West Indies defeated Bangladesh in the third and final T20I of the series to win the 3-match series by 2-0. For the record, the first T20I was washed away by rain! The home team has now won both the Test series and the T20I series on this tour while the 3-match ODI series starts on Sunday (Jul 10).
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Afif Hossain (50 off 38) and Liton Das (49 off 40) powered Bangladesh to 163/5 in 20 overs after they elected to bat first! There was always the pressure of being 1-0 down in the series on the Bangla tigers and they succumbed to it as there were no power-hitting knocks from them in this game! Windies spinner Hayden Walsh was once again effective with 2/25 from his 4 overs.
Nicholas Pooran (74 off 39) and Kyle Mayers (55 off 38) headlined Windies run-chase as the target was breached with 10 balls to spare and 5 wickets in hand! Bangladesh used as many as 8 bowlers in this match! Except for their openers and the wicketkeeper, every other Bangladesh player in this match rolled their arm!
Brief Scores: West Indies - 169/5 in 18.2 overs (Nicholas Pooran - 74, Nasum Ahmed - 2/44) defeated Bangladesh - 163/5 in 20 overs (Afif Hossain - 50, Hayden Walsh - 2/25) by a margin of 5 wickets
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