Classy Tamim, destructive Soumya clinch series

There was no series win for West Indies here as Bangladesh blew away the visitors by eight wickets to win the ODI series 2-1.

A 131-run partnership between classy Tamim Iqbal and the destructive Soumya Sarkar saw Bangladesh get home with eight wickets and 12.3 overs to spare. Bangladesh finished the year with another ODI series victory – their third bilateral series win this year. The Tigers required 199 for victory and Tamim Iqbal carried his bat after opening the innings. Earlier it was Mehedi Miraz's brilliant spell where he had bagged four wickets, which allowed Bangladesh to restrict the Windies to 198 for 9 despite another defiant ton from Shai Hope. The right-hander continued his fine form to hit an unbeaten 131-ball 108 as the rest of the Windies batting order failed to capitalize on his brilliant innings.

38.3 - Bangladesh 202/2. Powell to Tamim Iqbal, FOUR runs, Fuller ball, wide of off, and he goes for the drive, opening the face once again and beating the man at short third man to get the winning runs. Comprehensive win, and Bangladesh take the series 2-1. Only appropiate that the left-hander hit the winning runs. Classy Tamim remains unbeaten on 81 off 104 deliveries.

Soumya falls, Tigers close to victory

35.2- Bangladesh 176/2. Soumya Sarkar b Paul 80 (81b 5x4 5x6) SR: 98.76

Keemo Paul hits as Soumya missed. Tried to play accross the line but lost his leg stump. Sarkar goes after an entertaining innings.

Soumya, Tamim looking to finish in a hurry

Bangladesh 174/1. Soumya Sarkar has particularly been in a hurry, hitting Devendra Bishoo for 14 in an over.

Soumya goes big after fifty to bring up hundred partnership

Bangladesh 149/1. Soumya Sarkar reaches his fifty after Tamim Iqbal. The left-hander got a inside edge which went past the wicket-keeper. 50 off 62 balls for Soumya. Following his fifty he hit Fabian Allen for a two huge sixes over mid-wicket. The twin sixes brought up the 100 partnership for Tamim and Soumya. Bangladesh require 50 more runs for victory.

23.4 - Bangladesh 115/1 - Bishoo to Tamim Iqbal, FOUR runs, moves across this time and picks it up from outside off and sweeps it over backward square leg this time, gets to his fifty with that four

20.5 - Bangladesh 105/1 Soumya hits straight down the ground as the ball floats for six to bring up the 100 for Bangladesh 

Tamim and Soumya star in fifty partnership

Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar have starred in a fifty partnership for the second-wicket in quick time as the Tigers need a further 105 in 31 overs.

Tamim 42 (51b)

Soumya 29 (37b)

16.6 - Bangladesh 84/1. Soumya goes for it. 

Ball goes through the hands of the man at deep mid-wicket boundary and it's six. Brathwaite could not hold on.

Bangladesh 68/1 after 15 overs

Bangladesh reached 68 for 1 at the end of 15 overs in their chase of West Indies score of 198. Soumya Sarkar has played some good strokes since coming on while Tamim has looked comfortable.

Tamim 30 (39)

Soumya 15 (18b)

10.3 - Bangladesh 47/1. Big shout as ball wraps into the pads of Soumya Sarkar who has come in at number 3. Windies take the review but umpire stays with his decision. 

10.1- Bangladesh 45/1. Liton Das c Powell b Paul 23 (33b 5x4 0x6) SR: 69.69

Liton Das falls after getting a lovely start. He tried to pull Keemo Paul over the infield but is holed out at mid on. Bangladesh lose their first wicket.

Tamim 22 (28b)

Tamim Liton start solidly in chase of 199

Bangladesh have started well here. Both Liton Das and Tamim Iqbal and Liton Das have picked up boundaries in the eighth over of the innings bowled by Roston Chase. The former used the cut to good effect while the latter drove through the cover. The next over, Liton presented the straight face of the bat to Keemo Paul to drive the ball straight down the ground for four.

