:: Summary Score ::
Bangladesh: 129/7 (in 20 overs)
Windies: 102/10 (in 18.3 overs)
Result: Bangladesh won by 27 runs
Man of the Match: Shamim Patwari
Series: Bangladesh lead 2-0.
Bangladesh got a great victory in the second T20 match by scoring 129 runs. West Indies were bowled out for 102 runs in 18.3 overs chasing the visitors’ bowling balls. The students of Phil Simmons won by 27 runs. With one more match in hand, the series was confirmed.
The target, however, was not very big. But Bangladesh bowlers made it difficult for West Indies. Bangladesh took 4 wickets of West Indies for 32 runs in power play. At the end of 20 overs, he picked up 6 wickets for 44 runs. From there, Roston Chase and Akil Hossain put up some resistance. After 89 runs, Chase scored 32 runs with 1 four and 2 sixes. It didn’t take long for them to go all out. The hosts were bowled out for 102 runs in 18.3 overs. Akil scored 31 runs in 2 sixes.
Bangladesh pacer Taskin Ahmed took 3 wickets with 16 runs in 3.3 overs. Mahedi Hasan, Tanjim Hasan Shakib and Rishad Hossain took 2 wickets each.
Shamim Hossain Patwari of Bangladesh was the man of the match after playing an unbeaten innings of 35 runs off 17 balls.
West Indies lose ninth wicket:
Tanjim Hasan Shakib picked up another wicket in the 18th over. This time he dismissed the new batsman Alzari Joseph. Joseph was cut and bowled by Tanzeem Shakib. He could not score any run after playing 2 balls. At the end of 18 overs West Indies run 98 for 9 wickets. Still need 32 runs off 12 balls to win.
Rishad gave relief with a pair of wickets:
Roston Chase and Akil Hossain opened their hands with 16 runs in Hasan Mahmud’s over. Akil started by hitting Rishad Hossain for a six on the first ball of the 17th over. Then took 1 more run. But Rishad brought relief to the Bangladesh camp by bowling Roston on the fourth ball and Gudakesh Moti on the fifth ball. Roston scored 32 off 34 balls with 1 four and 2 sixes. And Moti returned with a golden call.
Hasan’s 16 runs in 1 over, narrows the margin:
Roston Chase reduced the gap with 16 runs in the 16th over by Hasan Mahmud. Chase hits a six with fine leg on the first ball. He bowled the next ball over long off. Akil and Chase took four more runs off the next four balls. In that over, a total of 16 runs reduced the gap. At the end of 15 overs, the Caribbean were 66 for 6. There were 82 at the end of 16 overs. 48 runs still needed from 24 balls to win.
Roston-Akil pull West Indies:
Roston Chase and Akil Hossain are trying to pull the West Indies who are losing 6 wickets in 42 runs. In the seventh wicket, they have already added 24 runs to the collection of 39 balls. Roston is 18 off 29 balls and 1 four and Akil is unbeaten on 10 runs off 20 balls. At the end of 15 overs, Windies’ run was 66 for 6 wickets. 64 more runs needed from 30 balls to win.
West Indies disoriented by Bangladesh’s bowling attack:
Tanjim Hasan Shakib could have got a wicket in the third ball of the seventh over. But Soumya Sarkar dropped Powell’s catch at first slip. However, he took the wicket in the ninth over. This time Romario Shepherd was caught by Tanjid Hasan at first slip. Romario could not score any run after playing 5 balls. At the end of 9 overs, the Caribbean’s run is 42 for 6 wickets. 88 runs needed from 66 balls to win.
West Indies 5 wickets short of 41 runs:
Windies lost the fifth wicket in the eighth over. Their team score was 41. Captain Rovman Powell tried to play Hasan Mahmud’s second ball on the side. But the ball touches his bat and goes to backward point. Mehdi Hasan Miraj, who was there, palmed the low catch and showed Powell the way to Sajghar. 6 runs from 7 balls and 1 four came from the captain’s bat.
West Indies in trouble after losing 4 wickets in Power Play:
West Indies are struggling to chase the medium target of 130 runs thrown by Bangladesh. They scored only 32 runs after losing 4 wickets in the power play. Taskin picked up a pair of wickets in the third over. Mahedi took a wicket in the fourth over. And he came to the bowling in the sixth over and took another wicket with a maiden over. This time Nicholas Puran got out caught by Soumya Sarkar at first slip. He scored 5 runs in 1 four after playing 8 balls.
Mahedi takes the wicket after Taskin’s double hit:
After Taskin Ahmed, Mahedi Hasan hit the West Indies camp. He returned Johnson to Charles. A leg break ball from Mahedi hits his pads. The umpire responded with a strong appeal. But Charles took the review. However, he could not survive. After playing 12 balls, he scored 14 runs with 2 fours and 1 six.
Taskin’s twin hits in West Indies camp:
West Indies lost a wicket in the third over after coming down to bat against the target of 130 runs thrown by Bangladesh. Brandon King was caught behind the wicket by Liton Das on the first ball of the over bowled by Taskin Ahmed. He scored 8 runs in 1 four after playing 5 balls.
Then on the fifth ball, Andre Fletcher was palmed behind the wicket in the same way. Fletcher did not score any runs in 4 balls.
Bangladesh set a target of 130 runs to West Indies:
After losing the toss and batting, Bangladesh scored 129 runs in 20 overs losing 7 wickets. West Indies need 130 runs to win. Bangladesh batsmen, however, could not take advantage. Among them, Shamim Hossain Patwari scored 35 runs off 17 balls with 2 fours and 2 sixes. Bangladesh runs up to 129. At the end of 10 overs, Bangladesh was 45 for 4. Apart from Shamim, Mehdi Hasan Miraj scored 26 with 3 fours and 1 six and Zaker Ali scored 20 runs with 1 four and 1 six.
Gudakesh Moti of West Indies took 2 wickets with the ball.