WI vs BAN

Tamim Iqbal: At the beginning of the series, I told that this is one format where we are favorites. Everyone wanted to win the ODI series. There are a lot of areas where we need to tick boxes. The 2023 World Cup will be a big one for us, especially for guys like me for whom it might be the last. I think I batted well in Test matches but I think I didn't make it big. When Shakib is there, he doesn't get a game, Nasum did well to make the most of the conditions. 

Nicholas Pooran: It was a tough day, won't make any excuse for it. We need to chatter on how to play ODI cricket especially as a batting group. We are a family and we are going to figure it out soon. This is the fifth consecutive time we have batted first and failed to score above 200. We definitely need to bat properly in the forthcoming series against India and others. Toss plays a big factor as the one who wins it in Caribbean wins 75% of the match. 

Nasum Ahmed: I was very excited about the opportunity. I didn't get many wickets in the last game, so was focusing to bowl in the right areas. It's just a signal to say ' A new tiger is coming' (On his celebration)

Nasum Ahmed was adjudged as the player of the match

Bangladesh win by 9 wickets!

The writing was there on the wall once West Indies crumbled to their second lowest total in ODI history as Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Nasum Ahmed shared seven wickets amongst themselves. Once Bangladesh learnt that they only had to chase 109 runs, it became a matter of when and not if. 

Najmul Hossain Shanto opened the innings with Tamim Iqbal and scored two boundaries before chipping the ball towards the midwicket fielder. Litton Das took some time to get into groove but made the errant line and length to smack six boundaries from 32 balls. 

Tamim Iqbal, who had his own share of luck, scored the winning runs by plundering a straight drive past the bowler's head on his path to half-century. 

Time for the presentations... 

20.4 Gudakesh Motie to Tamim Iqbal, here comes the winning runs. Tamim brings up his half-century as well. Bangladesh seal the series 2-0. Pitched up delivery around off, Tamim drives this straight down the ground for a boundary

20.3 Gudakesh Motie to Tamim Iqbal, pitched up again around off, Tamim nudges this one down to short mid-wicket. Litton wants a single but he's been sent back

19.6 Akeal Hosein to Litton Das, FOUR MORE! Length delivery around off, Litton plays the late cut and the ball bisects the two slip fielders and into the fence

Bangladesh require 10 runs to win the match. Earlier, we asked whether Bangladesh can win the encounter inside 20 overs. We will know our answer now.