Roach off the field with hamstring injury

Roach is off the field with a hamstring niggle. He walked off clutching his hamstring at the end of the fifth over

Bangladesh 21/0 in 5 overs

Tamim Iqbal 12 (16), Liton Das 9 (14)

Kemar Roach 3-0-16-0

Roston Chase 2-0-5-0

Liton Das hit two delightful boundaries through the off side in Kemar Roach's first over, hinting that batting against pace under lights on this wicket may be simpler than it was under the sun. Tamim Iqbal and Liton played risk-free cricket in the first five overs, with West Indies helping them, in particular Tamim, with four overthrows in the fifth over. 

West Indies 198/9 in 50 overs. FOW: 1-15 (Hemraj, 3.5 ov), 2-57 (Bravo, 13.4 ov), 3-96 (MN Samuels, 22.2 ov), 4-97 (SO Hetmyer, 23.5 ov),  5-99 (R Powell, 25.6 ov), 6-133 (RL Chase, 33.3 ov), 7-143 (FA Allen, 37.6 ov),  (KMA Paul, 43.5 ov), 9-177 (KAJ Roach, 45.6 ov)

A brilliant Shai Hope ton took West Indies to 198 for 9 wickets in the series-deciding third ODI at Sylhet today.

After being sent in to bat, Windies started pretty well with Hope giving them a good start. They reached 96 for two before they lost the key wickets of Marlon Samuels, Shimron Hetmyer and Romanov Powell in quick succession. Mehedi Miraz was the pick of the bowlers with four wickets in 10 overs. Captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and vice-captain Shakib Al Hasan also bagged two each. 

47.1 - Windies 186/9. Hope dances down the pitch and hits Shakib Al Hasan for six over the bowlers head to bring up his ton.

Hope 100 (121b)

45.6 - West Indies 177/9. Roach lbw b Mashrafe Mortaza 3 (8b 0x4 0x6) SR: 37.50

Shai Hope is unbeaten on 93 as West Indies are on their last remaining wicket. Mashrafe bags another one. 

Mashrafe 9-1-34-2, Mustafizur 8-1-25-0

43.4 - West Indies 171/8. Paul b Mashrafe Mortaza 12 (22b 0x4 0x6) SR: 54.54

Keemo Paul misses and Mashrafe hits as Windies lose their eighth.

Hope 90 (114b)

37.6 - West Indies 143/7. FA Allen c Mohammad Mithun b Shakib Al Hasan 6 (17b 0x4 1x6) SR: 35.29

Having hit a six just two delieveries earlier, Allen perhaps did not need to go for a slog sweep, Gets holed out at deep mid-wicket. Shai Hope is the lone man standing for the Windies at the moment. 

Hope 75 (101b)

Shakib 8-0-31-2, Mustafizur 6-1-18-0

33.3 - West Indies 133/6. RL Chase c Soumya Sarkar b Shakib Al Hasan 8 (20b 0x4 0x6) SR: 40.00

Unnecessary big shot from Roston Chase, trying to hit Shakib Al Hasan out of the park. Soumya Sarkar takes a nice catch at long off.

31.1 - West Indies 122/5 - The third umpire Aleem Dar is taking his time with this decision. It was a close one. Mahmudullah got one to turn sharply and Mushfiqur takes off the bails. It's way too close. Batsman gets the benefit of the doubt.

West Indies have reached 117 after 30 overs for the loss of five wickets in this third ODI at Sylhet.

Hope 65 (82b)

End of over 27, West Indies 104/5. Miraz has finished his spell. It has been an amazing one from the off-spinner as he bagged four wickets. 

Miraz 10-1-29-4, Saifuddin 4-0-18-1

Hope 60 (71b)

Shai Hope, West Indies' match-winning centurion in the second ODI, started well in the third and series-deciding match against Bangladesh at the Sylhet International Stadium on Tuesday. Photo: Firoz Ahmed

25.6 - West Indies 99/5. Powell c †Mushfiqur Rahim b Mehidy Hasan Miraz 1 (9b 0x4 0x6) SR: 11.11

Mehedi Miraz gets the nick from the bat of Windies captain Roman Powell. Rovman has reviewed the decision after umpire raised his finger. Substitute Carlos Brathwaite has come on and is arguing with the umpires. The commentators on air saying it could be something to do with number of fielders inside the circle/outside it. Powell is gone as the decision stands. Brathwaite had a long long argument with some Bangladesh players and the umpires. It's still going on at the boundary line.

