Bangladesh spinners restrict Windies to 132-8
DHAKA: Left-arm spinners Shakib Al Hasan and Abdur Razzak took two wickets apiece as Bangladesh restricted the West Indies to...
DHAKA: Left-arm spinners Shakib Al Hasan and Abdur Razzak took two wickets apiece as Bangladesh restricted the West Indies to 132-8 in the one-off Twenty20 international on Tuesday.
Marlon Samuels top-scored for the West Indies with a fighting 58, but received little support from the other end. He hit four sixes and two fours in his 42-ball knock before being dismissed in the last over.
Razzak, who opened the attack, finished with 2-27 while Shakib bagged 2-25. Seamer Shafiul Islam took two wickets in the final over to finish with 2-19 off four overs.
The West Indies, put in to bat, lost their way after being comfortably placed at 61-1 in the ninth over. Their slide began with the dismissal of opener Lendl Simmons (23), trapped leg-before by Razzak.
Off-spinner Naeem Islam and seamer Rubel Hossain each took one wicket.
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