The second match of the three-match ODI series between Bangladesh and West Indies was played on 21 October (Tuesday) at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. This match went to the super over, where West Indies won. With this victory, West Indies leveled the ODI series at 1-1. The decisive match of the ODI series will be played on this ground on 23 October (Thursday).
In this second ODI match bangladesh After winning the toss and batting first, they scored 213 runs for seven wickets. In reply, West Indies scored the same score for 9 wickets in 50 overs. West Indies had to score 3 runs on the last ball, here Bangladesh team would have won. But wicketkeeper Nurul Hasan took an easy catch of Khary Pierre. Meanwhile, West Indies batsmen completed two runs and the match went into super over. West Indies scored 10 runs in the super over, which means Bangladesh had to score 11 runs to win. Bangladeshi team could score only 9 runs and lost the match.
Questions are also being raised regarding the pitch being used in the ODI series between Bangladesh and West Indies. In both the matches, the pitch looked quite barren and it was made to suit the spinners. Not a blade of grass was visible on the pit. Former cricketer of Team India Aakash Chopra Also raised questions about the pitch.
If seen, West Indies bowled 50 overs only with spinners in the second ODI. This happened for the first time in the history of One Day International, when only spin bowling was done for the entire 50 overs in an innings. That means a world record was made. For West Indies, Roston Chase, Alick Athanaz, Khary Pierre, Akil Hussain and Gudakesh Moti bowled 10 overs each.
The fans will not forget the number of turns and twists that took place in this match for a long time. What an exciting match it was. Chasing the target, West Indies’ score was 133/7 at the end of the 34th over. But a partnership of 44 runs for the eighth wicket between captain Shai Hope and Justin Greaves (26 runs) brought the visiting team back into the contest.
After the run out of Justin Greaves, Shai Hope got good support from Akil Hussain (16 runs). West Indies had to score 5 runs in the last over to win. In that over of Saif Hasan, Akil could not score any runs on the first two balls, due to which the match took an exciting turn and ultimately led to the Super Over. Hope was elected ‘Player of the Match’, who faced 67 balls and scored unbeaten 53 runs with the help of four fours.
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