, there's deep mid-wicket and he had no chance, flies over

Time for a drink. A couple of balls in the last over took a part of the pitch. It's very dry and there is spin on offer. If West Indies can get a total of 170, they will be right in this game.

0 1 1 0 6 0 (8 runs)

WI 70-1

Shai Hope

9(8)

Brandon King

23(25)

Nasum Ahmed

3-0-12-0

9.6

Nasum Ahmed to Shai Hope, no run, quicker and the arm-ball, comes back in, nearly sneaks through, Shai Hope pushes it back to Nasum Ahmed

9.5

Nasum Ahmed to Shai Hope, SIX, that's in the slot and six. It's tossed up full on the stumps, Shai Hope gets forward and lofts cleanly, right to the pitch and didn't hold back, the fielder watches it sail over

9.4

Nasum Ahmed to Shai Hope, no run, short of length on middle and leg, Shai Hope goes on the back foot and glances it to backward square-leg

9.3

Nasum Ahmed to Brandon King, 1 run, flat good length on middle, no turn, Brandon King goes on the back foot and cuts wide of extra-cover for one

9.2

Nasum Ahmed to Shai Hope, 1 run, just over extra-cover. Shai Hope is totally done in by the turn, bounce and the grip on the pitch, on a length outside off, Shai Hope gets forward to drive and the ball stops, just chips it over extra-cover running back. A puff of dust when the ball landed

9.1

Nasum Ahmed to Shai Hope, no run, wide of the crease and slower on a good length on middle, turns from there, Shai Hope goes on the back foot to defend it back

Nasum Ahmed [2.0-0-4-0] is back into the attack

1 W 1 1 0 1 (4 runs)

WI 62-1

Shai Hope

2(3)

Brandon King

22(24)

Rishad Hossain

2-0-17-1

8.6

Rishad Hossain to Shai Hope, 1 run, flat good length outside off, Shai Hope goes on the back foot and pushes it down to long-on

8.5

Rishad Hossain to Shai Hope, no run, tossed up full on the stumps, Shai Hope gets forward to drive it back to Rishad Hossain

8.4

Rishad Hossain to Brandon King, 1 run, flat good length outside off, Brandon King goes on the back foot and cuts hard square of the wicket on the off-side for one

8.3

Rishad Hossain to Shai Hope, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, Shai Hope gets forward to drive to long-off

Shai Hope, right handed bat, comes to the crease

8.2

Rishad Hossain to Athanaze, out Bowled!! Athanaze goes for a big reverse-sweep and falls. He shows his intentions too early, turns around too early, misses, on the pad and then on to the body and then falls on the stumps. It turned in a tad from a length on middle, Athanaze wanted to hit it hard and misses. Rishad Hossain breaks the opening stand. Athanaze b Rishad Hossain 34(27) [4s-4 6s-1]

Rishad Hossain to Athanaze, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

8.1

Rishad Hossain to Brandon King, 1 run, on a length on off, Brandon King goes on the back foot and pulls, it falls in front of long-on, Nasum the man

0 1 1 6 1 1 (10 runs)

WI 58-0

Brandon King

20(22)

Alick Athanaze

34(26)

Tanzim Hasan Sakib

2-0-17-0

7.6

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Brandon King, 1 run, fullish outside off, Brandon King gets forward to drive to sweeper cover

7.5

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Athanaze, 1 run, slower-ball off-cutter on middle, Athanaze dabs it wide of backward point and they take one

7.4

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Athanaze, SIX, fat top-edge and flies all the way over deep backward square-leg. Length on leg-stump, Athanaze swings and the top-edge helps, flies over the fence

7.3

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Brandon King, 1 run, slower-ball off-cutter on the stumps, Brandon King pulls and the inside-edge hits the back thigh and rolls to backward point, they take a quick single

7.2

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Athanaze, 1 run, short of length on off, rising, Athanaze goes on the back foot and defends wide of backward point for one

