ICC World Cup 2019: A big win for Bangladesh as they defeat West Indies by 7 wickets

County Ground, Taunton witnessed a splendid match today as Bangladesh registered their second win of the tournament as they defeated West Indies by 7 wickets with 51 balls left undelivered.

After India-Pakistan’s breathtaking match on 16 June we got to see another spectacular game today where Shakib Al Hasan’s back-to-back century helped Bangladesh chase the target with ease.

Hasan’s marvelous 124 off 99 balls and 2/54 in his 8 overs earned him the ‘Man of the Match’ award. Liton Das not far behind scored a fabulous 94 off 69 balls. The team’s bowling side helped restrict West Indies batsmen as Mustafizur Rahman and Mohammad Saifuddin both grabbed 3 wickets each.

West Indies on the other hand made a great effort to put up a target of 322 to win but failed to defend it. Shai Hope scored a remarkable 96 off 121 balls, Evin Lewis scored 70 off 67 balls whereas Shimron Hetmyer marked his half century in 26 balls. The bowling department faced a tough challenge as Andre Russell and Oshane Thomas managed to grab only one wicket each.

With today’s win Bangladesh now sits in the fifth position of the Points Table with 5 points, whereas West Indies is in the seventh spot with 3 points in hand.

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