Bangladesh Seals the First ODI Series Outside Asia Since 2009

While Tamim scored his 11th ton of ODI, Mahmudullah helped Bangladesh to break the 300-point mark with his 67 * © AFP

You must have heard of this 'n'. number of times, of the importance of having run on the board during a last game, and when the skipper Mashrafe Mortaza chose to Saturday, July 28, Tamim Iqbal did not disappoint his skipper and opened the way thanks to a nice performance with Mahmudullah. It is good for tourists with a superbly rhythmic 67 * to feed the team at 301. The hosts had been without a win in series since their last 10 bilateral and were constantly questioned from all possible angles. And he showed – through the nervousness of Evin Lewis at the top, the excessive dependence on Chris Gayle, the pressure on Shimron Hetmyer to produce another superlative shot, the absence of Andre Russell, and finally they fell despite Rovman Powell decorating the cows corner with Six days later, Bangladesh was suffering from the loss of the Shambolic test series earlier in the tour, perhaps even more after their embarrbading inability to complete a game that was really theirs. . And on Saturday, battling the nervous opportunities and counterattacks launched by Gayle and Rovman, they won the 2-1 series – their first ODI series outside of Asia since 2009.

Chasing 302, Lewis's stay at but that did not stop the great Jamaican – Gayle from launching big hits as he pleases while he followed his most popular but unreal style: waiting his turn and pounding the big hits when it was necessary, or when the atmosphere was good. It's against Mehidy Hasan at sixth base that Gayle opened for the first time, getting a six and a four, then four more in his next. It was still a pity when a four who raised the Windies' score to 44, raised their highest opening position in the series. Yes, you read correctly, their previous ranking of the last two ODI was a skinny 29.

Shortly after, Lewis fell. But Gayle continued and he raised his 49th. He extended his love for (and to) the offspinners when he hit Mahmudullah for two six consecutive six. But once he fell for his 73, in the 22nd, the hosts felt the blow, if not sting.

Windies maintained his fight through a 67-point run between Shai Hope and Hetmyer, but two wickets in three overs put them behind the new ball. Hope was ending like Ricardo, roam … Rovman Powell emerged on the scene. He could only see one area – the gap between long and deep midwicket, but it worked as he treated Mustafizur Rahman with predictable but foolproof accuracy. Three six on the left arm and a little over four here and there, Powell raised his fifty bullets by just 27 balls. As expected, these fleshy shots sparked waves of panic in the Bangladesh camp as senior players huddled quickly in a field conference.

With 40 of those last 18 games, Mustafizur and Rubel Hossain, to concede only 12 points, giving the left armor 28 to play in the final. Rovman opened the last run with a six but that was because the hosts were unable to recover before losing 18 points and not winning another bilateral series.

Earlier in the day, Tamim stretched his ODI superlative form by scoring a good hundred, his second in the series and 11th overall. In the process, the prolific southpaw recorded the record for most races by any drummer in a three-game ODI series in the Caribbean. Shakib Al Hasan took a start but threw out his wicket trying to end his drought. The good start was not allowed to faint normally but the Skipper Mortaza, while he was climbing to 6th place, smashed a nice booty (36 to 25) before Mahmudullah succeeded. a super success with 67 undefeated who have pbaded the 300. -run mark. In the end, the collective contribution of Sabbir Rahman and Mosaddek Hossain (23 out of 14) made a huge difference as Bangladesh sealed its first win outside Bangladesh since 2009.

Notes: Bangladesh ] 301/6 out of 50 overs (Tamim Iqbal 103, Mahmudullah 67 *, Ashley Nurse 2-53, Jason Holder 2-55) def. Windies 283/6 in 50 overs (Rovman Powell 74 *, Chris Gayle 73, Mashrafe Mortaza 2-63) by 18 pbadages

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