7.1

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Athanaze, no run, tight delivery on a length on middle, nudged to the short mid-wicket area

Tanzim Hasan Sakib [1.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack

1 6 1 4 1 0 (13 runs)

WI 48-0

Brandon King

18(20)

Alick Athanaze

26(22)

Rishad Hossain

1-0-13-0

6.6

Rishad Hossain to Brandon King, no run, big appeal for LBW and not given. Bangladesh think about a review and the time's up as Litton Das has a word with Rishad Hossain. It's full around off, Brandon King goes for a big sweep and misses, hit on the back leg and was the impact in line? That was the only question, no bat and also it was heading to the stumps. The ump though shakes his head. Need ball-tracking to know more. Ball-tracking is in and the impact was outside off

6.5

Rishad Hossain to Athanaze, 1 run, tossed up on a length on the pads, flicked wide of short fine

6.4

Rishad Hossain to Athanaze, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Athanaze goes on the back foot and cuts, it goes fine and races away wide of short third man

A slip in for Rishad Hossain.

6.3

Rishad Hossain to Brandon King, 1 run, dragged down on the stumps, Brandon King goes on the back foot and pulls to deep square-leg

6.2

Rishad Hossain to Brandon King, SIX, there's the first six of the game. It's tossed up full the leg-break outside off, Brandon King gets forward to loft and looks like he miscued it, but long-off watches it sail over

6.1

Rishad Hossain to Athanaze, 1 run, turns down leg, good length and glanced wide of short fine for one

Rishad Hossain, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

0 0 1 0 0 0 (1 runs)

WI 35-0

Brandon King

11(17)

Alick Athanaze

20(19)

Nasum Ahmed

2-0-4-0

5.6

Nasum Ahmed to Brandon King, no run, wide of the crease and fired following Brandon King outside the leg-stump, he drives and misses, past the inside-edge and Litton Das fumbles too, tough stumping chance as King had the back foot out as he stretched forward to drive

5.5

Nasum Ahmed to Brandon King, no run, slower and turns away from off, Brandon King makes room to cut and the turn foils the shot, mistimed back to Nasum Ahmed

5.4

Nasum Ahmed to Brandon King, no run, flat good length on off, Brandon King goes on the back foot and punches it to the left of Nasum Ahmed who dives to stop

5.3

Nasum Ahmed to Athanaze, 1 run, flat on a good length on off and middle, Athanaze goes on the back foot and pulls wide of mid-on

5.2

Nasum Ahmed to Athanaze, no run, tossed up full on the stumps, Athanaze gets forward to drill it straight to the fielder at mid-on

5.1

Nasum Ahmed to Athanaze, no run, Athanaze misses out, turns around for the reverse-sweep, takes it on the full, finds backward point

Nasum Ahmed [1.0-0-3-0] is back into the attack

0 1 1 0 2 0 (4 runs)

WI 34-0

Brandon King

11(14)

Alick Athanaze

19(16)

Mustafizur Rahman

1-0-4-0

4.6

Mustafizur to Brandon King, no run, slower-ball off-cutter and grips and turns across Brandon King who is into the swipe too early, hit on the right arm and the ball dribbles away

4.5

Mustafizur to Brandon King, 2 runs, slower-ball on a length on the stumps, Brandon King comes down the track to loft, miscued totally straight down the ground, but comes back for the two

4.4

Mustafizur to Brandon King, no run, short of length and rushes Brandon King on the stumps, he goes on the back foot to pull, mistimes it to mid-wicket

4.3

Mustafizur to Athanaze, 1 run, slower-ball off-cutter on a good length outside off, Athanaze drops it in front of backward point for one

4.2

Mustafizur to Brandon King, 1 run, short of length on off, Brandon King steers with control to deep backward point

4.1

Mustafizur to Brandon King, no run, slower-ball on a length on the stumps, pushed back to the bowler

Mustafizur Rahman, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

0 2 Wd 4 Wd Wd 4 0 4 (17 runs)

WI 30-0

Alick Athanaze

18(15)

Brandon King

8(9)

Taskin Ahmed

2-0-19-0

3.6

Taskin Ahmed to Athanaze, FOUR, short of length and sliding down leg, Athanaze goes on the back foot to pull, flies off the top-edge and behind Litton Das. An expensive over that

3.5

Taskin Ahmed to Athanaze, no run, a slower-ball and following Athanaze on the pads, he goes on the back foot to work and misses, rapped on the pads

Taskin Ahmed round the wicket.

