00:00West Indies won the toss and told Bangladesh to take first strike in the opening T20 international
00:04in Honest Veil.
00:10Aqil Hussain got rid of Tanzid Hassan for 6 and then captain Litan Das for a Golden
00:14Duck.
00:19It became 30 for 3 with Rostan Chase also picking up a wicket.
00:24Jaqer Ali joined Soumya Sarkar and the two had a partnership with 57 runs.
00:31Sarkar was the top scorer with 43 while Ali made 27.
00:39By the time both were dismissed it was 96 for 5.
00:45But Mehdi Hassan and Shamim Hussain then put on a useful 49 for the 6th wicket.
00:54Hussain was unbeaten on 26 while Shamim would chip in with 27.
01:02Homeboy Obed McCoy finished with 2 wickets in the innings.
01:05Bangladesh closed on a tricky 147 for 6 from 20 overs.
01:11When the men in maroon responded, Brandon King was out to Tuscan Emmett for 1.
01:19And the dangerous Niklas Puran was also gone cheaply with Mehdi Hassan striking.
01:25Johnson Charles chipped in with 20 of 12 deliveries.
01:34But Mehdi Hassan got rid of Charles and the Windies were in a spot of bother.
01:40In fact the bowler had impeccable figures of 4 for 13 with Andre Fletcher and Rostan
01:44Chase being the other victims.
01:47And it only got worse with the team struggling at 61 for 7.
01:54A lot depended on Captain Ravman Powell if the Westernies had to get over the line.
02:02He brought up his half century with his 4-2 at his boundary and it was still anybody's
02:06game.
02:10Giving him good support was Romario Sheppard with their partnership being 67.
02:18But Sheppard was caught in the deep for 22 giving Tuscan Emmett his 2nd wicket.
02:25With 10 to get of the last over, Hassan Mahmood removed Powell for 6th day of 35 balls.
02:31That was a 5th dismissal behind the stumps for Das.
02:34And then Mahmood bowled Alzari Joseph for 9 as West Indies capitulated for 140 from
02:3919.5 overs giving the Tigers a 7 run win and a 1-0 lead in the 3-match series.
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