Mortaza, Rahim Sparkle As Bangladesh Overwhelm Windies in First ODI

Mortaza, Rahim Sparkle As Bangladesh Overwhelm Windies in First ODI 

Playing his 200th One-Day Universal, Mashrafe Mortaza (3 for 30) denoted the event with a three-wicket pull as Bangladesh vanquished Windies by five wickets in the initial 50-over match at the Shere Bangla National Arena in Dhaka on Sunday (December 9). Mustafizur Rahman (3 for 35) and Mushfiqur Rahim (60-ball 55*) were the other two stars for Bangladesh as the home side picked up a 1-0 lead in the three-coordinate arrangement. 

Picking to bat, many Windies batsmen got OK begins however couldn't change over it into something generous as they could just oversee 195 for 9 out of 50 overs. Accordingly, Bangladesh rode on Mushfiqur's 31st ODI fifty to pursue down the aggregate with 14.5 overs to save. The hosts completed on 196 for 5 in 35.1 overs. 

Bangladesh captain Mortaza squandered no time and straightaway began with spinners. Windies openers Kieran Powell and Shai Expectation started mindfully yet played two or three dazzling shots through the off side. It was Shakib Al Hasan (1 for 36) who drew the principal blood by disposing of Kieran for 10. 

Expectation and Darren Bravo (19) played out the spinners and Mortaza needed to present brisk bowlers. The move paid profits as Mortaza himself expelled both the batsmen in about four overs. While Bravo was gotten at long off where Tamim Iqbal pulled off a stupendous jumping get, Expectation hit one straight to moment that he was on 43. Marlon Samuels (25), Shimron Hetmyer (6) and commander Rovman Powell (14) didn't contribute much as the meeting side were lessened to 129 for 6 before the finish of 40 overs. 

Windies required some score to contend and that is when Roston Pursue and Keemo Paul contributed. Pursue at long last broke the 57-ball limit dry spell with a six over dairy animals corner in the last conveyance of the 44th over. Windies oversaw 33 keeps running in the last four overs and that was to a great extent a direct result of two costly over from Rubel Hossain. The right-arm paceman surrendered 29 keeps running in his last two overs to complete with the figures of 1 for 61. 

In the interim, Mustafizur, was great amid that arrange, grabbing three wickets in his last two overs. Paul crushed one four and two sixes in his 28-ball 36 while Pursue oversaw 32 out of 38 conveyances as the two moved Windies to a good aggregate. 

Windies required fast wickets to push Bangladesh on the back foot and they figured out how to dispose of Tamim Iqbal (12) and Imrul Kayes (4) inside 10 overs. While Tamim confused a drive straight under the control of Devendra Bishoo at cover, Kayes was thumped over by Oshane Thomas in his exact moment conveyance. Liton Das, who was expelled off a no-ball from the get-go in the innings, made a helpful 57-ball 41, studded with five fours, previously tumbling to Paul. 

The home group still required more than 100 runs and that is when Mushfiqur and Shakib held hands to share a significant 57-run represent the fourth wicket. Shakib smacked three fours in the blink of an eye to report his landing and was the assailant in this organization. Mushfiqur too jumped on each terrible conveyance and took Bangladesh to a match-winning position before Shakib turned into Rovman's solitary unfortunate casualty. 

Soumya Sarkar turned out all firearms bursting and removed the diversion from Windies. The left-hander planned Thomas for a four and six in the 29th over and dialed the weight down Mushfiqur's shoulders. Sarkar died for 13-ball 19 yet Mushfiqur left the field simply after the activity was finished. 

The second ODI will be played at a similar scene on Tuesday.