Highlights, West Indies vs Bangladesh, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, Full Cricket Score: Shakib, Liton guide Bangladesh to 7-wicket win

Jason Holder, West Indies captain: (Not enough runs, not quite good enough with the ball) I think it’s a bit of both. We were probably 40-50 runs short and the wicket played well but we just didn’t get enough runs.

Having said that, I think we could have been more disciplined with the ball and we let ourselves down in the field as well.

We knew it would be a little challenging in the first 10 overs, after losing the toss and being sent out to bat. We played the first ten overs reasonably well. It’s just a situation where we didn’t get the momentum going. 

We had too much to do in the back end. If you get 320 here, you have to do really well in the field to make up for it. We didn’t get wickets, and we let a couple of chances slip.

We tried to just hit the top of the stumps, but there’s no excuse for the way we bowled. We need to be more disciplined, and we have more games to play, each of which is a final for us, so we can’t let it get us down.

Highest targets successfully chased in ICC ODI WCs:

328 – Ireland v England, Bangalore, 2011
322 – Bangladesh v West Indies, Taunton, 2019*
319 – Bangladesh v Scotland, Nelson, 2015

Game, set and match for Bangladesh 

Shakib has played a blinder and he was aptly supported by Liton. One of the greatest run chases in the World Cup history. The crowd here is going berserk.

Following this massive victory, Bangladesh’ semi-final hopes are well and truly alive. Whereas for West Indies, things will go downhill from here.

Shakib Al Hasan is the Man of the Match!

Shakib: It feels great. Staying at the wicket till the end was satisfying. Have been working on my batting for a month and a half and it has been paying off. It was a team effort. Not sure why, but if I bat at No 3, Ill get more time to bat. If I bat at No 5, I won’t get enough time which is not idea. Need to contribute with the ball. At this time I think I’m doing okay. We have to bring our A game against Australia. Hope they will keep supporting us. They have been fantastic.

After 41.3 overs,Bangladesh 322/3 ( Shakib Al Hasan 124 , Liton Das 94)

Liton guides the ball towards square on the leg side to collect a brace at the start of the over, before pulling a short ball towards fine-leg to help complete a comfortable seven-wicket victory over West Indies to jump to the fifth spot in the World Cup 2019 points table, ahead of Sri Lanka and West Indies! Shakib slams a second consecutive ton, this one coming in a winning cause, complementing his efforts with the ball earlier in the day.

After 41 overs,Bangladesh 316/3 ( Shakib Al Hasan 124 , Liton Das 88)

Holder brings himself back at the start of the final powerplay, and concedes 11 off it, including two boundaries to Liton. Bangladesh just one hit over the fence away from collecting their second win of the tournament, and they have nine overs to do so.

After 40 overs,Bangladesh 305/3 ( Shakib Al Hasan 123 , Liton Das 78)

Shakib collects a brace off the first delivery to bring up the 300 for the Bangladeshis. Liton pulls a short ball from Gabriel towards the backward square leg region, coming the ball falling in no-man’s land, allowing the batsman a single. Five off the over. Bangladesh nearly home now, needing 17 to win from 60 balls.

After 39 overs,Bangladesh 299/3 ( Shakib Al Hasan 119 , Liton Das 76)

Cottrell drops a return catch after Liton shuffles forward and drives the ball straight at the bowler. Was a difficult catch to begin with, but left Cottrell frustrated nevertheless. To make matters worse for the bowler, Liton pulls the ball towards the backward square leg fence for a four off the next ball. Bangladesh need 23 to win from 66 balls.

Bangladesh are looking to finish this in a hurry now. Perhaps the message has been sent from the dressing room.

Meanwhile, in this World Cup, Shakib is doing exactly what Klusener did in 1999 or even. Highest run scorer in the tournament now along with his five wickets.

Bangladesh on the verge of a huge victory here.

Highest stands for Bangladesh in ODI World Cups:

161* – Shakib Al Hasan/Liton Das (And counting, Today)*
142 – Shakib Al Hasan/Mushfiqur Rahim v SA, The Oval, 3rd wicket, 2019
141 – Mahmudullah/Mushfiqur Rahim v England, Adelaide, 5th wicket, 2015

After 38 overs,Bangladesh 294/3 ( Shakib Al Hasan 118 , Liton Das 72)

24 runs conceded by Gabriel off his seventh over, the most expensive so far in this competition, an over that has all but sealed the game in Bangladesh’s favour and nearly eliminates any chance of a late comeback for West Indies (they’ll need a miracle now). Liton smacks a hat-trick of sixes off the first three deliveries to move into the 70s, while Shakib guides the ball towards third man for a four off the penultimate ball. Bangladesh need 28 to win from 72 balls.

After 37 overs,Bangladesh 270/3 ( Shakib Al Hasan 113 , Liton Das 53)

Cottrell starts the over with a wide. Concedes a single to Liton off the third delivery. Just when he appeared to be bowling a decent over, Shakib flicks a full delivery towards the backward square leg fence for his 15th boundary. Bangladesh need 52 to win from 78 balls.

After 36 overs,Bangladesh 265/3 ( Shakib Al Hasan 109 , Liton Das 52)

Couple of mishits in the over, one each to Liton and Shakib, with the ball landing safely beyond the fielder’s reach on each occasion. 11 off Thomas’ sixth over including a boundary off the last ball to Shakib. Bangladesh need 57 off 84 balls.

Very watchable indeed

Brilliant century, full of sumptuous shots, from Shakib. Very very watchable. Bangladesh on the highway to an easy win

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) June 17, 2019

After 35 overs,Bangladesh 253/3 ( Shakib Al Hasan 101 , Liton Das 51)

Five off the over, including a single to Liton in the third delivery that brings up his half-century off just 43 balls. Unless they suffer a dramatic collapse, this is Bangladesh’ game to lose. The ‘Tigers’ need another 69 to win from 90 balls.

Shakib Al Hasan becomes the first Bangladesh batsman to score a century against West Indies in ODI World Cups

Most centuries for Bangladesh in an edition of ICC ODI WC:

2 – Mahmudullah, 2015
2 – Shakib Al Hasan, 2019*

After 34 overs,Bangladesh 248/3 ( Shakib Al Hasan 100 , Liton Das 47)

10 off Thomas’ fifth over, including a boundary each to Liton and Shakib, the latter bringing up his century with a lovely cover drive off the last ball, taking 83 balls to get to the milestone. Bangladesh need another 74 to win from 96 balls.

After 33 overs,West Indies 166/3 ( Shai Hope (W) 55 , Shimron Hetmyer 7)

There’s just no stopping these two right now, with another 10 runs being added to the Bangladesh total at the end of the 33rd over, leaving another 84 to be chased at less than five an over. Liton meanwhile, brings up the 100-stand with Shakib with an uppercut over third man for a six.

After 32 overs,Bangladesh 228/3 ( Shakib Al Hasan 94 , Liton Das 33)

Another big over for Bangladesh, with 13 runs coming off it, including two boundaries to Liton Das, who’se scoring at more than run-a-ball at this stage. Bangladesh are cruising towards the target right now, with the required rate just a little over five at the moment. Bangladesh need 94 to win from 108 balls.