Mirpur: Defending champions West Indies defeated hosts Bangladesh by 73 runs on Tuesday to remain in contention for the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 in Dhaka on Tuesday.
Darren Sammy’s men, who needed a win to stay afloat after losing their opening match to India, piled up 171 on 7 and then bowled out Bangladesh for 98 in the Super-10 group two match.
It was Bangladesh’s first match in the Super-10s after qualifying along with the Netherlands from the first round.
SCOREBOARD
West Indies: D. Smith c Al-Amin b Mahmudullah 72, C. Gayle c Tamim b Ziaur 48, L. Simmons st Mushfiqur b Shakib 0, M. Samuels c Sohag b Al-Amin 18, D. Sammy (not out) 14, A. Russell c Shakib b Al-Amin 0, D. Bravo c Tamim b Al-Amin 0, D. Ramdin (run out) 0. Extras (b10, lb1, w7, nb1) 19. Total (for seven wickets in 20 overs) 171.
FoW: 1-97, 2-98, 3-151, 4-167, 5-167, 6-168, 7-171.
Bowling: Mortaza 4-0-25-0, Al-Amin 4-0-21-3, Sohag 4-0-38-0, Sabbir 1-0-12-0, Mahmudullah 3-0-27-1, Shakib 3-0-21-1, Ziaur 1-0-16-1.
Bangladesh: T. Iqbal c Bravo b Badree 5, A. Haque st Ramdin b Santokie 10, M. Haque c Santokie b Narine 16, Shakib b Santokie 0, M. Rahim c Bravo b Badree 22, Sabbir c Sammy b Badree 1, Mahmudullah c Simmons b Badree 1, Ziaur Rahman b Russell 9, S. Gazi b Russell 11, M. Mortaza c Bravo b Santokie 19, Al-Amin Hossain (not out) 0. Extras (lb1, w3) 4. Total (in 19.1 overs) 98.
FoW: 1-14, 2-16, 3-16, 4-51, 5-57, 6-58, 7-59, 8-73, 9-97.
Bowling: Badree 4-0-15-4, Santokie 4-0-17-3, Samuels 1-0-9-0, Sammy 1-0-6-0, Narine 4-0-17-1, Bravo 3-0-23-0, Russell 2.1-0-10-2.