3.4

Taskin Ahmed to Athanaze, FOUR, smashed for four. A short of length delivery on off, Athanaze makes room and cuts late, beats the diving backward point to his right, past Rishad's outstretched right hand

3.4

Taskin Ahmed to Athanaze, wide, full and down leg, Athanaze flicks and misses, good diving take by Litton Das, otherwise it was more runs

3.4

Taskin Ahmed to Athanaze, wide, slower-ball and down leg, keeps low, Athanaze swivels to pull and misses, called a wide

3.3

Taskin Ahmed to Athanaze, FOUR, short of length on off, Athanaze goes on the back foot and thumps the pull wide of mid-wicket, stand and deliver stuff, really hit that so well

3.3

Taskin Ahmed to Athanaze, wide, slower and down leg, well down leg too, Athanaze shuffles across to lap and misses, called a wide

3.2

Taskin Ahmed to Athanaze, 2 runs, just lands beyond the two fielders running back from mid-wicket. Taskin Ahmed is not happy with both Nurul and Nasum. Full on middle, heaved over mid-wicket and it's off the bottom of the bat, stays in the air a long while and lands just beyond the hands, no dive from the fielders

3.1

Taskin Ahmed to Athanaze, no run, Athanaze comes down the track and this is a length delivery across him outside off, he drives and misses, past the outside-edge

1 0 1 0 1 4 (7 runs)

WI 13-0

Brandon King

8(9)

Alick Athanaze

4(9)

Tanzim Hasan Sakib

1-0-7-0

2.6

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Brandon King, FOUR, short on the stumps, Brandon King goes on the back foot and swivels to pull, gets it wide of deep backward square-leg and takes four

2.5

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Athanaze, 1 run, big appeal for LBW and not given. The ump got that right as there was a big inside-edge on the flick and that's why two sounds. The ball rolls to backward point and Athanaze sets off for a run, sent back and Rishad misses with a direct-hit, with a direct-hit Athanaze was gone, the backing up fielder fails to stop it, then they take the run. Bangladesh don't go for the review after it was given as a run

2.4

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Athanaze, no run, short down leg, Athanaze swivels to pull, gloves it and mistimes it to short fine

2.3

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Brandon King, 1 run, good length and on middle, Brandon King gets forward to flick to deep square-leg

2.2

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Brandon King, no run, good length delivery outside off, shapes away and keeps low, Brandon King goes on the back foot and pushes it to cover

A wide slip.

2.1

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Athanaze, 1 run, length delivery on the pads, Athanaze gets forward and flicks to deep square-leg

Tanzim Hasan Sakib, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

0 L1 0 2 0 0 (3 runs)

WI 6-0

Brandon King

3(6)

Alick Athanaze

2(6)

Taskin Ahmed

1-0-2-0

1.6

Taskin Ahmed to Brandon King, no run, short and wide of off, King attempts a swipe and ends up slicing thin air

1.5

Taskin Ahmed to Brandon King, no run, good length just outside off, King gets forward and pushes the drive to cover

1.4

Taskin Ahmed to Brandon King, 2 runs, overpitched outside off, King slices the drive over backward point. The fielder at third man runs across to his right and keeps it down to a couple

1.3

Taskin Ahmed to Brandon King, no run, short of length outside off, King cuts to the left of the diving fielder at cover

1.2

Taskin Ahmed to Athanaze, leg byes, 1 run, comes down the track and misses out on the flick. The ball hits him low on the front pad (pitched outside leg) and rolls wide of square leg for a quick single

