West Indies End Decade-Long Drought With Series Win Against Bangladesh

The West Indies achieved their first ODI series win against Bangladesh in a decade, following their break from an 11-match losing streak against the Asian team on Tuesday 10 at Warner Park.  This triumph over the touring Bangladeshis allowed the Men in Maroon to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the CG United One Day International series. The team were without the services of Alzarri Joseph, who was replaced by Marquino Mindley, making his ODI debut. Bangladesh got off to a quick start once again, largely thanks to the stroke play of Tanzid Hasan. However, Hasan lost his opening partner early, as Soumya Sarkar was dismissed cheaply off the bowling of Jayden Seales. After applying sustained pressure, Seales also took the wicket of Liton Das, who edged a shot to Evin Lewis at point. Seales’ accuracy also saw him dismiss skipper Mehidy Hasan Miraz for just 1 run. Justin Greaves claimed one wicket, and Gudakesh Motie took two more, further compounding Bangladesh’s misery, leaving them at 109-6 at one stage. An additional wicket, a debut scalp for Mindley, brought Tanzim Hasan Sakib to the crease. The pair put on a record-breaking 92-run partnership with Mohammed Mahmadullah, leading the Bangladeshi fightback....