Opening batsman Brandon King and quick bowler Jayden Seales starred as West Indies cruised to a series-clinching seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh within the second ODI on Tuesday.
Having dismissed Bangladesh for 227, the house facet accomplished its chase with 79 balls to spare, following its five-wicket triumph on the identical floor on Sunday.
King struck a fantastic 82 from 76 balls with eight fours and three sixes to register his seventh half-century within the format so as to add to his three centuries.
His innings was additionally an ideal early birthday present forward of the Jamaican turning 30 subsequent Monday.
King shared a gap stand of 109 with Evin Lewis who made 49 from 62 deliveries with two fours and 4 sixes.
He then placed on 66 with Keacy Carty earlier than his innings was ended by a blistering yorker from promising younger quick bowler Nahid Rana.
Carty made 45 earlier than skipper Shai Hope (17) and Sherfane Rutherford (24) guided their facet dwelling on 230-3.
Rutherford wrapped up the win with an enormous six off Shoriful Islam.
“We have been scientific. We’ve been struggling to win sequence at dwelling, however we hope to complete 3-0 now,” stated Hope who already has one eye on the 2027 World Cup after the West Indies didn’t qualify for the 2023 event.
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“Each recreation is necessary, we’re making an attempt to earn factors and stand up on the ladder to make sure we make the subsequent ODI World Cup,” he added.
Earlier Seales took a career-best 4-22 from 9 overs.
He despatched again Soumya Sarkar, Litton Das and Mehidy Hasan Miraz to depart Bangladesh tottering on 54-3.
Opener Tanzid Hasan made a affected person 46 earlier than 38-year-old Mahmudullah, showing in his 237th ODI, cracked 62 with two fours and 4 sixes earlier than he turned Seales’s fourth sufferer.
Mahmudullah placed on 92 with Tanzim Hasan Sakib (45) for the eighth wicket as Bangladesh pushed its complete past the 200-mark.
“Our rating wasn’t sufficient, 300-plus was wanted,” admitted Bangladesh captain Mehidy.
“We bowled rather well within the first ten overs however on this wicket, it’s onerous for bowlers to defend an under-par rating,” he added.
The third and closing match takes place on the identical venue on Thursday earlier than the 2 sides then meet in a three-game T20 sequence at Kingstown.