00:01The last time the West Indies met Bangladesh in the ODI format, it was a handsome 3-0 win for the men in Maroon in 2024 in the Caribbean.
00:09Added to that, the Windies recently had a 2-1 win at home in the 50-over version against Pakistan, with all matches taking place in Terubah.
00:17On the other hand, Bangladesh were recently swept 3-0 by Afghanistan in a one-day series in the UAE.
00:23Both Bangladesh and the Caribbean men will face off in three ODIs in Mirpur, and cricket analyst Fazir Mohamed gives the Windies a slender edge.
00:32The Westerners will feel reasonably confident going into this series.
00:36Not so much because of the test series, that's a very different format.
00:39They lost 2-0 but played reasonably better in the second test match, but more for the fact that the one-day team seems to be gelling a bit better.
00:49The players that they now have available to them, I actually hope the captain has just come off a test match 100, his first for 8 years.
00:56There should be a measure of confidence in the West Indies team, and they'll certainly back themselves to get the better of Bangladesh.
01:03In Bangladesh, even though you would expect Bangladesh to be much more competitive at home in their own conditions,
01:11in Mirpur, for those 3-1 internationals than they were taking on Afghanistan in the UAE.
01:17Having said that, Mohamed has respect for the men in green, who, unlike the Windies, took part in the 2023 ODI World Cup in India.
01:26Added to that, he says there are quality players in the Bangladesh squad.
01:30Talking about who the Westerners have to look out for, well, Soumya Saka returns to the Bangladesh team.
01:36One of their more experienced players.
01:38He missed out on the series against Afghanistan in the UAE because of visa issues.
01:42They again have experienced seamers of the likes of Taskeen Ahmed and Mustafi Zorrahman.
01:48Their spinners are again at the forefront with the captain, Mehdi Hassan Miraz, leading the way.
01:54And their batters are, of course, far more comfortable in their road conditions.
01:58And therefore, you would expect them to put up a much more decent challenge with those players, and again, with home support.
02:05In the T20 format, Bangladesh swept the Windies 3-0 in the Caribbean and also beat Afghanistan by a similar margin in the UAE recently.
02:14Once again, Mohamed is not taking the home team lightly because of the unpredictable nature of the format.
02:20However, he gives Shehope and his men the edge.
02:23I do see the West Indies prevailing in both the one-days and the T20s.
02:28With the players they have available, if they are motivated enough to represent the West Indies
02:33and really earn the team the necessary points in the ODIs and the build-up to the T20 World Cup,
02:38which is just a few months away, and players jockeying and jostling for positions in the squads
02:44for those particular tournaments, especially the 2026 T20 World Cup,
02:49I expect the West Indies really firing, if not on all cylinders, well enough to be able to get the better of Bangladesh
02:56in both the one-day series, which is first up, and then the T20s by margins of 2-1.
03:03The ODIs in Mirapur are on October 18th, 21st and 23rd,
03:08and the T20s are on October 27th, 29th and 31st in Chateau Grom.
03:15Vinod Nawani, Chiefs Export.
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