The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon admitted that the issue of Mahmudullah Riyad's T20I captaincy has come up in the media as the captain has been not amongst the runs but opined that changing captaincy at this moment will not bring immediate results.
With another series victory overseas, Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal took pride for this team as the Tigers whitewashed the West Indies, beating them by four wickets in the final game of the three-match series.
Ending months of speculations, Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal announced his retirement from T20Is on Sunday.
Courteous and soft-spoken -- Taijul Islam’s demeanor has never been one that gets the spotlight. But the left-armer has been one of the consistent performers for Bangladesh over the years.
Bangladesh continued their dominance over the West Indies in the three-match ODI series and once again it was the spinners who paved the way for the Tigers, with left-arm spinner Taijul Islam leading the charge.
Nicholas Pooran played a captain's knock as the the West Indies fared much better with the bat compared to the previous two matches in the series but it was Bangladesh's Taijul Islam who stole the spotlight in the dead rubber ODI at the Providence Stadium in Guyana today.
The West Indies captain Nicholas Pooran was left a disappointed figure in the middle as rookie batter Kacey Carty threw his wicket away after staging a mini-recovery for the home side in the third and final ODI in Guyana today.
Taijul Islam last played for Bangladesh in the ODIs 28 months ago and the experienced campaigner picked up a wicket in the first ball of his spell with a peach of a delivery at the Providence Stadium in Guyana today.
Bangladesh started well with the ball in the second ODI at Guyana today after sending West Indies to bat. Mosaddek Hossain, included in place of Taskin Ahmed, took advantage of the spin-friendly conditions to send back the dangerous Kyle Mayers to get Bangladesh off to a positive start.
Bangladesh have won the toss and elected to field in the second ODI at Guyana today against the West Indies. The Tigers have made one change to the playing eleven as paceman Taskin Ahmed makes way for all-rounder Mosaddek Hossain. Bangladesh lead the series 1-0.
Bangladesh spinner Mehedi Hasan Miraz bagged the player of the match award in the first ODI that saw theTigers pick up their first win in the ongoing Windies series following losses in both Test and T20I series. He banked on his experience of bowling at Guyana to overcome not only Windies' power-hitting but also his side's lack of preparations due to rain.
Even though Bangladesh are struggling to adapt to the longest and the shortest formats of the game, the Tigers continue to impress in the ODI format with a set template that has brought them success over the years.
Bangladesh will be the favourites to seal the three-match series when they take on hosts West Indies in the second ODI at the Providence Stadium in Guyana today.
Despite the six-wicket defeat to Bangladesh in the first ODI, West Indies captain Nicholas Pooran is hopeful about winning the three-match series, hoping that his side will be able to break the losing streak against the Tigers.
Despite a comfortable six-wicket victory over the West Indies in the first ODI, Bangladesh struggled on some occasions during the match, especially in the fielding department.
There is hardly anyone who can argue with the fact that Bangladesh know what it takes to win a ODI match much better than the other two formats and they proved it again by winning the first match of the three-match ODI series against West Indies in Guyana on Sunday.
Bangladesh picked up their first win in the ongoing tour of West Indies by clinching a six-wicket win in the first ODI at Guyana against hosts West Indies today.
Bangladesh ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal became the first Bangladeshi to smash 100 sixes in ODIs during the first ODI of their three-match series against West Indies at the Providence Stadium in Guyana today.