Tigers set Windies 144-run target

Ashley Nurse removed both the Bangladesh openers before they could open their account and Kesrick Williams struck four times late on to restrict Bangladesh to 143 for 9 in the first T20 against West Indies on Wednesday.

Put into bat first by hosts captain Carlos Brathwaite, Tamim Iqbal was stumped in the first ball of the innings while Soumya Sarkar was bowled three balls later as the visiting side looked clueless.

Liton Das (24) and skipper Shakib Al Hasan (19) then made 43 in the third wicket to avert further disaster, but Keemo Paul then struck in consecutive balls to remove the duo to cause further problems for the Tigers.

Mushfiqur Rahim and Ariful haque added 15 each and Mahmudullah hit 35 off 27 balls to give the score a respectable look.

Top-scorer Mahmudullah fired three fours and two sixes in his innings, but Kesrick Williams then claimed four wickets to contain the Bangladesh charge.

Williams claimed at least one wicket in each of his last three overs (15th, 17th and 19th) after failing to strike in his first over.

Bangladesh bounced back by winning the ODI series after losing the Tests and they would now need the bowlers to do a remarkable job to win this one.