Bangladesh have won yet another ODI series, currently leading by 2-0 against West Indies with a match to go.
After West Indies posted 148, Bangladesh took the target down with 16.4 overs to go, earning a third consecutive series win against West Indies.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz was the pick of the bowlers as he picked 4 wickets for 25 runs in 9.4 overs, his career-best figures in the format.
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Shakib Al Hasan showed all-round class, taking 2 for 30 and then scoring 50-ball unbeaten 43 runs to see off his side to victory.
Tamim Iqbal scored his first fifty as an ODI captain, his 48th overall – 50 runs from 76 deliveries.
The teams will play the third ODI in Chattogram on the 25th January.
Brief scores:
West Indies 148 allout in 43.4 overs (Powell 41; Miraz 4/25, Mustafizur 2/15, Shakib 2/30)
Bangladesh 149/3 in 33.2 overs (Tamim 50, Shakib 43*, Liton 22; Reifer 1/18)
Bangladesh won by 7 wickets
Player of the Match: Mehidy Hasan Miraz
Photos from the second ODI at Mirpur:
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