 

23.5 - West Indies 97/4. Hetmyer lbw b Mehidy Hasan Miraz 0 (6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Mehedi Miraz has bagged the wicket of Shimron Hetmyer again. The left-hander was struck in the pads by an arm ball from the Bangladesh off-spinner. Bangladesh have come out on top in this third ODI.

22.2 - West Indies 96/3. Samuels b Mohammad Saifuddin 19 (32b 2x4 0x6) SR: 59.37

Mohammad Saifuddin has bagged the wicket of the experienced Marlon Samuels. The batsman looked for the stand and deliver drive with feet nowhere near the ball. The ball just moved in slightly, got the inside edge and crashed onto the stumps. Windies lose their third wicket.

19.6 - West Inidies 83/2. Hope works it to the leg side to complete his 50 off 55 delieveries. He hit six fours in his innings. Having struck 146 in the last innings, Shai Hope continued his brilliant form by hitting 50 in the third ODI.

Bangladesh have lost both their reviews in quick succession here. Shai Hope is the man-in-form and while Bangladesh have kept things tight, they know tha Hope can really cut loose with wickets in hand.

16.3 - Mashrafe takes review as key man Shai Hope is struck on the pads. Bangladesh review, impact in line around middle but was missing leg.

15.4 - Bangladesh take review as Mehedi hits Marlon Samuels on the pad. Ball would have hit stumps but umpire's call stands.

Windies 60/2 after 15 overs

Hope 37 (40b)

13.4 - West Indies 57/2. D Bravo b Mehedi 10 (27b, 1x4, 0x6)

Darren Bravo fails to keep his cool after being kept quiet by Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and Mehedi Hasan Miraz. He goes for a wild heave to a flighted yorker bowled by Mehedi and instead of a the six he was hoping would release the pressure, finds his stumps dismantled. 

West Indies 45/1 in 10 overs

Shai Hope 27 (29), Darren Bravo 8 (14)

Mehedi Hasan Miraz: 2-0-8-1

Shakib Al Hasan: 2-0-15-1

Shai Hope has settled in well after the first 10 overs, not allowing the Bangladesh spinners to settle. Shakib Al Hasan was taken for 15 runs in his two overs, but that includes an edged four from Darren Bravo, who is not looking as comfortable as his in-form partner. 

West Indies 20/1 in 5 overs

Shai Hope 10 (12), Darren Bravo 0 (1)

Mustafizur Rahman: 3-0-11-0

Mehedi Hasan Miraz: 2-0-8-1

The pitch looks a good one to bat on after the early exhanges as West Indies are on 20 for the wicket of Chanderpaul Hemraj after the first five overs. They will be happy that their form batsman Shai Hope, who hit a match-winning ton in the first game, is still there and will count on him to help them post a big score. 

Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza won the toss and chose to field first in the third ODI on Friday against West Indies at the Sylhet International Stadium, which is hosting its first ODI. Photo: Firoz Ahmed

3.5 - West Indies 15/1. C Hemraj c Mithun b Mehedi 9 (17b, 2x4, 0x6)

Bangladesh claim an early wicket as off-spinner Mehedi Hasan Miraz induces a thicvk edge from left-handed opener Chanderpaul Hemraj as he goes for the cut, and Mohammad Mithun takes a low catch diving forward at short third man. 

Before that, Bangladesh started with pace for the first time in the series as Mustafizur Rahman opened the innings in Sylhet International Stadium's first ODI. 

Teams

Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Liton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammad Mithun, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mehedi Hasan Miraz, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza (C), Mustafizur Rahman

West Indies: Rovman Powell (C), Chanderpaul Hemraj, Shai Hope, Darren Bravo, Marlon Samuels, Shimron Hetmyer, Roston Chase, Keemo Paul, Fabian Allen, Devendra Bishoo, Kemar Roach