Bangladesh won by 9 wkts
PLAYER OF THE MATCH : Nasum Ahmed
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So, Bangladesh have sealed the series with what is their biggest win away from home while chasing. As Tamim said, ODI cricket is a format where his side clearly have a lot of things sorted, although they can obviously improve in many areas. West Indies with their transitional squad still have work to do and it's good to see Pooran accepting the same. Well, we have one more game in this series, and while the series has been decided, there are still points at stake. Do join us for the final match of the series. Until then, this is Hari Sadanandan signing off on behalf of Akshay Maanay and Praveen. Cheers!
Tamim Iqbal | Bangladesh captain: At the beginning of the series, I said that this is a format that we are proud about, and we have performed well in the past. Dressing room wasn't the happiest (after the Tests and T20Is) but everyone was keen to win. It's a great feeling to win but there is still room for improvement, and need to tick more boxes. Aim is clearly the next ODI World Cup next year. I was batting well, just that I wasn't converting starts. Happy for him (Nasum), when Shakib plays, he doesn't get a game, so it's great to see him take his chances.
Nicholas Pooran | West Indies captain: Tough, tough day. We didn't show up as a batting group. We need to sit and chat about how we need to play ODI cricket. Obviously, the conditions didn't help us today but whenever we get good batting tracks, we need to plan how to bat better in this format. Difficult to say (about the par score) as the wicket gets better as the day progresses. Losing the toss, it was challenging for the batters. We need to find different ways to score. The guys tried but it didn't work. Definitely we need to bat properly, to win games we have to put runs on the board and need to find a way to play ODI cricket better. Need to stick together and hopefully we can get better. Toss does play a big factor. It's about accepting challenges and showing fight.
Nasum Ahmed | Player of the Match: I was very excited for the opportunity. I didn't get much wickets in last game, so was just focussing on putting the ball in the right areas. (On his trademark celebration) It's just a signal to say 'A new tiger is coming'.
13:46 Local Time, 17:46 GMT, 23:16 IST: As clinical as it gets for Bangladesh, especially among their overseas ODI wins. Of course, if you had watched this series, you couldn't be faulted for thinking it was a home series for Tamim's men, given how the conditions have been. The surfaces have been slow and assisted the spinners, particularly today when it played like a typical sub-continental deck. Bangladesh's bowlers set things up and once West Indies had just a paltry score, it was just about avoiding a choke. Tamim and Shanto did just that with a solid opening stand, and the former then combined with Litton to finish proceedings with almost 30 overs left. West Indies bowlers really didn't have much to defend and hence, it's tough to be critical of them. For the second game in a row, the hosts' batters let their side down and Bangladesh have now won six of their last seven bilateral ODI series. They're building nicely to the World Cup next year. As for the Windies, the 50-over format needs a lot of work from their point of view, particularly temperament-wise.
Motie to Tamim, FOUR, Bangladesh now have ODI series wins in SA and WI back-to-back! Tamim fittingly finishes things off with a punchy straight drive, they were initially looking for the single but then realise that it will beat mid-off, so they don't crease which means that the boundary will count. Will mean Tamim gets another ODI fifty!
Slight holdup in play as Motie gets some treatment. The magic spray being applied. He might not have to bowl more than this over, so this should work for the time being.
Motie to Tamim, no run, speared into the pads, Tamim flicks but can't beat mid-wicket who makes a sharp stop. Litton Das wanted the single, rightly sent back. The throw at the bowler's hand stings Motie's palms
Motie to Tamim, no run, fired very full outside off, jammed out towards the bowler
Motie to Tamim, no run, quicker one around off, Tamim stays on the back foot and defends
END OF OVER 20
9 Runs
BAN: 108 - 1
0 0 1 0 4 4
Litton Das
32 (27)
Tamim Iqbal
46 (58)
Akeal Hosein
6-0-35-0
Akeal Hosein to Litton Das, FOUR, and there is another quality stroke! Not a great deal wrong with this delivery, Das just used the depth of the crease to convert this into a shorter length and essayed a deft late cut. Two slips in place, but he's gotten it wide of the duo and away to the third man fence. Scores level!
Akeal Hosein to Litton Das, FOUR, cracking shot! Not an easy stroke to play, flicking against the spin but Das makes it look easy. Was a half-volley alright, but he did well to use his reach and wristed it beautifully over mid-wicket. Top shot
Akeal Hosein to Litton Das, no run, fired fuller on leg stump, Das defends off the front foot
Akeal Hosein to Tamim, 1 run, floated up on middle and leg, Tamim sits back and works it past square leg
Akeal Hosein to Tamim, no run, drifting in from around off, Tamim stays on the back foot and taps it to the leg-side
Akeal Hosein to Tamim, no run, quicker one on off, Tamim stays back and tucks it to short mid-wicket
Akeal Hosein [5.0-0-26-0] is back into the attack
END OF OVER 19
6 Runs
BAN: 99 - 1
0 0 0 1 4 1
Tamim Iqbal
45 (55)
Litton Das
24 (24)
Gudakesh Motie
7-1-35-1
Motie to Tamim, 1 run, flatter and turning in, Tamim tucks it through square leg and retains strike
Motie to Tamim, FOUR, shot! Tamim has played the reverse sweep nicely today. He gets on top of the shot and rolls his wrists to place it behind square on the off-side, no chance for the chasing fielder to stop that
Motie to Litton Das, 1 run, drifting into the pads, Das flicks it to deep backward square