BD thump WI in first one-dayer

KHULNA, Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal and Naeem Islam scored half-centuries while Sohag Gazi took four wickets as Bangladesh beat the West Indies by seven wickets in the first one-day match in Khulna on Friday.

Iqbal smashed a 51-ball 58 studded with eight fours and two sixes while Islam finished with an unbeaten 50 as the hosts achieved a modest 200-run target with 9.2 overs to spare, for a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. Islam hit six fours in his sedate 79-ball knock.

Gazi took 4-29, the best figures by a Bangldeshi bowler on one-day debut, to restrict the West Indies to 199 after they won the toss and opted to bat.

Iqbal and Anamul Haque (41) put on a soild 88-run opening stand to ensure the hosts, who were missing key all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan through injury, did not spoil the good work by their bowlers.

Iqbal thumped West Indian spearhead Kemar Roach for two fours and a six in one over to reach his 24th one-day fifty before playing straight into the hands of point off spinner Sunil Narine. Haque hit seven boundaries off 62 balls before giving a return catch to West Indian skipper Darren Sammy. The second match, also in Khulna, is on Sunday (tomorrow).

Score Board

West Indies won toss

West Indies

L M P Simmons lbw b Mashrafe 13

C H Gayle c Tamim b Sohag 35

D M Bravo run out 35

M N Samuels c Mahmudullah b Sohag 0

K A Pollard c Mashrafe b Razzak 15

†D C Thomas c Razzak b Sohag 16

*D J G Sammy c Naeem b Mahmudullah 10

A D Russell b Razzak 0

S P Narine lbw b Sohag 36

R Rampaul c Mushfiqur b Razzak 25

K A J Roach not out 3

Extras (lb 1, w 10) 11

Total (all out; 46.5 overs) 199

Fall: 1-48, 2-48, 3-50, 4-100, 5-102, 6-128, 7-130, 8-133, 9-190, 10-199

Bowling: Mashrafe 9-2-39-1; Abul 8-0-45-0 (1w); Sohag 9.5-2-29-4 (2w); Razzak 10-1-39-3 (1w); Naeem 1-0-17-0; Mahmudullah 9-0-29-1 (2w)

Bangladesh

Tamim Iqbal c Pollard b Narine 58

Anamul Haque c & b Sammy 41

Naeem Islam not out 50

Nasir Hossain c Pollard b Russell 28

*†Mushfiqur Rahim not out 16

Extras (lb 2, w 5, nb 1) 8

Total (3 wickets; 40.2 overs) 201

Did not bat: Mahmudullah, Mominul Haque, Mashrafe Mortaza, Sohag Gazi, Abul Hasan, Abdur Razzak

Fall: 1-88, 2-112, 3-157

Bowling: Samuels 3-0-14-0 (2w); Rampaul 7.2-0-41-0; Roach 7-0-48-0 (1w); Narine 8-1-39-1 (1nb); Sammy 8-0-29-1; Russell 7-0-28-1 (2w)

Result: Bangladesh won by 7 wickets

Series: Bangladesh led the 5-match series by 1-0

ODI debuts: Abul Hasan, Anamul Haque, Mominul Haque and Sohag Gazi (Bangladesh)

Man of the Match: Sohag Gazi (Bangladesh)

Umpires: Enamul Haque and R E J Martinesz (Sri Lanka). TV umpire: Anisur Rahman. Match referee: A J Pycroft (Zimbabwe)

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