Shakib’s all-round show sinks fighting West Indies

Dhaka: Shakib Al Hasan starred with both bat and ball as Bangladesh edged West Indies by 36 runs in the second Twenty20 international to level the three-match series in Dhaka on Thursday. Shakib claimed 4-21, his maiden five-wicket haul in T20I, helping Bangladesh bowl out West Indies for 175 runs after his unbeaten 42 off 26 balls played a hand in Bangladesh’s record score of 211-4. Rovman Powell hit highest 50 off 34 balls but succumbed to the pressure of a huge asking rate as West Indies folded their innings in 19.2 overs — despite a late cameo by Keemo Paul, who made 29 off 16 balls. In-form Shai Hope gave West Indies a rollicking start, picking up 24 runs from one over of Mustafizur Rahman before he was dismissed by off-spinner Mehidy Hasan for 36 off 19 balls. Shakib bowled Fabien Allen for seven to complete his five-wicket haul — becoming only the third Bangladeshi to achieve the feat — before Mustafizur, who finished with 2-54, gave a decisive blow by removing Powell and Paul. “If you want to win a T20 game you need to keep the momentum going, be it with the ball or bat. Luckily we got the momentum early and we continued with it to post in excess of 200 on that wicket,” Shakib said after the game. Opener Liton Das struck 60 off 43 balls while Sakib and Mahmudullah, who remained unbeaten on 43 off 21 balls, guided Bangladesh to their highest ever score in a Twenty20 international on home soil. Shakib and his deputy Mahmudullah Riyad shared 89 runs in just seven overs in an unbroken fifth wicket stand after Bangladesh lost their fifth wicket for 120 in 13 overs.— AFP Scoreboard Bangladesh: T Iqbal c Cottrell b Allen15 L Das b Cottrell60 S Sarkar c Brathwaite b Cottrell32 Shakib (not out)42 M Rahim c Allen b Thomas1 Mahmudullah (not out)43 Extras: (LB-4, W-12, NB-2)18 Total: (For 4 wkts, 20 overs)211 Fall of wickets: 1-42, 2-110, 3-113, 4-120. Bowling: Cottrell 4-0-38-2, Thomas 4-0-43-1, Brathwaite 4-0-43-0, Allen 4-0-29-1, Paul 4-0-54-0. West Indies E Lewis c Liton b Hider1 S Hope c Liton b Mehidy36 N Pooran c Tamim b Shakib14 S Hetmyer c Saifuddin b Shakib19 R Powell c Tamim b Mustafizur50 D Bravo c Mustafizur b Shakib2 C Brathwaite st Rahim b Shakib7 F Allen b Shakib0 K Paul c Ariful b Mustafizur29 S Cottrell (not out)3 O Thomas b Mahmudullah0 Extras: (LB-6, W-8)14 Total: (all out, 19.2 overs)175 Fall of wickets: 1-18, 2-59, 3-62, 4-98, 5-101, 6-118, 7-138, 8-150, 9-173. Bowling: Hider 4-0-33-1, Saifuddin 4-0-42-0, Mustafizur 4-0-50-2, Shakib 4-0-20-5, Mehidy 3-0-23-1, Mahmudullah 0.2-0-1-1.