West Indies vs Bangladesh 1st T20: The first T20 played between West Indies and Bangladesh was no less than a Bollywood movie. A lot of action and thriller was seen in this match. This match was full of ups and downs. Sometimes the match was in the hands of West Indies and sometimes in Bangladesh. However, in the end Bangladesh won by seven runs. All-rounder Mehndi Hasan Meraj was the hero of this victory of Bangladesh. He first scored unbeaten 26 runs with the bat and then turned the tables by taking four wickets in the bowling.
Let us tell you that after playing first, Bangladesh had scored 147 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. In reply, West Indies at one time lost five wickets for just 38 runs in the seventh over and seven wickets for 61 runs in the 12th over. Then Rovman Powell and Romario Shepherd turned the tables. West Indies’ score was 128 runs for seven wickets in 17 overs. That means now only 20 runs had to be scored in 18 balls. Nevertheless Bangladesh won the match by seven runs.
Bangladesh did not have a good start in this match. Tanjeed Hasan 06, captain Liton Das 00 and Afif Hussain were out after scoring 08 runs. Then there was a good partnership between Soumya Sarkar and Zakir Ali. Sarkar scored 43 runs in 32 balls. 2 fours and 3 sixes came from his bat. Zakir Ali scored 27 runs with the help of one four and two sixes. Then Mehndi Hasan Meraj played an unbeaten 26 and Shamim Hussain played an inning of 27 runs in just 13 balls. One four and three sixes came from his bat. In this way Bangladesh scored 147 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs.
After this, the West Indies team, which came to chase the target of 148 runs, also did not have a good start. Brandon King 01, Nicholas Pooran 01, Roshton Chase 07 and Andre Fletcher were out on 00. Johnson Charles played an inning of 20 runs. Even the match was out of West Indies’ hands. Meanwhile, Rovman Powell played some shots, but Gudakesh Moti 06 and Akali Hussain 02 returned to the pavilion after scoring 02 runs.
Now West Indies had lost seven wickets for just 61 runs in 11.4 overs. From here it seemed that the match was now out of West Indies’ hands and Bangladesh team would easily win. But the twist was still left. After this Powell and Shepherd turned the tables. Both of them hit fours and sixes in every over.
West Indies needed 78 runs in the last 42 balls and seven wickets had fallen. Still, 15 runs came in the 14th over. Three fours were hit in this over. Then 23 runs came in the 15th over. Three sixes were hit in this over. Now West Indies had to score only 40 runs in 30 balls.
Again 12 runs came in the 16th over. That means now 28 runs had to be scored in 24 balls. After this, eight runs came in the 17th over. Now West Indies had to score only 20 runs in the last 18 balls. Now it seemed that West Indies would easily win this match, but then the tables turned. Only two runs came with the wicket of Shepherd in the 18th over. The match was now at 50-50 position. Shepherd returned to the pavilion after scoring 22 runs in 17 balls with the help of 2 fours and a six.
Eight runs were scored in the 19th over. Now West Indies had to score 10 runs in the last over to win. Rovman Powell was on 60 runs in 33 balls, so it seemed that he would easily win with two shots, but it did not happen. Hasan Mahmood won the match for Bangladesh by taking two wickets in the 20th over. Powell scored 60 runs in 35 balls. 5 fours and 4 sixes came from his bat.
