2nd T20I: Bangladesh level series beating Windies by 12 runs
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2nd T20I: Bangladesh level series beating Windies by 12 runs

Tamim, Shakib fire fifties
2nd T20I: Bangladesh level series beating Windies by 12 runs


Dhaka, Aug 5 (UNB) – Bangladesh made the third match as series decider after a 12-run victory against host West Indies in the second T20I of a three-match series at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground in Lauderhill, Florida, USA on Sunday.

Sent into bat first, Bangladesh scored 171 for 5 in 20 overs as TamimIqbal and skipper Shakib Al Hasan hammered fifties and shared a 4th wicket partnership of 90 from 8.2 overs.

MustafizurRahman (3/50), Nazmul Islam (3/28) and Shakib (2/19) shared eight wickets, helping Bangladesh restrict the West Indies at 159 for 9 in 20 overs to level the series.

Windies opener Andre Fletcher [43 off 38b; 3x4; 2x6] and number-6 batsman Rovman Powell [43 off 34b; 3x4; 2x6] carried the half-way of their chase, but Bangladesh bowlers denied their remaining double digit scorers -- Andre Russell [17], Ashley Nurse [16], skipper Carlos Brathwaite [11] and Marlon Samuels [10] -- to reach to 20 runs marks.  

Man of the match Tamim completed his 6th fifty in this format with a 44-ball 74, including six boundaries and four over boundaries, before being caught by pacer Keemo Paul off Andre Russell to removed from 4th wicket on 138/4 in the 16th over, starting after Soumya Sarkar’s dismissal on 48 in 7.4 over.

Talismanic all-rounder Shakib continued for a 38-ball 60, including nine boundaries and one six, and was out leaving his side on 167/5 in 19.3 overs. Shakib was caught by substitute fielder Chadwick Walton off Keemo Paul, accomplishing his 7th fifty in T20Is.

Soumya Sarkar played 18-ball 14 with one boundary and one six while Mahmudullah Riyad added an unbeaten 10-ball 13* with a boundary.

Windies spinner Ashley Nurse (2/25), who removed Tamim and Soumya Sarkar for duck within four balls of the first over in the first match, got Bangladesh’s first two wickets opener Liton Kumar Das and number-3 Mushfiqur Rahim on single digits on the day. Liton and Mushfiq were dismissed on 7/1 in 1.5 and 24/2 in 3.3 overs respectively.     

Keemo Paul (2/39) and Andre Russell (1/33) shared other three wickets for host side.

Both sides play the series decider third game at the same venue on Monday.

Bangladesh lost the rain-interrupted first game by seven wickets against Windies at Basseterre in St Kitts on July 31.

This is Bangladesh’s third victory against West Indies in their eight encounters, of them one was ended for no results, in this format.   

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