Bangladesh opened its three-match Twenty20 sequence in opposition to West Indies with a good seven-run win on Sunday.
At 61-7 within the twelfth over the West Indies regarded a long-shot to get near Bangladesh’s 147-6 off 20 overs however some lusty hitting from captain Rovman Powell bought the hosts inside 10 runs from the ultimate over to steal victory.
However Bangladesh seamer Hasan Mahmud (2-18) produced a shocking final over and dismissed Powell (60 off 35 balls) and two balls later ended the match by bowling Alzarri Joseph with the ultimate supply to depart the West Indies reply at 140 all out.
Mahedi Hasan took 4-13 from 4 overs for the vacationers, together with 4 of the West Indies’ high 5 batters.
Earlier, opener Soumya Sarkar top-scored for Bangladesh with a breezy 43 from 32 balls, with two boundaries and three sixes.
Helpful lower-order batting contributions from Jaker Ali (27 from 27 balls), Shamim Hossain (27 from 13 balls) and Mahedi Hasan (26 not out from 24 balls) lifted Bangladesh to 147-6 from its 20 overs.
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Akeal Hossein (2-13) and Obed McCoy (2-30) each took two wickets every for the West Indies after it had gained the coin toss and elected to subject.
The second match is on Wednesday and the third match is on Friday with all three video games to be performed at Kingstown, St. Vincent.