Bangladesh beat West Indies by seven wickets in the ongoing ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup at the Cooper Associates County Ground in Taunton on Monday.
All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan guided his team to win the match. Chasing a competitive target of 322, Bangladesh got off to a steady start before Andre Russell got Soumya Sarkar caught at slip for 29. However, Tamim Iqbal and Shakib continued the momentum, adding a brief 69-run partnership for the second wicket.
Shakib found support in Liton Das and the duo stitched an unbeaten 189-run stand. The senior left-hander Shakib completed his hundred off just 83 balls and Liton reached his fifty from 43 deliveries. Shakib and Liton finished on unbeaten 124 and 94 respectively, to take Bangladesh over the line with 51 balls to spare.
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Shakib has displaced Australia captain Aaron Finch (343), becoming the highest run-scorer in the tournament with 384 runs. The Bangladesh cricketer has taken fewest matches in the format to record 6000-plus runs and 250 wickets. Shakib has bettered the record of Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi by a difference of 92 matches.
The West Indies innings witnessed a bizarre incident as Thomas survived in the weirdest of ways in the penultimate over. He finished the swing of his bat and hit the bails, but he was through the shot and the third umpire adjudged him not out.
With the win, Bangladesh have now defeated the West Indies four times, including three wins in the Tri-Series held in Ireland, in a span of one month. Bangladesh will next take on Australia on June 20, whereas West Indies will face New Zealand on June 22.