Bangladesh Beat West Indies in First ODI

Bangladesh defeated the West Indies by six wickets in the rain-affected first One-Day International of a three-match series at the Guyana National Stadium on Sunday, reports AFP.

With the win, Bangladesh went 1-0 up in the series.

West Indies were restricted to 149 for nine batting first against Bangladesh in the match reduced to 41 overs per side due to a delayed start caused by heavy overnight showers.

In reply, Bangladesh went past the total comfortably with 9.1 overs to spare.

Mahmudullah was unbeaten on 41 off 69 while Tamim Iqbal and Najmul Hossain Shanto scored 33 and 37 respectively.

Earlier, Shoriful Islam's haul of four for 34 with his left-arm seamers ensured the home side were never able to properly recover from early setbacks on a pitch which made free scoring difficult.

Spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz played his part in a disciplined bowling effort with three wickets, including West Indies captain Nicholas Pooran, while senior pacer Mustafizur Rahman set the tone for the match when he dismissed prolific opener Shai Hope for a first ball "duck" after Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal put the home side in to bat.

Shamarh Brooks topscored with 33 with the next best effort being an unbeaten 19 from Anderson Phillip in an unbroken last-wicket partnership of 39 with Jayden Seales (16 not out).

Shoriful went one better than Mustafizur in taking the wickets of Brandon King and Brooks in his opening over before adding the Guyanese pair of all-rounder Romario Shepherd and spinner Gudakesh Motie.

However the coveted fifth wicket of the innings for him proved elusive as Bangladesh's fielders dropped three catches to extend the last-wicket resistance of Phillip and Seales.