Bangladesh spinners bamboozled West Indies to bowl them out for just 108 runs in 35 overs in the second One-Day International (ODI) at the Providence Stadium in Guyana on Wednesday.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz claimed 4-29, Nasum Ahmed took 3-19 and were well supported by the rest of the bowlers as Bangladesh bundled out West Indies for puny total on a pitch conducive to spin bowling.
The hosts have nothing much to show for from their innings, as lower-order batsman Keemo Paul being the top-scorer of the innings with an unbeaten 25 off 24 balls.
Sent to bat, Bangladesh had to wait till the 11th over for a breakthrough, which came when Mosaddek rattled the stumps of Kyle Mayers for 17 to break opening partnership for 27.
Bangladesh had multiple chances to break the opening stand in the powerplay, but poor fielding efforts denied them success.
Mayers survived a close run-out chance in the second over. Wicketkeeper Nurul Hasan was then guilty of dropping and missing a stumping opportunity to dismiss Hope in the same ball.
Miraz beat Hope in the air but Nurul failed to hold onto the ball and complete the stumping. Later, replays showed that Hope had also nicked the ball.
Nasum Ahmed then nearly got his maiden ODI wicket when the umpire judged Hope caught behind. But the right-hander immediately reviewed the decision and replays showed that there was no outside edge.
Nasum finally got the reward for his disciplined bowling in the 14th over, bowling out Shamarh Brooks for five to reduce the hosts to 39-2.
Nasum then struck twice inside three deliveries in the 18th over, first getting the wicket of Hope and just one ball later bowling out West Indies skipper Nicholas Pooran for a first ball duck.
Rovman Powell and Brandon King then tried to steady the innings. But their 24-run partnership for the fifth wicket ended in the 26th over when Powell’s attempt to hit a big shot off Shoriful Islam resulted in him giving a simple catch to Mahmudullah.
After Powell’s departure for 13, King’s dogged innings of 11 off 44 balls also came to an end, when Miraz went through his defences.
Things took a turn for the worse for the hosts, when Akeal Hosein got run out for two in the very next delivery.
Bangladesh looked primed to bowl out West Indies for a below 100 total for the first time in an away ODI when Miraz struck in consecutive deliveries to reduce the hosts to 86-9.
Keemo Paul and Gudakesh Motie then staged a late fightback to take the total over 100.
Their 22-run stand finally ended when Miraz trapped Motie lbw forsix to complete the rout.
Earlier, Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal won the toss and opted to bowl first.
Bangladesh dropped pacer Taskin Ahmed and picked all-rounder Mosaddek Hossain in his place. This is the first time Bangladesh is playing with less than three pacers in an ODI since 2018.
Bangladesh are leading the three-match series 1-0.