2nd ODI
Jayden Seales and Brandon King has sealed the series victory for West Indies
Bangladesh scored 227 in 45.5 overs, where as West Indies scored 230/3 in 36.5 overs.
So, finally West Indies beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets.
West Indies cruised to a comfortable 7-wicket victory, thanks to Jayden Seales’ career-best 4 for 22, securing their first bilateral ODI series win over Bangladesh in 10 years.
Seales struck thrice in his opening spell, reducing Bangladesh to 64/4 inside 11 overs, including 54/3 during the powerplay, as the visitors could only manage 227.
Brandon King anchored the chase, guiding the hosts to the modest target with 13.1 overs to spare.
Opting to bowl first in St. Kitts, West Indies’ decision was vindicated early as Seales dismissed Soumya Sarkar, Litton Das, and Bangladesh captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz cheaply in the powerplay, despite a counterattack from Tanzid Hasan at the other end.
Tanzid played a superb knock, scoring 46 off 33 balls with four boundaries and two sixes before being dismissed by Justin Greaves, leaving Bangladesh at 64/4.
A brief recovery came through Mahmudullah, who steadied the ship with Afif Hossain, adding a 36-run stand.
However, Gudakesh Motie continued to apply pressure, dismissing both Afif and Jaker Ali in quick succession, leaving Bangladesh at 104/6 in 21 overs.
Rishad Hossain’s duck worsened the situation.
Mahmudullah then found support from Tanzim Hasan Sakib, and together they stitched a 92-run stand for the eighth wicket, bringing Bangladesh back to respectability.
Mahmudullah played an attacking role, slamming two sixes, while Sakib grew in confidence, hitting a six off Motie to move Bangladesh past 150.
Mahmudullah brought up his fifty off 84 balls and took Bangladesh past 200 with a six and a four in the 43rd over.
However, Roston Chase’s excellent catch dismissed Sakib for 45, and Mahmudullah followed shortly after, dismissed by Seales.
Shoriful Islam’s quickfire 15 from eight balls helped Bangladesh reach 227 before being bowled out in the 46th over.
Chasing a below-par 228, West Indies were off to a solid start with a 109-run opening stand between Brandon King and Evin Lewis.
King took the aggressive role while Lewis struggled early, but a brilliant 4,6,4 off Sakib shifted Lewis into gear, bringing up the team’s fifty by the end of the powerplay.
At 54 without loss, West Indies were in a commanding position.
Lewis hit a couple of sixes off Mehidy and survived a life, but was dismissed by Rishad Hossain for 49, just short of a half-century.
King, who had brought up his fifty off 52 balls, continued to anchor the chase, forming a 66-run partnership with Keacy Carty, who did the majority of the scoring.
Carty struck seven boundaries in his 47-ball stay but was dismissed for 45, five short of a half-century.
At this point, West Indies were only 31 runs from victory, and Sherfane Rutherford’s quickfire 24 off 15 balls, including two sixes and a four, sealed the series with seven wickets and more than 13 overs to spare.
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