bangladesh Started its home ODI series against west indies With an impressive 74-run win in the first match at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur. The hosts successfully defended a modest total of 207, thanks to a sensational spell from the young leg spinner. Rishad HussainWho tore apart the Caribbean batting order to ensure a memorable win for his team.
Bangladesh put up a fighting score after early collapse
Bangladesh, who came to bat first, had a bad start as openers. saif hassan And Soumya Sarkar Was out cheaply, reducing the host team’s score to 7 runs for 2 wickets. Nazmul Hussain Shanto And Tauheed Hridayoy Then the innings took forward with a patient partnership of 70 runs for the third wicket. Hridoy played a composed inning of 51 runs in 90 balls, while Shanto contributed 32 runs in 63 balls.
debutant Mahidul Islam Ankon Impressed by his calm nature, he added a crucial 46 runs in 76 balls. Later, Rishad scored 26 runs in 13 balls with two sixes to help Bangladesh reach 207 before being dismissed in the 50th over.
For visitors, jaden seals While leading the attack by taking 3 wickets for 48 runs Roston Chase (2/30) and Justin Greaves (2/32) offered valuable support.
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Rishad put West Indies in trouble
West Indies got off to a good start chasing the target of 208 runs to win. brandon king And alic athanazé Added 50 runs for the opening wicket. However, once Mustafizur Rahman The visiting team’s innings collapsed dramatically after Athanaz was dismissed for 27 runs. captain shy hope Whereas, struggled to find flow Sherfane Rutherford And Roston Chase Failed to make any impact in the middle order.
Rishad arrived, who turned the game around with a brilliant display of leg-spin bowling. The 21-year-old troubled the Caribbean batsmen with his flight and variety and produced career-best figures of 6 for 35 in his nine-over spell. Mustafizur (2/16) provided excellent support with the new ball as West Indies were bundled out for just 133 runs in 39 overs.
Brandon scored the highest 44 runs for the visiting team, but he lacked support from the other end. Bangladesh’s fielding and bowling discipline was excellent throughout the innings and they maintained the pressure from start to finish.
With this victory, Bangladesh has taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series. Rishad was named player of the match for his match-winning six wickets.
