UNB, Dhaka :
Left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed won the player of the match award in his second ODI match, as Bangladesh beat the West Indies by nine wickets to win the ODI series Wednesday at the Providence Stadium in Guyana.
Bangladesh won the first ODI at the same venue by six wickets.
“The dressing room wasn’t the happiest (after the Tests and T20Is), but everyone was eager to win. It feels great to win, but there is still room for improvement. And we need to tick more boxes,” Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal told the media.
Nasum bagged three wickets after Bangladesh chose to bowl first. The Tigers managed to restrict their hosts to 108/10 in 35 overs.
Nicholas Pooran, West Indian captain, made a golden duck.
Keemo Paul, the number eight batter, scored the most runs (25) for the hosts.
In the absence of Shakib Al Hasan, right-arm all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz bowled superbly, picking up four wickets and conceding only 29 runs in eight overs.
In reply to the West Indies’ 108, Bangladesh won the match in just 20.4 overs, with Tamim scoring an unbeaten 50, and Liton Das 32.
The visitors did not include Anamul Haque in the team. The right-handed batter did well in the 50-over format at the domestic level but failed to bring his form to the international format. He played five innings in the ongoing tour and managed to pass the 20-run mark only once.
The last ODI of this series will be played on July 16 at the same venue.
Ahead of the ODI series, Bangladesh lost both the Test and T20I series against the hosts.
