Windies bounce back in ODI series after Super Over drama vs Tigers

They lost the first ODI by 74 runs. Now, with this win, they made a comeback to the series, making the last match a virtual final.

After the West Indies failed to chase 213 in 50 overs, the match went to the nail-biting Super Over drama.

West Indies batted first in the Super Over and scored 10 runs off one wicket. Shai Hope and Sherfane Rutherford batted for them. Mustafizur Rahman bowled the Super Over for Bangladesh.

Hope took a single off the first ball, and in the second ball, Saif Hassan took a spectacular catch to remove Rutherford for a duck. Eventually, they posted 10.

To reply, Bangladesh scored 4 without even a legal delivery being bowled by Akeal Hosein. He gave a wide and a no-ball early, and that was a great advantage for Bangladesh.

But with the dismissal of Soumya Sarkar off the fourth ball for 3 off 3, Bangladesh slides into big trouble. Najmul Hossain Shanto snatched only a single off the fifth ball, and Bangladesh needed 4 off the last ball. Akeal gave another wide ball, but Bangladesh eventually failed to score the required runs.

They ended up on 9 for one and lost the match.

To chase Bangladesh’s 213, the West Indies lost nine wickets for 213 at the end of 50 overs.

In the last ball of the 50th over, Bangladesh had a chance to wrap up the match, but Nurul Hasan Shon missed a catch sprinting quite a good distance when Khary Pierre skied.

Earlier, Bangladesh posted 213 for 7 in their 50 overs with Rishad Hossain’s explosive cameo at the end.

The West Indies became the first team in ODI history to bowl an entire 50 overs using only spinners, eclipsing Sri Lanka’s previous record of 44 overs of spin in a single innings, set back in 1996.

On a slow Sher-e-Bangla surface, the visitors relied solely on their spin arsenal — Akeal Hosein, Gudakesh Motie, Khary Pierre, Roston Chase, and Alick Athanaze — in a rare and calculated gamble that paid off with constant pressure on Bangladesh’s batters.

For much of the innings, that pressure worked.

Bangladesh’s top order again faltered, slumping to 103 for 5 before Soumya Sarkar’s 45 off 89 balls and captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz’s 32 not out offered some stability.

But it was Rishad Hossain, the young leg-spinning all-rounder, who brought late firepower — smashing 39 off just 14 balls, with three sixes and three fours, to drag Bangladesh past the 200 mark.

Athanaze’s remarkable spell of 2 for 14 in 10 overs anchored the West Indies’ discipline, while Motie (3 for 65) and Hosein (2 for 41) did the damage at both ends.

With the series is now hanging in the balance, the third match on Thursday became the final of the series, reports UNB.