Bangldesh seals T20 series

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Tue, Aug 07, 2018, 01:52 PM

Bangldesh seals T20 series

Bangladesh, Aug 07: Bangladesh withstood a withering assault from Andre Russell to complete a series-clinching 19-run victory on the DLS Method over the West Indies in the rain-affected deciding final fixture of their three-match T20 International Series.

Russell smashed 47 off just 21 deliveries with six towering sixes and one four to keep the Caribbean side in with a chance of surpassing Bangladesh’s formidable total of 184 for five at Central Broward Stadium on Sunday night.

However his dismissal at the start of the 18th over, giving left-arm seamer Mustafizur Rahman his third wicket of the innings, effectively sealed the result in favour of Bangladesh. Russell’s departure at 135 for seven off 17.1 overs was immediately followed by a sharp shower which ended any further prospect of play although there was little chance of the West Indies getting anywhere close to the target off a full 20 overs with all their big-hitters gone.

Bangladesh lost the Test series 2-0 but bounced back in the limited-overs leg, with the 2-1 T20 series win following a similar result in the ODIs.

The scores: Bangladesh 184 for five in 20 overs (Liton Das 61, Mahmudullah 32 n.o.) bt West Indies 135 for seven in 17.1 overs (Andre Russell 47, Mustafizur Rahman three for 31). Bangladesh won by 19 runs on DLS method to clinch series 2-1.