Bangladesh cricket team’s star all-rounder Rishad Hossain took six wickets for the West Indies in the first ODI played at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Dhaka on Saturday, October 18, helping the hosts secure a resounding 74-run victory. Significantly, Bangladesh took a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series.
BAN vs WI 1st ODI Match Highlights:
West Indies captain Shai Hope won the toss and elected to bowl first, after which Towhid Hridoy top-scored for hosts Bangladesh, batting at number four with a 90-ball 51. He was followed by some good runs from Mahidul Islam Ankon (46 off 76), Nazmul Hossain Shanto (32 off 63), and Rishad Hossain (26 off 13) as the team reached 207 before being all out in 49.4 overs.
For the West Indies, Brandon King scored 44 runs in 60 balls with the help of 5 fours and 1 six. Alick Athanaze scored 27 runs in 36 balls with the help of 3 fours and 1 six. Captain Shai Hope scored 15 runs. Apart from this, no other batsman could stay at the crease and the entire team was all out for 133 runs in 39 overs. Thus, Bangladesh registered a resounding 74-run victory in the first match. For Bangladesh, Rishad Hussain took 6 wickets for 35 runs in 9 overs. Fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman took two wickets. Tanvir Islam and captain Mehdi Hasan Mirza took 1 wicket each. In this way, Bangladesh won this match by 74 runs and also took a 1-0 lead in the series.
Bangladesh (Playing XI): Saif Hasan, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Soumya Sarkar, Towhid Hridoy, Mehidy Hasan Miraz (captain), Nurul Hasan (wicketkeeper), Mahidul Islam Ankon, Rishad Hossain, Tanvir Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman.
West Indies (Playing XI): Brandon King, Alick Athanaze, Keesee Carty, Shai Hope (wicketkeeper/captain), Sherfane Rutherford, Justin Greaves, Roston Chase, Romario Shepherd, Gudakesh Motie, Khary Pierre, Jayden Seales.
