Marlon Samuels and Lendl Simmons cracked half-centuries to help the West Indies clinch the One-day series with an easy eight-wicket win over Bangladesh in the second match on Saturday. Samuels scored a brisk 88 not out and opener Simmons an impressive 80 as the West Indies achieved a 221-run target with more than seven overs to spare in the day-night match for an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-game series.
The final One-dayer will be played in Chittagong on Tuesday. Simmons, who hit a century in his team's 40-run win in the opening match, added 71 for the opening wicket with Danza Hyatt (39) and 111 for the second wicket with Samuels to ensure the victory.
Samuels smashed one six and 12 fours in his 74-ball knock for his second successive half-century, while Simmons hit three sixes and as many fours in his 125-ball knock. Bangladesh, reeling at 1-3 and then at 18-4 in the opening five overs after winning the toss, were earlier steadied by skipper Mushfiqur Rahim who hit a 109-ball 69 under pressure.
Wicket-keeper Rahim, playing his 100th one-day international, added 40 runs for the fifth wicket with Alok Kapali (20) and 57 for the next with Naeem Islam (30). Nasir Hossain scored a useful 54-ball 50 and Abdur Razzak contributed 25 off 19 balls to help Bangladesh cross the 200-mark.
The hosts made a dismal start when they lost three wickets for just one run in the first two overs, with Roach taking two wickets in the space of four balls and Rampaul one. Fast bowler Rampaul, who turned 27 on Saturday, struck with his fourth delivery when he had opener Imrul Kayes caught by wicket-keeper Denesh Ramdin for no score. Roach dismissed opener Tamim Iqbal and Mohammad Ashraful in his opening over before Rampaul removed former skipper Shakib Al Hasan (12) to reduce the hosts to 18-4.
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Scoreboard Bangladesh:
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Tamim Iqbal c Russell b Roach 1
Imrul Kayes c Ramdin b Rampaul 0
Mohammad Ashraful c Sammy b Roach 0
Mushfiqur Rahim c Samuels b Russell 69
Shakib Al Hasan c Ramdin b Rampaul 12
Alok Kapali c Simmons b Roach 20
Naeem Islam c and b Samuels 30
Nasir Hossain b Sammy 50
Abdur Razzak run out 25
Shafiul Islam c Bishoo b Sammy 4
Rubel Hossain not out 0
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Extras: (lb3, w6) 9
Total: (all out; 48.5 overs) 220
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Fall of wickets: 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-18, 5-58, 6-115, 7-150, 8-191, 9-220, 10-220.
Bowling: Rampaul 10-0-27-2, Roach 10-1-49-3 (w3), Russell 9-1-50-1 (w2), Sammy 8.5-0-42-2 (w1), Bishoo 5-0-21-0, Samuels 5-0-24-1, Pollard 1-0-4-0.
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West Indies:
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L. Simmons lbw b Shakib 80
D. Hyatt c Rubel b Shakib 39
M. Samuels not out 88
D. Bravo not out 1
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Extras: (lb2, nb1, w10) 13
Total: (for two wickets; 42.4 overs) 221
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Fall of wickets: 1-71, 2-182.
Bowling: Shafiul 7-2-53-0 (w6), Razzak 6-1-32-0, Shakib 10-1-30-2 (w1), Rubel 10-0-54-0 (nb1, w3), Kapali 2-0-12-0, Nasir 2.4-0-14-0, Ashraful 2-0-17-0, Naeem 3-1-7-0.
Result: West Indies win by eight wickets
Toss: Bangladesh
Umpires: Nadir Shah (BAN) and Paul Reiffel (AUS)
TV umpire: Sharfuddoula Shahid (BAN)
Match referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM)
Third one-dayer: Chittagong (Tuesday).
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