KINGSTOWN), May 17: West Indies erased the bad memories of the previous day, when they completed an efficient 23-run victory in the rain-shortened second One-day International over Bangladesh on Sunday.
Chasing 125 to win, Bangladesh were restricted to 101 for eight from their alloted 25 overs. West Indies now take an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match series with the last One-day International scheduled for the Queen's Park Stadium in St George's, Grenada, on Wednesday.
Chasing 145 to win, West Indies scrambled to a one-wicket victory with 20 balls to spare in the opening ODI on Saturday. Dwayne Smith, named Man-of-the-Match, curbed his natural instincts to collect his highest One-day International score, as West Indies were restricted to 124 for seven.
Smith hit two fours and two sixes in a run-a-ball, undefeated 62 and was given a reprieve on 25 when Manjural Islam Rana dropped a head-high return chance. Hannan Sarkar, the only change to the previous day's line-up, was the Bangladesh top scorer with 36 from 55 balls and Manjural, batting at seven, scored 33 not out from 43 balls to add some beef to the visitors' total.
Ian Bradshaw with three for 15 from five overs was the most successful West Indies bowler. Edwards took two for 19 and Dwayne Bravo two for 23 from their allotment of five overs.
Scoreboard
WEST INDIES:
C.H. Gayle c Habibul b Mushfiqur 7
R.L. Powell c Habibul b K. Mahmud 20
D.R. Smith not out 62
S. Chanderpaul c Baisya b Manjural 10
R.R. Sarwan c Kapali b Baisya 18
D.J.J. Bravo c K. Mahmud b Baisya 0
R.D. Jacobs b Baisya 3
S.C. Joseph c Hannan b Baisya 0
EXTRAS (LB-4) 4
TOTAL (for seven wkts, 25 overs) 124
FALL OF WKTS: 1-17, 2-47, 3-77, 4-109, 5-110, 6-124, 7-124.
DID NOT BAT: I.D.R. Bradshaw, T.L. Best, F.H. Edwards.
BOWLING: Tapash Baisya 5-1-16-4; Mushfiqur Rahman 5-0-24-1; Khaled Mahmud 5-0-31-1; Mohammad Rafique 5-1-21-0; Manjural Islam Rana 5-0-28-1.
BANGLADESH:
Hannan Sarkar c Smith b Bradshaw 36
Mohammad Ashraful c Smith b Edwards 0
Habibul Bashar c Jacobs b Edwards 2
Rajin Saleh c Gayle b Bradshaw 1
Alok Kapali c Jacobs b Best 1
Mushfiqur Rahman c Sarwan b Bravo 8
Manjural Islam not out 33
Khaled Mahmud c Best b Bradshaw 1
Khaled Mashud b Bravo 9
Mohammad Rafique not out 4
EXTRAS (LB-3, W-3) 6
TOTAL (for eight wkts, 25 overs) 101
FALL OF WKTS: 1-8, 2-10, 3-20, 4-21, 5-39, 6-71, 7-78, 8-95.
