it's over, Bangladesh have thumped West Indies in the opening game, Mushfiqur finishes it off with a pull for four, plenty of beaming faces in the crowd, the Bangladesh players are fairly composed though, a hug before shaking hands with some of the West Indies players, Mushfiqur walks off chatting with Marlon Samuels
Bangladesh vs West Indies, 1st ODI at Khulna, Nov 30 2012 - Match Result
Bangladesh won by 7 wickets (with 58 balls remaining)
Four debutants in the game, and no Shakib Al Hasan, but Bangladesh were never in any trouble, especially after West Indies opening partnership was broken.
The shot selection of some of the West Indies batsmen will be questioned, and the general intensity was not at the level the visitors will want. The bowling too was lacklustre, but with too many deliveries down the leg-side and plenty short and wide.
A terrific win for Bangladesh, who have often been in control of games for brief spells before letting it slip. There were no slips today, as Bangladesh coasted to victory with little sign of any hiccup. The packed house at Khulna couldn't have asked for anything more.
Presentation ceremony
Darren Sammy: "We just didn't execute today, there is no sense of panic in the dressing room. There are four games to go, I am sure we can come back. We didn't bat as well as we can, some of the guys got starts but didn't go on. Our bowling was not as good as it could have been. Credit to Bangladesh, they had a plan, they stuck to it, and they deserved to win."
Mushfiqur Rahim: "We dedicate our win to Islam Rana and our countrymen who died in the recent fire. Our quicks set the platform, the spinners backed them up. The Test there was a couple of individual performances but not combined. Today we played as a team, so I am happy. We know they will come back hard in the next match, we are ready for them."
Sohag Gazi is the Man of the Match, on debut.
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That's it from me today, party on Bangladesh.
a 50 for Naeem Islam, pushes the ball towards sweeper cover for another single, he has been unruffled all of today
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worked towards square leg for one more
on the pads, another single, this time to square leg
eased towards mid-on for a single
more defence, no rush from Bangladesh
blocked towards the leg side
Narine starts his spell with a length ball on off stump
short and a bit of width, guided down to the third-man boundary for four
on the pads, and that is sent down towards fine leg, 11 to go
West Indies have offered far too many short balls this innings, this one is put away towards midwicket for four
drives it towards mid-off
short and outside off, eased towards sweeper cover
length ball heading for off stump, defended
almost played at that outside off ball, withdraws the bat at the last instant
pitched up and that is driven towards cover off the front foot
length ball is dabbed towards cover
bouncer just outside off, easily evaded by the batsman
short of length and outside off, whacked behind point for four, again giving the Bangladesh batsmen too much width
length ball is blocked to the right of the non-striker
Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna | |
Toss | West Indies, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2012/13 |
Player Of The Match | |
Series result | Bangladesh led the 5-match series 1-0 |
Match number | ODI no. 3309 |
Hours of play (local time) | 09.00 start, First Session 09.00-12.30 Interval 12.30-13.15, Second Session 13.15-16.45 |
Match days | 30 November 2012 - day (50-over match) |
ODI debut | |
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