1.1

Taskin Ahmed to Athanaze, no run, 130ks seaming away from a good length just outside off, Athanaze looks to work leg-side and gets beaten on the outside edge

Taskin Ahmed, right-arm fast, comes into the attack

0 1 0 1 0 1 (3 runs)

WI 3-0

Alick Athanaze

2(4)

Brandon King

1(2)

Nasum Ahmed

1-0-3-0

0.6

Nasum Ahmed to Athanaze, 1 run, looped up on off, Athanaze jams the drive to the right of mid-on for a quick single

0.5

Nasum Ahmed to Athanaze, no run, slogs the full ball and drags it off the thick inside edge to the left of the diving fielder at square leg

0.4

Nasum Ahmed to Brandon King, 1 run, fraction short on the stumps, King hops and tucks it into the mid-wicket pocket

0.3

Nasum Ahmed to Brandon King, no run, full on off, King gets forward and drives it back to the left of the bowler

0.2

Nasum Ahmed to Athanaze, 1 run, attempts the reverse sweep and drags it to the left of the diving backward point

0.1

Nasum Ahmed to Athanaze, no run, quicker on off, Athanaze hangs back and blocks into the leg-side

Athanaze and Brandon King are at the crease. Athanaze is on strike. Nasum Ahmed will open the attack

Pitch report by Farveez Maharoof: The pitch is much browner and lighter than the one in Mirpur, with some visible grass. Underneath, there are cracks, but they are hard and stable, suggesting the bounce will be true, and the ball will come onto the bat much better. The average first-innings score here in the last eight T20Is has been 148, but the conditions are very good for batting. I think 160-165 will be a very good score.

The anthems are done and we are good to go. One slip in place for the spinner. Off we go...

Both teams observe a minute's silence in memory of Hasan Mahmud, the physiotherapist of the Barishal Division team in the National Cricket League (NCL), who passed away after suffering a heart attack earlier today.

Litton Das: Not much of training the last 2 weeks for me, but I am 100 percent fit for this match. Looks a good wicket and I do not mind batting second, that is what most teams do in BPL here. We have 3 seamers, 2 spinners and 6 batters in our side.

Shai Hope: We are gonna bat first. Looks a little bit dry, and we want to try to get the maximum out of it as a batting group. We want to start the series on a good note and there is always belief in the group. We want to win every single game, we know it is not possible but as long as we are giving our 100 percent, that will keep us in good stead.

Teams:

West Indies (Playing XI): Brandon King, Alick Athanaze, Shai Hope(w/c), Sherfane Rutherford, Roston Chase, Rovman Powell, Jason Holder, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Khary Pierre, Jayden Seales

Bangladesh (Playing XI): Litton Das(w/c), Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Saif Hassan, Towhid Hridoy, Nurul Hasan, Shamim Hossain, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman

West Indies have won the toss and have opted to bat

17:10 local, 11:10 GMT, 16:40 IST: After a 2-1 defeat in the ODI series, West Indies would be raring to bounce back in the shortest and possibly their most-preferred format. Spin played a crucial role in all 3 ODIs, is it gonna be the same once again? Hello and a warm welcome to the 3-match T20I series between Bangladesh and West Indies. There won't be any issues on the weather front, but do the visitors have enough answers against the slow-low spinning deliveries? Remember, the mega event (T20 World Cup) is just around 4 months away from now, and both teams will be keen to put up a solid show out in the middle. Toss and team news imminent, stick around...

Squads:

West Indies Squad: Brandon King, Alick Athanaze, Shai Hope(w/c), Sherfane Rutherford, Roston Chase, Rovman Powell, Jason Holder, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Khary Pierre, Jayden Seales, Ramon Simmonds, Ackeem Auguste, Amir Jangoo, Gudakesh Motie

Bangladesh Squad: Litton Das(w/c), Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Saif Hassan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Jaker Ali, Shamim Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Nurul Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Towhid Hridoy, Tanzim Hasan Sakib