West Indies have taken a 1-0 lead in the series with Rovman Powell’s victory over Bangladesh in the first T20 match.

1st T20I between bangladesh And west indies It turned into an entertaining contest between the spectators at Bir Shrestho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium in Chattogram. Kept their courage to win by 16 runsunder the lights, rovman powellThe composed captaincy, combined with a power-packed performance shy hope And disciplined death bowling from the Caribbean attack ensured that West Indies took a 1–0 lead in the three-match series. Despite the brilliance of Bangladesh’s lower order, the hosts struggled to build a lasting partnership, falling short of the target of 166 runs with two balls remaining.

Shai Hope and Rovman Powell lead West Indies to a competitive score

After winning the toss and electing to bat first, West Indies’ innings revolved around the mature talent of Hope (46 off 28 balls) and captain Powell (44 off 28 balls), whose unbeaten 83-run partnership for the fourth wicket took the visitors to a formidable 165/3 in 20 overs. Earlier, the opener alic athanazé (27 out of 34) and brandon king (33 out of 36) provided a stable base before Taskin AhmedThe twin attacks threatened to worsen the situation for Bangladesh.

However, Hope and Powell counter-attacked in the final overs, taking full advantage of Bangladesh’s inconsistent bowling length. Hope hit four sixes, mixing blistering power with excellent timing, while Powell’s late attack included a series of powerful hits straight down the ground. Taskin remained the best bowler with 2 for 36, but his efforts were nullified Tanzeem Hasan Saqib And Rishad HussainWho gave away a total of 87 runs in his eight overs.

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Bangladesh faltered despite Tanzeem Saqib’s resistance

Chasing 166, Bangladesh’s innings never found any rhythm as the West Indies bowlers were aggressive early on and maintained constant pressure throughout. jaden seals (3/32) and jason holder (3/31) shared six wickets between them, with partnerships broken just as Bangladesh were rebuilding. The hosts’ top order collapsed to 41/4 inside the powerplay. Saif Hassan, Liton Das And Shamim Hussain Failing to convert initialization.

These were Tanzeem Hasan (33 out of 27) and Nasum Ahmed (20 off 13) who revived fading hopes with a spirited counterattack, reducing the equation to 49 required off the last 24 balls. However, the chase quickly unraveled once Holder dismissed Saqib with a slower ball and Powell took a brilliant relay catch to remove Nasum. Romario Shepherd Bangladesh won the game by dismissing Taskin hit-wicket in the last over, restricting them to 149 runs in 19.4 overs. Akil HosseinAn economical spell of 2 wickets for 22 runs played an important role in stopping the run flow in the middle overs.

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